AUSTIN AND ROBERT - VIETNAM

  • Dien Bien Phu

    Battle lasted for 55 days.
  • Creation of the Ho Chi Minh trail

  • Operation Rangeland

    American helicopters fly and control the aircraft.
  • Rolling Thunder Begins

    Long lasting bomb offensive.
  • First major vietnam war

    United States wins,
  • Operation Junction City

    240 helicopters sweep over tay ninh province.
  • tet offensive begins

    Vietcong units surge into action over the length and breadth of south vietnam.
  • Nixon takes office

    Nixon is the new president of the united states.
  • Pease talks break down

    In paris, peace talks between the north vietnamese and the americans.
  • Nixon Resigns

    Nixon resigns, leaving south vietnam,