Rooted in the aftermath of World War II and the First Indochina War (1946–1954), Vietnam was divided into communist North Vietnam and anti-communist South Vietnam after the Geneva Accords in 1954.

When President Lyndon Johnson sent the first U.S. combat troops to South ... For the people of Vietnam, it would be their second Indochina war, coming eleven years after the Viet Minh ...

In an acclaimed book, Fredrick Logevall explains how America’s campaign in Vietnam grew out of France’s bloody defeat in the First Indochina War 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario ...