Background During the Paris Peace Accord negotiations, war artist Trần…
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3 April 1969: Policy of “Vietnamisation” Announced by Melvin Laird
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announced the US government’s new…
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December 1968: US Troop Numbers in Vietnam Reach Approximately 540,000
Approximately 540,000 American troops were recorded in Vietnam by December…
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August 1967: US Secretary of Defence Robert McNamara Testifies that Bombing is Ineffective in Vietnam
Despite a relatively optimistic view of the war at the…
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March 1965: Operation Rolling Thunder and First Combat Troops Land in Đà Nẵng
On 2 March 1965, the US Air Force, the US…
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10 August 1964: The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Enacted
On 7 August 1964, the United States Congress passed the Gulf…
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2 August 1964: The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
On 2 August 1964, the USS Maddox was attacked by…
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October-November 1961: More American aid sent to South Vietnam
In October 1961, top Kennedy aides General Maxwell Taylor and…
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12 May 1961: Lyndon B. Johnson visits the Republic of Vietnam
On 12 May 1961, as part of his tour of…
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1 November 1955: MAAG Formed for South Vietnam
On 1 November 1955, the American Military Assistance Advisory Group for South…
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