Chronological History of Vietnam war:
Vietnam ,Laos, Cambodia were colony of French (1860-1941),they were called french Indio china. During world war 2 , japan invaded Vietnam. Japan withdraw it's forces after Hiroshima and Nagasaki were attacked by USA.
First Indio China war was fought between french forces and viet Minh led by hô chà Minh. In first Indochina war was 400,000 – 842,707 and 125,000 – 400,000 civilians were killed. This war end with Geneva Accord.According to it 17th parallel temporarily line was drawn throughout Vietnam, north Vietnam as communist led by hô chà minh(supported by USSR and China) and south Vietnam as pro western led by Ngo Dinh Diem( supported by USA and UK).
North Vietnam forces begin to build a supply route through Laos and Cambodia to South Vietnam in an effort to support guerrilla attacks against Diem’s government in the south. The route becomes known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail and is greatly expanded and enhanced during the Vietnam War.
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American intervention in Vietnam ( second Indochina war)
In August 1964, US made fake news that US naval ship was attacked by north Vietnamese boat in golf of tonkin .from this incidence US officials says that they are at war and under leadership of Lyndon B. Johnson USA deploy five lakh soilder in Vietnam by 1967 . American pilots were sent to attack the north Vietnam oil facilities and torpedo boat installation. In retaliation north Vietnamese forces guerrilla shelled the American airbase near Saigon killing five American and destroying five B-57 bombers. Jonhson ordered on March 2nd 1965 to bombard in north Vietnam code name Operation rolling thunder.
In starting of 1966, 2344 American died in Vietnam. Viet Cong was controlling over ¾ of south Vietnam with their supplies and weapons from laos and Cambodia. 12000 miles of twisted jungle roadways Known as Ho Chi Minh trail . To destroy this trail American 3 million of tons of explosives were drop in Laos which is greatest in history. The killing ratio was 1:10, but American didn't support their government.
Hundred of thousands American troops were deployed in Vietnam.it was not just American were fighting with Vietnamese, they were fighting with terrain,they have to make their ways through grass ,thorn bushes bamboos 20 meter tall, thick jungle would take an hour to move hundred feet ,black leeches caused wound that quickly became infected and sunlight rearly reach the jungle, Bobby traps , mines laced the terrain.
Timeline of Vietnam war:
- 1940: Japanese troops invade French Indochina and occupy Vietnam.
- 1941: Ho Chi Minh communist colleagues leader establish the League Known as the Viet Minh, the movement aims to resist French and Japanese.
- 1945: Japanese troops occupying Indochina announce an end to the colonial era, declaring Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia independent.
- 1946: Ho Chi Minh rejects a French proposal granting Vietnam limited self-government and the Viet Minh begins a guerrilla war against the French.
- 1950: The United States, increase military assistance to France for their operations in Vietnam.
- 1954: French troops are humiliated in defeat by Viet Minh forces at Dien Bien Phu by guerrilla tactics. The Geneva Accords signed , temporary North and South Vietnam formed with the 17th parallel as the dividing line.
- 1961: President John F. Kennedy sends helicopters and 400 Green Berets to South Vietnam and authorizes secret operations against the Viet Cong.
- 1962: In Operation Ranch Hand, U.S. aircraft start spraying Agent Orange and other herbicides over rural South Vietnam to kill vegetation that cover and food for guerrilla forces.
Agent Orange spread over Vietnam jungle 
Naphtha spred in jungle to fire - 1964: USS Maddox is allegedly attacked by North Vietnamese patrol torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin (the attack is later disputed), leading President Johnson to call for air strikes on North Vietnamese patrol boat bases.
- 1965: 200,000 American combat troops arrive in South Vietnam.
- 1966: US troop numbers in Vietnam rise to 400,000, then to 500,000 the following year.
- 1969: Ho Chi Minh dies.
- 1973: Ceasefire agreement in Paris, US troop pull-out completed by March.
- 1975: North Vietnamese troops invade South Vietnam and take control of the whole country after South Vietnamese President Duong Van Minh surrenders.
- 1976: Election of National Assembly paves way for reunification of North and South.
US Troop Statistics
Source: Dept. of Defense
8,744,000 -served worldwide during Vietnam war
2,594,000 served in South Vietnam.
US Deaths
Battle: 47,434
Non-Battle: 10,786
Total In-Theatre: 58,220
1.3 million - Total military deaths for all countries involved
1 million - Total civilian deaths.
Vietnam war facts:
- Vietnam war last for 19 year and all three countries become communist.
- Upto 1954 USA spend $1 billions in Vietnam war which was about 80% of war.
- During the war around 1 million catholic migrate towards south Vietnam for temporary peace.
- USA fabricated the reason of attack on naval ship in gulf of Tonkin.
- USA droped almost 2 million tons of bomb in Laos which is almost equal to 2.1 million tons bomb which were droped in world war 2.
- According to population , Laos is the most heavily bomb country.
- The deployment in the army in north Vietnam in period of 1961-1964 increase from 850,000 to 1,0000,000.
- To avoid US air power, Viet Cong dug hundred of miles of underground tunnels ,which had nicknamed tunnel rats ,it Includes hospital, training camp, storage,barakes.
- This tunnels had traps such as hand grenades, anti personal mine, sharp u turns with poision gas .
- The first US soldier die in Vietnam war was James Davis in 1961.
- Napalm girl photot of Vietnam war win Pulitzer prize.
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