When Did the Vietnam War Start for the United States? To ask when the Vietnam War started for the United States is, metaphorically speaking, to open a can of worms. Before 1950, it was clear that the United States was not engaged in the war in any serious way. After 28 July 1965, it became equally clear that the United States had indeed become engaged in the war. Between these two dates, various competing narratives exist to bedevil and perplex citizen and historian attempting to answer what might seem to be either a simple or a trick question: when did the Vietnam War start for the United States? Some argue that we moved into the war incrementally. To these individuals, no single moment exists when one can say definitively that the United States was, at least not until July 1965. Instead, a series of steps moved the United States closer to war. Others believe that a specific date and event in this 15-year period can be isolated and identified as the time when the war actually started for the United States. Click the following link to follow a chronological list of possible dates suggesting when the war started for the United States, a brief analysis of each, and a few concluding remarks: vietnamwar50th/assets/1/7/Info_paper_Vietnam_War_and_US_Start_Date.pdf
Posted on: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 12:39:13 +0000
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