US GEN's Paul Harkins until '64, William Westmoreland until '68, Creighton Abrams until '73 (the namesake of our current M-1 Abrams MBT-Main Battle Tank).
The media was the main factor that shaped American views on the War in Vietnam. Unadulterated coverage of the war showed Americans just how futile the battle actually was.
Vietnam was part of the cold war.
Communist infiltration into South Vietnam.
The Americans lost the Vietnam War (1954-1975).
Americans were drafted into the Vietnam War in 1965.
No americans were not happy
The French Indochina War most likely led to the (so called) American Vietnam War. Because the French war divided up the country into TWO nations; North & South Vietnams. When the communist led North Vietnam attempted to take over (conquer) South Vietnam... this led to US involvment.
See website: Statistics About the Vietnam War.
the aussies were alies and fought in the Vietnam war with the Americans. (and of course the South Vietnamese - the Americans were paticipants on their side).
Part of the cold war.
in 1955
The Vietnam war