North Vietnam

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noun

that part of Vietnam N of about 17° N; formerly a part of French Indochina; separate republic 1954–75.

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North Vietnam and the Vietcong were supported by the Soviet Union and China, though at different points in the war, and the Sino-Soviet split complicated that equation.
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He first spoke out against the war in September of 1965, calling for the United States to halt its bombing of North Vietnam and attempt a negotiated peace.
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In the entire war, he was the only American who managed to escape from North Vietnam.
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McCain, shot down as a bomber pilot over North Vietnam on October 26, 1967, was brutally treated by his captors.
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Browne notes that about 90% of the prisoners of war held by North Vietnam were downed pilots and aircrew.
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For 20 days now we and our Vietnamese allies have dropped no bombs in North Vietnam.
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British Dictionary definitions for North Vietnam

North Vietnam

noun

a region of N Vietnam, on the Gulf of Tonkin: an independent Communist state from 1954 until 1976. Area: 164 061 sq km (63 344 sq miles)

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