Vietnam War

Vietnam War

A war in the country of Vietnam between the United States and the communist forces of North Vietnam. The U.S. was attempting to keep South Vietnam free from communism. The North Vietnamese eventually won, forcing the United States to withdraw.

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Tango boat

Military; Vietnam War

U.S. Navy designation for an armored landing craft mounted with 50-caliber machine guns and a 40-caliber anti-aircraft gun used for direct fire.

reeducation camps

Military; Vietnam War

Political prisons and labor camps of varying degrees of severity and size that comprised the Soviet-style gulag system throughout Communist Vietnam.

brigade

Military; Vietnam War

A tactical and administrative military unit composed of a headquarters and one or more battalions of infantry or armor, with other supporting units.

mule

Military; Vietnam War

Small, motorized platform originally designed to carry a 106-millimeter recoilless rifle, but most often used for transporting supplies and personnel.

kill zone

Military; Vietnam War

The radius of a circle around an explosive device within which it is predicted that 95 percent of all occupants will be killed should the device explode.

Cochin-china

Military; Vietnam War

The French name for its southern Vietnam colony, encompassing the III Corps and Mekong Delta rice-producing lowlands, which earlier was part of Cambodia.