1. Britain, Vietnam and the Special Relationship.
- Author
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Tiley, Marc
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VIETNAM War, 1961-1975 , *JUNGLE warfare , *DIPLOMATIC history in the Vietnam War, 1961-1975 , *TWENTIETH century , *HISTORY ,GREAT Britain-United States relations ,BRITISH foreign relations ,20TH century British history - Abstract
The article details how Great Britain was involved in the Vietnam War, taking into consideration the historic special relationship between the U.S. and Great Britain. Notable people discussed include U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, British Prime minister Harold Wilson and British defence secretary Denis Healey. Topics include training of troops in jungle warfare, the use of British military equipment, and the Gulf of Tonkin incident.
- Published
- 2013