The Ho Chi Minh Trail- which was not a trail, but a network of roads for truck traffic.
Technically between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. Actually between the US and North Vietnam.
Cut off supply routes
Both the Soviet Union and China supplied armaments to North Vietnam.
The important documents are those in North Vietnam's archives, detailing how North Vietnam practiced deception while instigating aggression.
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Because this naval battle (incident) was responsible for open warfare between the US and North Vietnam.
Overall it was a battle between South Vietnam and North Vietnam.
North Vietnam and South Vietnam. South Vietnam was a democratic republic and North Vietnam had a socialist government headed by a communist regime. North Vietnam was trying to defeat the democracy of South Vietnam and unify the country.
Converted the guerrilla war in Vietnam into a conventional one; and started open warfare between North Vietnam & America.