North Vietnam

1 conflicts · 1955–1975

$1T

Total US Spending

1

Conflicts

58,220

US Deaths

—

Troops Stationed

2,000,000

Civilian Deaths

0

Authorized

1

Unauthorized

US Conflicts Involving This Country

⚔️ Conflicts

Vietnam War

❌Defeat

1955–1975 · $1T · 58,220 US deaths

2,000,000 civilian deaths

The defining disaster of American foreign policy. 20 years, 58,220 dead, $1 trillion spent — all lost when Saigon fell in 1975.

🗣️ What They Said

“We were wrong, terribly wrong. We owe it to future generations to explain why.”

— Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense (1995 memoir) (Vietnam War)