Military Assistance Command, Vietnam/Related Articles: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 15:33, 4 December 2024

Vietnam War [r]: (1955-1975) war that killed 3.8 million people, where North Vietnam fought U.S. forces and eventually took over South Vietnam, forming a single Communist country, Vietnam. ^[e]
United States Mission to the Republic of Vietnam [r]: The combination of all U.S. official organizations in Vietnam; during the Vietnam War, it included the military, as opposed to the separate chains of command in Iraq and Afghanistan ^[e]

Da Nang [r]: A coastal city approximately in the middle of Vietnam, which is an transportation hub for central Vietnam and was a major military base during the Vietnam War ^[e]
David Halberstam [r]: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author, who was especially controversial for his coverage of the Vietnam War, where some thought he was providing critical investigation for the public, while others believed he was undermining the war effort ^[e]
Donald Blackburn [r]: Add brief definition or description
Foreign internal defense [r]: Add brief definition or description
France [r]: Western European republic (population c. 64.1 million; capital Paris) extending across Europe from the English Channel in the north-west to the Mediterranean in the south-east; bounded by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra and Spain; founding member of the European Union. Colonial power in Southeast Asia until 1954. ^[e]
Frederick Nolting Jr. [r]: Add brief definition or description
I Corps tactical zone [r]: Add brief definition or description
II Field Force Vietnam [r]: Add brief definition or description
III Corps tactical zone [r]: Add brief definition or description
IV Corps tactical zone [r]: Add brief definition or description

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