When did the US enter Vietnam war?

Answer 1

Hi
The Viet Nam war was actually started by the French in the early 1950s, but they pretty soon realized that it was an unwinnable war and were happy enough to turn it over to the Americans, with their insane fear (real or convenient to get money from congress for new super-weapons) of COmmunism in the mid 50s.

At first, the South Viet Namese soldiers were merely "advised" by a few thousand American troops, but it wasn't long before combat troops were being sent; first a trickle of regular army then, as the conflict escalated, to thousands, then hundreds of thousands of both regular and drafted combat troops.

Phil

Answer 2

Military advisors first arrived in Vietnam in 1950. America started sending troops into Vietnam as early as 1960, but they took no military action until 1965. The United States was actively (militarily) involved in the Vietnam War from 1965 to 1975.

Answer 3

1 November 1955 - 30 April 1975 .