When did the Vietnam War start?



The starting date of the Vietnam War has always been a contention amongst various historians, which makes a lot of sense …

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24 thoughts on “When did the Vietnam War start?”

  1. As one Vietnamese to another, i appreciate your effort in making history of Vietnam more accessible and understandable for casual everyday people. I love your video style and your research seem pretty unbiased, which i very much appreciate.

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  2. Another Vietnamese here. Kudos and cheers for your video! A bloody and brilliantly made video, with clear and concise arguments, info being fed bite-size yet still fairly sophisticated.
    Keep up the good work bro

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  3. as a vietnamese immigrant, i enjoy your videos a lot, and ive watched nearly all of them. I love your countryball drawings and the way u illustrate the conflicts too

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  4. Another great video. I think too, that when people talk about North Vietnam and the leaders they almost always say communist. While it is true that the leadership was and is communist the actual fight was for independence. It just happened that the communists had better "war" plans and gained momentum because their following grew and grew. Had the French not been as oppressive and had Vietnam been allowed to have its independence in 1919 after WWI, I think it could be debated that Vietnam would not be communist/socialist today. Perhaps socialist but I am skeptical it would be communist.

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  5. I’m glad you brought up the North Vietnamese invasion of Laos, which also did occur between the years of 1958-59, which coincides with your assessment of the Resolution 15 and Diem’s declaration of the state of war.

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