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The Vietnam War (1954–75) was a conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam and its allies in South Vietnam, the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. It was part of a larger regional conflict as well as a manifestation of the Cold War.
The following Vietnam War timeline is a guide to the complex political and military issues involved in a war that would ultimately claim millions of lives.
The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 [A 1] to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and a major conflict of the Cold War.
The Vietnam War pitted communist North Vietnam and the Viet Cong against South Vietnam and the United States. The war ended when U.S. forces withdrew in 1973 and Vietnam unified under...
The following morning, North Vietnamese troops enter downtown Saigon and the South Vietnamese government surrenders unconditionally. The Vietnam War was waged from 1954 to 1975. Find out more about the major events, places, and people involved in this great conflict.
It was a direct result of the First Indochina War (1946–1954) between France, which claimed Vietnam as a colony, and the communist forces then known as Viet Minh. In 1973 a “third” Vietnam war began—a continuation, actually—between North and South Vietnam but without significant U.S. involvement.
The Vietnam War was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States.
Timeline of the significant events of the Vietnam War. After winning its independence from France in 1954, Vietnam was temporarily divided into two parts, North Vietnam and South Vietnam. The protracted conflict that became known as the Vietnam War followed, lasting for more than two decades.
The Vietnam War was a conflict in Southeast Asia that lasted from November 1, 1955, until April 30, 1975. It primarily involved North Vietnam and its communist allies battling against South Vietnam, which was supported by the United States and other anti-communist nations.
Jan. 27, 1973: Cease-fire agreement is reached between U.S. and North Vietnam, U.S. POWs begin to return home. March 29, 1973: Last U.S. combat troops leave South Vietnam.