The 135th Torpedo Boat Squadron, North Viet Navy on 02 August 1964.
President Lyndon B. Johnson escalated the war in Vietnam after the Gulf of Tonkin incident in 1964, leading to increased U.S. military involvement. Johnson awarded the Medal of Honor to several service members during the conflict, recognizing their bravery. This escalation was part of his broader strategy to contain communism in Southeast Asia.
The US commenced conventional warfare against North Vietnam.
Johnson escalated the war.
Just lower intensity conflicts. The intensity of the conflicts escalated into more intense forms of warfare; the most intense conflict was fighting the US.
The Vietnam War escalated into a major global conflict due to Cold War dynamics, with the U.S. supporting South Vietnam to contain communism, while the Soviet Union and China backed North Vietnam. This ideological struggle drew in numerous countries, leading to significant military and economic involvement from various nations. Additionally, the war's impact on regional stability and international perceptions of U.S. foreign policy contributed to protests and political movements worldwide, highlighting the conflict's far-reaching implications beyond Vietnam itself.
LBJ escalated the Vietnam War
There is no question that President Lyndon Johnson was in charge of America's military effort in Vietnam, as Commander In Chief, and the war escalated because he escalated it.
It never was a global conflict.
President Lyndon B. Johnson escalated the war in Vietnam after the Gulf of Tonkin incident in 1964, leading to increased U.S. military involvement. Johnson awarded the Medal of Honor to several service members during the conflict, recognizing their bravery. This escalation was part of his broader strategy to contain communism in Southeast Asia.
The US commenced conventional warfare against North Vietnam.
WWII Generals took over, and Vietnam escalated into conventional warfare.
the conflict in North Vietnam
Johnson escalated the war.
Lyndon B. Johnson
Just lower intensity conflicts. The intensity of the conflicts escalated into more intense forms of warfare; the most intense conflict was fighting the US.
The Vietnam War escalated into a major global conflict due to Cold War dynamics, with the U.S. supporting South Vietnam to contain communism, while the Soviet Union and China backed North Vietnam. This ideological struggle drew in numerous countries, leading to significant military and economic involvement from various nations. Additionally, the war's impact on regional stability and international perceptions of U.S. foreign policy contributed to protests and political movements worldwide, highlighting the conflict's far-reaching implications beyond Vietnam itself.
It never was a global conflict.