National Geographic History - November/December 2025 - Why the Vietnam War Lasted Decades - Read by Jim Briscoe - AIRSLA cover art

National Geographic History - November/December 2025 - Why the Vietnam War Lasted Decades - Read by Jim Briscoe - AIRSLA

National Geographic History - November/December 2025 - Why the Vietnam War Lasted Decades - Read by Jim Briscoe - AIRSLA

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Nov/Dec edition of National Geographic History magazine.. The title is, "Why the Vietnam War Lasted Decades", by Erin Blakemore.

A decades long war pitted the opposing systems of capitalism and communism. The U.S. called it the Vietnam War, Vietnam called it the American War. It left a legacy of millions of deaths ( military and civilian), veterans and civilians with permanent disabilities, and a distrust of public officials. Despite the U.S .losing over 58,000 troops in the "war", Congress never officially declared it a war,

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