Well, this is what it was meant to do. She causally invoked these symbols of hate at the start of an article centered around South Vietnam’s flag, so that later in the article, she can quietly associate the South Vietnam flag with the “far right,” without the reader noticing what ...
It's interesting to watch this to get the American angle on the Vietnam war. As someone who wasn't raised in America it's completely incomprehensible how a country is capable of such indescribable horrible acts in the name of "fighting communism". ...
Before I leave the 7-flag safe conduct pass I should mention that many Americans thought that the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese army troops always had a safe conduct pass secreted away somewhere on their body just in case. That could be true. Veteran Mike Hegel mentioned finding a Democrat...
It was a long time before either side was able to gain a decisive victory. In the late 1940s France, realizing that it could not win the war militarily, added a political dimension into the conflict, accusing the Viet Minh of fighting for communism and not for independence. France created...
Flag of the Republic of VietnamDuring the decade that the Vietnam War was fought, both the Republic of (South) Vietnam (RVN) and the Democratic Republic of (North) Vietnam (DRVN) had numerous allies. The North was aided by the entire Communist Bloc, most noticeably the Soviet Union and...
Keeping France as an ally was an essential part of the plan to resist the spread of communism further westward. In order to not antagonize the French, Truman ignored Ho’s diplomatic overtures. The First Indochina War The French were not willing to give up their colony, and both the ...
President Johnson berated the head of CBS, yelling “Your boys just shat on the American flag.” While the U. S. government imposed no formal censorship on the press during Vietnam, the White House and military nevertheless used press briefings and interviews to paint a positive image of ...
South Vietnamese national identity rejected Communism and celebrated a different set of historical figures, particularly those that had played a role in the Nguyen dynasty's founding and preservation. After unification, the government suppressed this history and its heroes. The northern definition of ...
A tank from the 304th Division crashed through the gates of the Independence Palace at 11:30 am local time and the Viet Cong flag was raised above it. President Dương Văn Minh, who had succeeded Huong two days earlier, surrendered to Colonel Bùi Tín....
Keeping France as an ally was an essential part of the plan to resist the spread of communism further westward. In order to not antagonize the French, Truman ignored Ho’s diplomatic overtures. The First Indochina War The French were not willing to give up their colony, and both the ...