IGCSE Edexcel The Vietnam Conflict, 1945 - 75 Chapter 4 Nixon + Ford, 69 - 75

This is a chapter of my book, The Vietnam Conflict 1945 - 75.

'Those who fail to learn from History, are forced to repeat it.’ The last message to Washington from Saigon in 1975, from CIA Chief Thomas Polgar.

It was the first time the United States had been defeated in a conflict. This book is a perfect guide to the Vietnam Conflict. With more recent wars in the Middle East having similar issues and style of warfare. This book hopes to pass on to the next generation the issues, mistakes and lessons learnt from the Vietnam conflict in order to avoid them in future conflicts. The book is a perfect addition to any classroom or to anyone wanting to learn about the events taking place in Vietnam or in the United States, from war to peace, to anti-war and pro-war protests. This book includes facts, a timeline of events, detailed pictures, mini-bios of key people involved, sources, quotes, it discusses who won the war, and how this was achieved.

Nixon and Ford’s policies, Vietnamisation, peace and Communist victory 1969–75
Failure of peace talks
Widening the war in Cambodia and Laos: ‘secret bombing’
Relations with China
The roles of Kissinger and Le Duc Tho in the Paris peace talks (1972)
The renewed North Vietnamese offensive. (1972)
Vietnamisation and withdrawal by 1973
The effects of Ford’s diplomatic response
The final offensive (March–April 1975) and the fall of Saigon
Reasons for the Communist Victory