Name: Weapons of the Vietnam War
Duration: 98
Description: Take a look at five of the most influential technological developments to come out of the Vietnam War.

(Original Caption) Miscellaneous activities atop Hill 875 following its capture by elements of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, November 24th, prior to evacuation. Conquest of Hill 875 ended five days of the bitterest fighting of the Vietnam War.

Take a look at five of the most influential technological developments to come out of the Vietnam War.

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<p>The Vietnam War pitted communist North Vietnam and the Viet Cong against South Vietnam and the United States. The war ended when U.S. forces withdrew in 1973 and Vietnam unified under Communist control two years later.</p>


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