After centuries of domination by neighboring empires (Chinese, Khmer), Vietnam (Annam, Tonkin and Cochinchina) and its neighbors Laos and Cambodia) were for a century a French colony as Indochina, not enjoying any measure of Enlightenment for natives. In World War Two, the Japanese presented themselves as Asia's liberators, but proved a particularly cruel occupying power. Yet the Allied victory meant liberation only in the sense of resuming colonialism, which native nationalists started to rebel against, as part of a wave of largely communist-inspired independence movements. Their leader Ho-Chi-Minh, one of a hundred pseudonyms, started theirs, the Viet Minh, initially not communist, but I the Cold War ended up following the Korean example, welcoming Chinese backing. The new de facto leaders transformed it into the Viet Kong, a guerrilla army liberating the north and a resistance movement in the south, where the French remained in control. After their bloody surprise defeat in Dien ... Written by KGF Vissers
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After centuries of domination by neighboring empires (Chinese, Khmer), Vietnam (Annam, Tonkin and Cochinchina) and its neighbors Laos and Cambodia) were for a century a F ...
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While the Chinese-supported communist regime firmly controls its 'liberated' population, Us president JFK and his staff consider how far they should engage, in the Cold W ...
EPS03
Fearing Saigon's collapse, President Lyndon B. Johnson authorizes the bombing of North Vietnam, and sends U.S. ground troops to the south. ...
EPS04
North Vietnamese troops make their way down the Ho Chi Minh Trail, defying American air power. While the anti-war movement escalates back home, American soldiers realize ...
EPS05
As casualties mount on both sides, American soldiers face deadly ambushes and artillery. President Lyndon B. Johnson assures the American public that victory is within re ...
EPS06
Shaken by the violence of the Tet Offensive, assassinations of leaders and domestic unrest, Americans begin to doubt President Lyndon B. Johnson's promise that victory in ...
EPS07
Draft-age Americans wrestle with their choices. Richard Nixon narrowly wins the presidential election. Soldiers on all sides of the conflict witness savagery and courage. ...
EPS08
President Richard Nixon begins withdrawing American troops from Vietnam, but his authorization of the invasion of Cambodia sparks large protests in America. ...
EPS09
The South Vietnamese fight on their own, succumbing to terrible losses in Laos. After he is reelected, President Richard Nixon strikes a peace deal with Hanoi that sees t ...
EPS10
Civil war continues in Vietnam as President Richard Nixon resigns. After North Vietnamese troops regain control of Saigon and the war ends, people from all sides search f ...
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