The Vietnam War was fought in North and South Vietnam. The main belligerents were the South Vietnamese and the United States against the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong.
North and South.
The North Vietnam Army (NVA) and the United States.(with help from Australia and minimal help from South Vietnam)
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Able bodied males (from both sides).
They both wanted peace.
North Vietnam (supplied by USSR/Chinese Communists) verses South Vietnam, US, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Philippines, and South Korea (ROK).
North Vietnam & VC living in South Vietnam (supplied by USSR/Red China) against US/Australia/South Korea/South Vietnam/New Zealand/Thailand/Philippines.
About 1,492,846 on both sides of the conflict including 58,220 from the US.
North Vietnam & Viet Cong living in South Vietnam (supplied by USSR/Red China) against US/Australia/South Korea/South Vietnam/New Zealand/Thailand/Philippines.
That's how men were acquired to fight the war from both sides.
The Vietnam War was one of the worst in American history. Combat in the jungle was difficult, and it was hard to know who exactly was the enemy, since Vietnam had two different sides of the war as well.
Basically, the Vietnamese sides, north and south, each had allies and supporters. These allies joined with the troops in Vietnam. The US was on the side of the south. They lost.