Overview of and topical guide to the Vietnam War
The followingoutline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Vietnam War:
Vietnam War Cold War -eraproxy war [ 1] Vietnam ,Laos , andCambodia from 1 November 1955 to thefall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed theFirst Indochina War (1946–1954) and was fought betweenNorth Vietnam —supported byCommunist nations such as theSoviet Union andChina —and the government ofSouth Vietnam —supported by the United States, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and otheranti-communist allies . TheViet Cong (also known as the National Liberation Front, or NLF), a South Vietnamese communistcommon front , aided by the North, fought aguerrilla war against anti-communist forces in the region which was won militarily. ThePeople's Army of Vietnam , also known as the North Vietnamese Army (NVA), engaged in a moreconventional war , at times committing large units to battle.
General history of the Vietnam War [ edit ] Participants in the Vietnam War [ edit ] North Vietnam and its allies [ edit ] South Vietnam and its allies [ edit ] Years in the Vietnam War [ edit ] Military activity during the Vietnam War [ edit ] Operations during the Vietnam War [ edit ] Listed by starting date:
Operation Chopper — January 12, 1962 - U.S-South Vietnamese victoryOperation Sunrise — March 22-April 30, 1962 - Unsuccessful, increased support for theViet Cong Operation Quyet Thang 202 — April 27-May 27, 1964 - South Vietnamese victoryOperation 34A – (1964)Operation Starlite — August 18–24, 1965 - Both sides claim victoryOperation Piranha — September 7–10, 1965 - U.S-South Vietnamese victoryOperation Hump – November 5–8, 1965 - U.S-Australian -New Zealand victoryOperation Harvest Moon — December 8–20, 1965 - U.S-South Vietnamese victoryOperation Marauder — January 1–8, 1966 - U.S-Australian-New Zealand victoryOperation Crimp – January 8–14, 1966 - U.S-Australian-New Zealand failureOperation Van Buren — January 15-February 25, 1966 - U.S-South Korean victoryOperation Masher — January 24-March 6, 1966 - U.S-South Vietnamese-South Korean victory, reportedly 10,000+ civilian casualtiesOperation Mastiff — February 21–25, 1966 - Inconclusive, failure to engageNorth Vietnamese forcesOperation Birmingham – April 1966- Allied victoryOperation Crazy Horse -May 16, 1966 - U.S-ARVN-South Korean allies claim victoryOperation Hastings – July 15-August 3, 1966 - U.S-ARVN victoryOperation Prairie – August 1966 - Inconclusive,PAVN avoid destructionOperation Thayer - September 13, 1966 - Allied victoryOperation Deckhouse Five – January 6, 1967 - U.S. failureOperation Cedar Falls – January 8, 1967 - VC/NVA defends theIron Triangle Operation Junction City – February 21, 1967 - Inconclusive, allied strategic failureOperation Francis Marion – April 6 – October 11, 1967 - Minor allied Pyrrhic victory, heavy VC/NVA casualtiesOperation Baker – April 17, 1967 - U.S. victoryOperation Union – April 21 – May 16, 1967 - U.S. victoryOperations Malheur I and Malheur II – 11 May – July 1, 1967 - U.S. operational victoryPhoenix Program – 1967–1972 - Counterinsurgency program in SVN, 26,369 suspected VC assassinated, partial failureOperation Speedy Express 1968–1969 - VC claims U.S. failure, heavy civilian casualtiesOperation Scotland – SeeBattle of Khe Sanh - U.S. tactical failureOperation Pegasus – August 8, 1968Operation Dewey Canyon – January 22, 1969Operation Apache Snow – May 10–20, 1969Operation Chicago Peak – April 1970Operation Texas Star – April – September, 1970 - U.S. failureOperation Ivory Coast – November 21, 1970 - U.S. failureOperation Jefferson Glenn – 1970–1971Operation Lam Son 719 – February 8, 1971 - U.S-South Vietnamese failureHo Chi Minh Campaign January 24 – April 30, 1975Operation Frequent Wind – April, 1975Battles of the Vietnam War [ edit ] Battle of Ap Bac – January 2, 1963Battle of Go Cong – September 3, 1963Battle of Kien Long – April 11–15, 1964Battle of Long Dinh – February 28, 1964Battle of An Lão – December 7–9, 1964Battle of Binh Gia – December 28, 1964 – January 1, 1965Battle of Sông Bé – May 10–15, 1965Battle of Đồng Xoài – June 10, 1965Battle of Ia Drang – November 14–18, 1965Battle of Bong Son – January 28, – February 12, 1966Battle of A Shau – March 9–10, 1966Battle of Xa Cam My – April 11–12, 1966Battle of Minh Thanh Road – July 9, 1966Battle of Đức Cơ – August 9, 1966Battle of Long Tan – August 18, 1966Viet Cong attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base (1966) – December 4, 1966Battle of LZ Bird – December 27, 1966Battle of Tra Binh Dong – February 14–15, 1967Battle of Ap My An – February 17, 1967Battle of Con Thien – February 27, 1967 – February 28, 1969Battle of Hills 881 and 861 – April 24 – May 9, 1967Battle of Ong Thanh – October 17, 1967First Battle of Loc Ninh – October 29 – November, 1967Battle of Dak To – November 3–22, 1967Battle of Tam Quan – December 6–20, 1967Battle of Khe Sanh – January 21 – April 8, 1968Tet Offensive – January 30 – February 25, 1968Battle of Biên Hòa (1968) – January 24 – March 1, 1968First Battle of Saigon – January 31, – February 3, 1968Battle of Huế – January 31, – February 25, 1968Battle of Kham Duc – May 10–12, 1968Battle of Coral–Balmoral – May 12 – June 6, 1968Tet 1969 – February 1969Battle of Hamburger Hill – May 10–20, 1969Battle of Binh Ba – June 6–8, 1969Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord – March 12 – July 23, 1970Cambodian Campaign – April 29 – July 22, 1970Battle of Snuol – January 5 – May 30, 1971Battle of Long Khánh – June 6–7, 1971Easter Offensive – March 30 – October 22, 1972First Battle of Quảng Trị – March 30 – May 1, 1972Battle of Loc Ninh – April 4–7, 1972Battle of An Lộc – April 20 – July 20, 1972Second Battle of Quảng Trị – June 28 – September 16, 1972Battle of Trung Nghia – June 8 – September 16, 1974Battle of Ap Da Bien – October 3, 1973Battle of Quang Duc – October 30, – December 10, 1973Battle of Tri Phap – February 12 – May 4, 1974Battle of Svay Rieng – March 27 – May 2, 1974Battle of the Iron Triangle - May 16 – November 11, 1974Battle of Phú Lộc – August 28 – December 10, 1974Battle of Phước Long – December 13, 1974 – January 6, 1975Battle of Ban Me Thuot – March 10–12, 1975Battle of Xuân Lộc – April 9–20, 1975Air campaigns of the Vietnam War [ edit ] Naval campaigns of the Vietnam War [ edit ] Prominent figures of the Vietnam War [ edit ] Media relating to the Vietnam War [ edit ] David H. Hackworth . 1989About Face A.J. Langguth. 2000.Our Vietnam: the War 1954–1975 . Mann, Robert. 2002.Grand Delusion, A: America's Descent Into Vietnam . Windrow, Martin. 2005.The Last Valley: Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam . Bernard Fall . 1967.Hell in a Very Small Place: the Siege of Dien Bien Phu Harvey Pekar . 2003.American Splendor: Unsung Hero Prados, John. 2000.The Blood Road: The Ho Chi Minh Trail and the Vietnam War . Prados, John. 1999.Valley of Decision: The Siege of Khe Sanh . Shultz, Robert H. Jr. 2000.The Secret War Against Hanoi: The Untold Story of Spies, Saboteurs, and Covert Warriors in North Vietnam . Plaster, John L. 1998.SOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam . Murphy, Edward F. 1995.Dak To: America's Sky Soldiers in South Vietnam's Central Highlands . Nolan, Keith W. 1996.The Battle for Saigon: Tet 1968 . Nolan, Keith W. 1996.Sappers in the Wire: The Life and Death of Firebase Mary Ann . Nolan, Keith W. 1992.Operation Buffalo: USMC Fight for the DMZ . Nolan, Keith W. 2003.Ripcord : Screaming Eagles Under Siege, Vietnam 1970 . Robert S. McNamara . 1996.In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam .Larry Berman . 2002.No Peace, No Honor: Nixon, Kissinger, and Betrayal in Vietnam .Bergerud, Eric M. 1994.Red Thunder, Tropic Lightning: The World of a Combat Division in Vietnam . Bernard Edelman . 2002.Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam Darrel D. Whitcomb . 1999.The Rescue of Bat 21 .Oberdorfer, Don. 1971.Tet: the Story of a Battle and its Historic Aftermath . LTGHarold G. Moore andJoseph L. Galloway . 1992.We Were Soldiers Once ... And Young Duiker, William J . 2002.Ho Chi Minh: A Life .John Laurence . 2002.The Cat from Hue: A Vietnam War Story Gloria Emerson . 1976.Winners and Losers: Battles, Retreats, Gains, Losses and Ruins from a Long War .Philip Caputo . 1977.A Rumor of War Al Santoli . 1981.Everything We Had: an Oral History of the Vietnam War by 33 American Soldiers Who Fought It .Robert C. Mason . 1983.Chickenhawk Michael Herr . 1977.Dispatches Joseph T. Ward . 1991.Dear Mom: a Sniper's Vietnam Hemphill, Robert. 1998.Platoon: Bravo Company Noam Chomsky . 1967.The Responsibility of Intellectuals Moore, Robin . 1965The Green Berets ISBN 0-312-98492-8 Tim O'Brien. 1973.If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Send Me Home Frank W. Snepp III. 1977.Decent Interval: An Insider's Account of Saigon's Indecent End Told by the CIA's Chief Strategy Analyst in Vietnam Strunk, John. 2015. "We Walked Across Their Graves" Vietnam 1967-The Que Son Valley Hayes, Roger. 2000.On Point ^ Lind, Michael (1999)."Vietnam, The Necessary War: A Reinterpretation of America's Most Disastrous Military Conflict" .New York Times . Retrieved17 January 2014 . ^a b "The Cold Warrior" .Newsweek . April 10, 2000. Retrieved17 July 2011 .^ "话剧《南方来信》" (in Chinese (China)). China Pictorial. April 1, 1965. RetrievedOctober 24, 2021 .^ "京剧《南方来信》选段 刘嘉欣 -裘韵流芳演唱会" (in Chinese (China)).China Central Television . November 25, 2010. RetrievedOctober 24, 2021 .^ "花脸名家 杨燕毅 京剧《南方来信》选段 1995年清唱实况录像" .Bilibili . RetrievedOctober 24, 2021 .^ "李和曾 京剧现代戏《南方来信》【反二黄回龙/快板/二六/散板】唱段录音" .Bilibili . RetrievedOctober 24, 2021 .^ "越战抗美故事连环画《南方来信》陈云华胡祖清绘画" . Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. RetrievedAugust 28, 2023 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )Vaughn Davis Bornet. [1984].The Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson . Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas. Chapters 3, 4, 11, 14. Boyle, Brenda and Jeehyun Lim, eds. 2016.Looking Back on the Vietnam War: Twenty-First-Century Perspectives (Rutgers University Press, 2016). xviii, 204 pp. Phillip Davidson . 1988.Vietnam at War: The History 1946–1975 Daniel Ellsberg . 2002.Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers . New York: Viking Press.Bob Fink . 1981Vietnam, A View from the Walls . Detroit: Greenwich Publishing.ISBN 0-912424-08-7 Frances FitzGerald . 1972.Fire in the Lake: The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam Felix Greene . 1966.VIETNAM! VIETNAM! IN PHOTOGRAPHS AND TEXT . Palo Alto, California: Fulton Publishing Company, LCCN: 66-28359.David Halberstam . 1969.The Best and the Brightest Patrick J. Hearden . 1991.The Tragedy of Vietnam New York: Harper Collins.George C. Herring . 1979. "America's Longest War: The United States and Vietnam, 1950–1975". Boston: McGraw-Hill.Stanley Karnow . 1983.Vietnam, A History . New York: Viking Press,ISBN 0-14-026547-3 Michael P. Kelley . 2002Where We Were In Vietnam, 1945–1975 . Hellgate Press.ISBN 1-55571-625-3 Gabriel Kolko . 1994.Anatomy of a War: Vietnam, the United States, and the Modern Historical Experience London: Phoenix Press.Guenter Lewy . 1978.America in Vietnam . New York: Oxford University Press.Michael Maclear . 1981.Vietnam, The Ten Thousand Day War . London: Mandarin,ISBN 0-7493-0016-7 Robert J. McMahon . 2003.Major Problems in the History of the s relating Vietnam War . New York, Houghton Mifflin Co.,ISBN 0-618-19312-X Robert McNamara . 1995.In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam . (written with Brian VanDeMark) New York: Vintage Books.Robert Mann . 2001.A Grand Delusion: America's Descent into Vietnam . New York: Basic Books.Wilbur H. Morrison . 2001.The Elephant and the Tiger . Hellgate Press.ISBN 1-55571-612-1 Mark Moyar . 2006.Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954–1965 . Cambridge University Press.ISBN 978-0-521-86911-9 Jonathan Neale . 2001.The American War: Vietnam 1960–1975 . London: Bookmarks Publications Limited,ISBN 1-898876-67-3 James S. Olson (editor). 1988.Dictionary of the Vietnam War . New York: Greenwood Press, Inc.Gareth Porter ,Perils Of Dominance: Imbalance Of Power And The Road To War In Vietnam , University of California Press (June, 2005), hardcover, 403 pages,ISBN 0-520-23948-2 Robert Schulzinger . 1997.A Time for War: The United States and Vietnam, 1941–1975 . New York:Oxford University Press.Neil Sheehan . 1988.A Bright Shining Lie. New York: Vintage.Lewis Sorley . 1999.A Better War: The Unexamined Victories and Final Tragedy of America's Last Years in Vietnam New York: Harcourt.Harry G. Summers . 1982.On Strategy: A Critical Analysis of the Vietnam War . Presidio Press.ISBN 0-89141-563-7 ISBN 978-0-89141-563-3 Shelby Stanton. 1987.Vietnam: Order of Battle Shelby Stanton. 1988.The Rise and Fall of an American Army Louis A. Wiesner. 1988.Victims and Survivors Displaced Persons and Other War Victims in Viet-Nam . New York: Greenwood Press.
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