Vietnam and America’s surprising turn from foes to friends

From the early 1960s until 1975, Vietnam and America were both embroiled in one of the late 20th century's most disastrous conflicts. The Vietnam War — sometimes dubbed the "American War" in Vietnam — took a terrible toll on both countries. Over 58,000 U.S. soldiers and hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese civilians died in the war. And while the eventual […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/05/23/vietnam-and-americas-surprising-turn-from-foes-to-friends/