Vietnam War battles
Vietnam War battles
Vietnam War (1955-1975)
Vietnam War followed the First Indochina War. The two sides of conflict were communist North Vietnam (supported by China) and South Vietnam (supported by France and later by the United States). Americans were self-confident that the air superiority and the equipment advantage will give them the edge over mostly poorly armed forces of North Vietnam and using only light arms forces of Viet Cong (South Vietnamese communist partisans). But the North Vietnam was well prepared for the war and their knowledge of the jungle warfare and guerilla warfare was far superior to whatever Americans could use in South-East Asia.
The air superiority of the American forces based on land and aircraft carrier...
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Major battles of Vietnam War
Battle of Ia Drang
14 November 1965
First major battle of American forces in Vietnam. The aim of this operation was sort of seek-and-destroy action - Americans wanted to attack the North Vietnamese units that were attacking forces in South Vietnam. Also it was good chance to put in practice their new tactics of making landing from helicopters. The landing of elements of 7th Cavalry Regiment and 5th Cavalry Regiment in Ia Drang Valle...
Battle of Hue
30 January 1968
One of the bloodiest and longest battles of the Vietnam War (it lasted over a month). After the Viet Cong started the Tet Offensive as a new strategy (attacking the large cities instead of fighting in the jungle), the industrial city of Hue was one of their main targets - over 12,000 partisans were deployed to attack Hue. American and South Vietnam forces were unprepared for such change in the bat...
War movies about Vietnam War
The Green Berets 1968
American Green Berets fly to a jungle to help defend the base and if possible kill the Viet Cong general.
The Deer Hunter 1978
Three steelworkers leave their small town in Pennsylvania to join the army. The Vietnam War changes their lives forever.
Apocalypse Now 1979
Captain Willard is sent with a secret mission into neutral Cambodia to kill American officer, who became leader of cult-like movement. On the route he sees the whole spectrum of insanity in Vietnam War.
War games about Vietnam War
Gunboat (1988)
During Vietnam War we are put in charge of a gunboat - fast and agile PBR boat to patrol the many rivers of Southeast Asia.
Vietcong (2003)
Simple first-person shooter set during the Vietnam War - fight the communist Viet Cong in the jungles and cities.
Vietcong 2 (2005)
The break out of Tet Offensive in Vietnam War has caught you among the Americans in Hanoi - find a way out of the city under attack.