The Vietnam War, which was staged in the middle of the 20th century, was not only a stage for the struggle between North Vietnam and South Vietnam for the future form of government, but also a focal point of the contest between the Eastern and Western camps during the Cold War. In 1945, under Ho Chi Minh's leadership, Hanoi declared independence from French colonial rule. Two years later, however, the Geneva Conference divided Vietnam into two – communist North Vietnam and capitalist South Vietnam.
In order to prevent the "domino effect", the United States increased its support for South Vietnam** and military forces in the 1950s and 1960s. Operation Tongmai exposed the forces of local resistance – what came to be known as it"Viet Cong"-- Growing stronger. In the 60s, the "Gulf of Tonkin Incident" became the fuse for tensions to the point of intensification. Then Lyndon Johnson** intervened the United States deeply and launched Operation Rolling Mine.
Operation Rolling Thunder was an aerial bombardment storm that began on March 2, 1965, with the intention of forcing North Vietnam into submission through a series of powerful strikes. The goal is to expand from infrastructure to civil facilities such as bridges and railways; B-52 bomber swarms and other warplanes dropped thousands of tons of ** material. However, technical challenges and lack of intelligence led to inaccurate mandates.
In addition, Operation Rolling Mines has sparked moral controversy: the loss of civilian populations, the destruction of infrastructure, and the increase in the scale of humanitarian disasters, which have been transmitted back to the United States via television news, have created a surge of public anti-war sentiment and influenced policy.
After three and a half years of resource drain, the operation ended on the eve of the signing of the Paris Peace Accords, and did not achieve its intended goal – to promote an end to the war or to weaken the North Vietnamese resistance – reflecting what historians have described as "terrible trauma for the whole of Vietnam."
Land battles, such as the Fuliangao attack, confirmed the indomitable will of both sides; Soldiers bravely shuttle through the jungle and encounter various life and death tests; Advanced equipment did not lead to a simple victory, but to a huge cost.
The social impact is far-reaching: the anti-war movement in the United States is surging and affecting the whole society; Families become frontline observation posts; The public is forced to turn around.
It was not until the signing of the Paris Peace Accords in 1973 that the light of day dawned, and it was not until April 30, 1975, when the southern regime collapsed, that Saigon was renamed Ho Chi Minh City, and the decades-long bloody storm was put to rest, leaving endless thoughts and memories for future generations to think about and remember - a historical chapter of sacrifice, courage, suffering and recovery A window into Vietnam's history