[NP-INCOMPLETE]

It won independence. Jews did same in their struggle. Irish consider it fight for independence. If you say this then Vietnam not war, since mosly bombings and ambushes not standing fight. It called guerrilla war.

Well for most of the war it was called a police action, but I think the Tet offensive more than anything defined that conflict as a general war.

[RussianConservative]

Police action...occupation...etc...if people actively shoot at you and people dieing it war, maybe low intensity war but war. Korea also police action.