What does America think?

It was the longest war in American history and the most unpopular American war of the twentieth century. It resulted in nearly 60,000 American deaths and an estimated 2 million Vietnamese deaths. Even today, many Americans still ask whether the American effort in Vietnam was a sin, a blunder, a necessary war, or a noble cause, or an idealistic, if failed, effort to protect the South Vietnamese from totalitarian government.

Battle of Dak To

The battle of Dak To was a major engagement of the Vietnam War. Western Vietnam was in need of assistance from the south. The north was overtaking and they could not hold off much longer. America came to assistance yet were being overwhelmed. Then came the worse in Novemeber when several rockets destroyed many american aircraft. However reinforcements and supplies were brought to the south and America claimed victory. This was a very bloody battle and a very risky battle for the south, yet in the end it was worth it since it became a victory.

Background

The Vietnam War was a long-lasting conflict in Southeast Asia. It started after World War II and ended in 1975. More than one million Vietnamese soldiers and over 50,000 Americans were killed in the war. It also cost the lives of over two million civilians . It started with the French being kicked out and Vietnam dividing into two sections. The sections became the north and the south. The Soviets supported the north and the Americans supported the south. There had been a lasting conflict before America got involved. This became one of the bloodies wars in the United States history. Yet it ended the conflict in Vietnam.

The Beginning

The Beginning

The war in Vietnam did not start with the Americans. France was originally apart of this war over northern and southern Vietnam. It began in 1954, When the French were supporting southern Vietnam. Many battles lead to the french being kicked out of Vietnam and the war. This left the south vulnerable since the north was supported by the Soviets. Finally on  December 11, 1961, the United States finally stepped it to help out the south. The U.S. aircraft carrier "Core," arrived in Saigon with 65 helicopters and 4000 air and ground crewmen. They were first there on strict defensive orders to just support the south. Later however, the U.S. had to go offensive. This was due to the many attacks from the north on U.S. military bases.