There are many points of view that the world has on the Vietnam War. People all over the war have seen the war differently. From the American soldier to the Vietnamese civilian, the war is different. Even the name of the war is different. To the Vietnamese, they call the war the “American war”, while the war is sometimes referred to as the Second Indochina War. In these three sections, the points of view of the American soldier and the Vietnamese soldier will be discussed.