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| 1955 |
| | | Graham Greene's novel The Quiet American is set in contemporary Vietnam and foresees troubles ahead | |
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| 1955 |
| | | With US backing, South Vietnam declares itself an independent republic | |
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| 1960 |
| | | The Vietcong, or NLF, is formed as a guerrilla force to liberate South Vietnam from the US-backed government | |
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| 1964 |
| | | A reported incident in the Gulf of Tonkin triggers US intervention against North Vietnam, in a significant step towards the Vietnam War | |
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| 1965 |
| | | US President Lyndon Johnson launches a regular bombing campaign against North Vietnam | |
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| 1965 |
| | | The Vietnam War enters a new dimension with the deployment of US ground troops in the country | |
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| 1965 |
| | | Australia sends a first contingent of 1500 troops to fight in Vietnam | |
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| 1968 |
| | | The Vietcong launch widespread attacks on South Vietnamese cities during the Tet (lunar new year) holiday | |
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| 1968 |
| | | US soldiers massacre hundreds of unarmed civilians in the Vietnamese village of My Lai | |
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| 1968 |
| | | Norman Mailer publishes The Armies of the Night, based on his experiences on an anti-Vietnam demonstration in Washington in October 1967 | |
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