A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
Importance of Vietnam
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Vietnam is a country that lies along the borders of Laos and Cambodia south of China. After World War II, the American government became concerned with the communist-led guerrillas in North Vietnam and communism's possible spread to South Vietnam. The American government sent military advisors to Vietnam to stop this spread, and although war was never officially declared, America lost more soldiers in the course of the Vietnam conflict than almost all wars America fought previously.