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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War (c. 1954–1975) was a conflict between the divided halves of Vietnam, the communist North Vietnamese and the non-communist South Vietnam. With the Soviet Union and China supporting the North, and the South aligning with the United States and the West, the war quickly became part of the larger ongoing Cold War.
However, by the mid-1960s the U.S. military’s role in the conflict had evolved from merely an advisory/assistance one to active combat; by the end of the decade, over 500,000 U.S. military personnel were stationed in South Vietnam. Yet the war proved to be unpopular, and af ...more
However, by the mid-1960s the U.S. military’s role in the conflict had evolved from merely an advisory/assistance one to active combat; by the end of the decade, over 500,000 U.S. military personnel were stationed in South Vietnam. Yet the war proved to be unpopular, and af ...more
15 books
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14 voters
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She came back to me
All excited
Casee
I vote for Hoa Binh [peace]
That's nice, Stanley
I did too
Back in Hoa Ky [United States]
I hope your vote counts
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Anyways, the guys try to be cool. They just lie there and groove, but after a while they start hearing - you won't believe this - they hear chamber music. They hear violins and cellos. They hear this terrific mama-san soprano. Then after a while they hear gook opera and and a glee club and the Haiphong Boys Choir and a barbershop quartet and and all kinds of wierd chanting and Buddha-Buddha stuff. All the whole time, in the background, there's stil that cocktail party going on. All these differe
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