The Vietnam War was not the United States' bloodiest or most costly conflict, but its effects were deep and long-lasting. Its unpopularity polarized the country; its cost made it difficult to ...

Vietnam had been a French colony close colonyA country, state or territory ruled over by another country, state or territory. before it was occupied by the Japanese during World War Two.

With the Cold War intensifying, Vietnam is divided in two at Geneva. Communists in the north aim to reunify the country, while America supports Ngo Dinh Diem's untested regime in the south.