Ho Chi Minh Trails

By 1959, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) and the elements of what later became known as the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam had realized that it was not possible to have the country re-unified via a general election as stated by the Geneva Accord in 1954, and that  the only way to bring the 2 pieces of the country together again was through a military victory.

Ia Drang Valley Vietnam

The valley deriving its name from the nearby Drang River in Vietnam's Central Highlands, was the site  of the first major encounters between U.S Army. and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). The Ia Drang Battle was the first time in Vietnam the US implemented the air mobility tactics in which troops were air-lifted into, supplied and extracted from the combat site by helicopters; and infantry was supported by co-ordinated air strikes, aerial rockets, machine guns and artillery from a far-afield firebase directed from a distance by on-site observers.

My Lai Son My Vietnam

Son My had been a little peaceful village bordered to the south by the Tra Khuc River and to the east by the East Vietnam Sea. Son My was divided into different hamlets, designated My Lai 1, 2, 3, 4 respectively. On March 16, 1968, 504 unarmed civilians of Son My, most of whom were women (some pregnant), children and infants, were massacred.

Khe Sanh Vietnam

The battle of Khe Sanh which took place from 21 January to 8 April 1968 commanded wide attention from the world media. For 77 days, Khe Sanh was under constant ground and artillery attacks by the People's Army of Vietnam. Khe Sanh since has also been the focus of many controversies and has remained a mystery among historian and political analysts as to the meaning of the attacks by the People's Army of Vietnam...

Gulf of Tonkin Vietnam