The Battle of la Drang is considered to be the first major engagement between the U.S. Their intervention led to the outbreak of several battles which have been collectively referred to as the Vietnam War. fearing that Vietnam will also fall under the control of the Communists intervened to try and keep the South Vietnam from falling. The French lost control of Vietnam towards the end of the Korean War. Vietnam was a temporarily separated into the North Communist and South anti-communist after the signing of Geneva treaty in 1954 which also brought an end to the French Colony. The Vietnam War started as a result of the United States' strategy of 'containment', which was intended to minimize the spread of communism throughout the world during the Cold War. Marine Snipers (left) and explosions from North Vietnamese artillery (right) during the Battle of Khe Sanh.
