INTRODUCTION
In Vietnam history, the country has been mixed with many wars but the one that has been recognize the most is probably the war against American. Many others countries paid attentions to the situation in Vietnam during the war. Because of advanced media, it allows television to broadcast war images internationally. As a consequence, the war in Vietnam became the first war that was being watch by the world.
Before the arrival of American, Vietnam was a colonial country of France. The Vietnam was government was under controlled France. Until Ho chi minh, Vietnamese revolutioner form a communist party or to fight against France occupation in Vietnam. This led to a division of the country into Northern and southern part, the Vietnamese communist party and the American respectively
American was an ally of France and supported South Vietnam to fight the communist. The American became fully engaged in the war after French surrender and withdraw from Vietnam in 1954. After decades of fighting the war has come to an end on 30 April 1975. Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam was taken over my Northern communist forces.
LOST AFTER VICTORY
After the war has finished in 1975, Vietnam, especially the government, was proud that they could defeat the most powerful country in the world like America. Vietnam could finally gain their victory after decades of war and gained their independence.
Although Vietnam won the war, but there is still sad and miserable memory left behind.
Many lives of Vietnamese had been taken during the war both soldiers and innocent people. Approximately more than 3.8 millions (1) Vietnamese were killed during the war. It is an enormous figures if it is being compared to 58,193 soldiers lost from American force(2). In many ordinary Vietnamese views on this the war it would be remember as a lost for them more than a proud moment of their
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