It was called the "Air War" over North Vietnam.
The most legendary and difficult was the Thanh Hoa.
There was no country called "Vietnam" during the war. There was a country called North Vietnam and another country called South Vietnam, which one are you asking about?
The US and North Vietnam. US jets bombed the north; the north shot them down. (Back and forth; back and forth).
Red China runs along Vietnam's northern border. During the war Red China ran along North Vietnam's border.
It was called the "Air War" over North Vietnam.
The most legendary and difficult was the Thanh Hoa.
North Vietnam was the scene of the AIR WAR during the Vietnam War. N. Vietnam was bombed by air units from the US Navy and US Air Force. US Marine Corps units bombed in South Vietnam in support of their ground Marines. North Vietnam defended itself in North Vietnam with SAM sites and NVAF MiG 17, 19, and MiG 21 jet interceptors.
There was no country called "Vietnam" during the war. There was a country called North Vietnam and another country called South Vietnam, which one are you asking about?
The countries that were actually "physically" involved, and were bombed or had US aircraft crash into them, whether they were "officially" in the war or not, were: Lao's, Cambodia, North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
Officially, North Vietnam (strategic bombing) & South Vietnam (tactical bombing). Un-officially, Laos & Cambodia. The air war was conducted by the USAF and USN over North Vietnam. North Vietnam countered with it's air defense systems: MIG 17, MIG 19, and MIG 21 intercepters; coupled with it's ground defenses: SAMs (Surface to Air Missiles) and AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery).
The US and North Vietnam. US jets bombed the north; the north shot them down. (Back and forth; back and forth).
Red China runs along Vietnam's northern border. During the war Red China ran along North Vietnam's border.
Communist North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union and, later, by the People's Republic of China against the Capitalist US-supported South Vietnam.
There is no "North Vietnam" as a country. The term "North Vietnam" was an erronous term used by the US to justify there intervention into Vietnam after the Paris Peace Accord 1954 which temporarily divide the country into 2 parts, North and South. FoIn the history there was no north or south country in Vietnam. The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi.
Vietnam was split into two countries during the vietnam war, the north was ruled by Ho Chi Minh and the South by Ngo Diem.
South Vietnam greeted the GI's with open arms. North Vietnam was never invaded by US forces (however, it was heavily bombed).