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Estimates of casualties of the Vietnam War vary widely. Estimates can include both civilian and military deaths in North and South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.. The war lasted from 1955 to 1975 and most of the fighting took place in South Vietnam; accordingly it suffered the most casualties.
The Vietnam War body count controversy centers on the counting of enemy dead by the United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam War (1955–1975). There are issues around killing and counting unarmed civilians ( non-combatants ) as enemy combatants , as well as inflating the number of actual enemy who were killed in action (KIA).
After the Napoleonic War and Gia Long's death, the British Empire renewed relations with Vietnam in 1822. [71] During his reign, a system of roads connecting Hanoi, Hue, and Saigon with postal stations and inns was established, several canals connecting the Mekong River to the Gulf of Siam were constructed and finished.
Thousands of mourners gathered in Hanoi on Friday for the second day of the funeral of the man who dominated Vietnamese politics for over a decade, Communist Party general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
After forging a path of destruction over the northern and central Philippines and strengthening over the South China Sea, Typhoon Molave brought its deadly impacts to Vietnam from Wednesday into ...
Various names have been applied and have shifted over time, though Vietnam War is the most commonly used title in English. It has been called the Second Indochina War since it spread to Laos and Cambodia, [62] the Vietnam Conflict, [63] [64] and Nam (colloquially 'Nam). In Vietnam it is commonly known as Kháng chiến chống Mỹ (lit.
A man walks through floodwaters past partially submerged houses in Hanoi, Vietnam, Sept. 10, 2024, after Typhoon Yagi hit the country. / Credit: NHAC NGUYEN/AFP/Getty
Son Thang, South Vietnam 16 killed U.S. Marine Corps: Thạnh Mỹ massacre: June 11, 1970 Thạnh Mỹ Village, Quế Sơn District, Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam 78 Viet Cong: Đức Dục. massacre. March 29, 1971 Đức Dục District, Quảng Nam Province, South Vietnam 103 Viet Cong and People's Army of Vietnam: Shelling of Highway 1