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kennedy takes over
when president kennedy took office in 1961 he continued to support south vietnam believing the country was vital in the battle againts communism. -
johnson and vietnam
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a bloody stalemate
by the end of 1965 more than 180,000 us combat troops were fighting in viatnam. that number doubled in 1966 the us milatarty troops -
battle of la drang valley
600 americans were killed it was one of americas greatest lost -
The Ho Chi Minh Trail
in the viet kong was affort north vietmanease support was a major factor akthough the viet kong included very many vietmanise people -
battle of khe sanh
knre sanh caught valot of peoples attention us marines were attaked by 3 differnt vietmaneese armys -
tet offensive
the tet offensive was a escalation and one of the biggests milatary campains -
Battle of Huế
the battle of hue was a major engagement in the tet offince launched by north -
Cambodia Incursion
cambodian incursion was a breif series of militia operations conducted in the east -
Lam Son 719.
operation lam son 719 was supposed to be 90-130 days it was the first real test of vietnamization