Viet Cong tunnels during Vietnam war, illustration. The Vietnam War took place from 1955 to 1975. It was fought between South Vietnamese forces, supported by the USA and other allies, and the North Vietnamese Viet Cong (the National Liberation Front), supported by China the USSR and other communist countries. The Viet Cong had both guerrilla and regular military units, and also organized and armed peasants in the territory it controlled. Here, US soldiers, using foot soldiers, a tank with flamethrower, and a helicopter, are being fought by Viet Cong forces in an underground network of tunnels. The war was eventually won by North Vietnam. |