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===== Points of Divergence : The Vietnam War =====

From the American perspective, WWII was the good war.  Vietnam was something else entirely as the superpower was humbled.  

Below is an overview of various points of divergence concerning this military conflict. 

==== Different US strategy ====

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=72310|U.S. bombing of Hanoi]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=83757|Unrestricted bombing by the US]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=17625|The US deploys mercenaries]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=3232|Could the US have won ? (1)]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=72932|Could the US have won ? (2)]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/what-if-the-us-from-1965-or-66-prioritized-ground-operations-against-the-hcm-trail-in-laos.398793/|WI the US from 1965 or 66 prioritized ground operations against the HCM trail in Laos ?]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/another-laos-pod-hmong-not-forgotten.1901/|Another Laos POD: The Hmong not forgotten]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/the-laos-incursion-1966.1601/|A Laos incursion in 1966]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=256778|WI: US Military gets the go ahead to invade North Vietnam]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-agent-orange-used-on-vietnamese-cambodian-laos-border.402208/|WI: Agent "ORANGE" used on the Vietnamese-Cambodian/Laos border]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=265937|The US using nuclear weapons against North Vietnam]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/ahc-us-stays-in-vietnam-and-goes-into-angola-too.249107/|Challenge: The US staying in Vietnam and also intervening in Angola]]**

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==== Various developments and outcomes ====

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=33878|No war]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=258285|Would a non-existent Vietnam War casue less riots in 1967 ?]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=215051|Challenge: Avert the Long Hot Summer of 1967]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=97480|British involvement]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=9432|More countries in the war]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/wi-laos-joins-war-against-north-vietnam.132947/|WI Laos joins war against North Vietnam ?]]**

**[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/thailand-vs-vietnam-and-laos.189308/|Thailand vs Vietnam and Laos]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=89960&|Surviving South Vietnam]]** 

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=262383|WI: Ngô Diệm ousted but lives ?]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=268778|Plausibility check: How big an issue would the 'loss' of South Vietnam be in 1968 ?]]**

**[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=262825|Greater Soviet involvement]]**



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==== See Also ====

**[[pods:Cold War|Cold War Points of Divergence]]**

**[[pods:Vietnam|Vietnamese Points of Divergence]]**

**[[pods:USA|United States of America Points of Divergence]]**

**[[pods:China|Chinese Points of Divergence]]**

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