The 77 Day Siege at Khe Sanh This is a study of the tactical and political importance of the 77 day battle at Khe Sanh during the Vietnam conflict.
Title: The 77 Day Siege at Khe Sanh This is a study of the tactical and political importance of the 77 day battle at Khe Sanh during the Vietnam conflict.
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Details: Words: 2160 | Pages: 8 (approximately 235 words/page)
The 77 Day Siege at Khe Sanh This is a study of the tactical and political importance of the 77 day battle at Khe Sanh during the Vietnam conflict.
Category: /History/World History
Details: Words: 2160 | Pages: 8 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Siege at Khe Sanh was a culmination of political and tactical ingredients. Both
sides wanted this small plateau in the Northwest corner of the Quang Tri province. It
was the Northwestern most outpost south of the I Corps Tactical Zone. American
Marines, Army Artillery/Special Forces, Air Force Bombers and Fighters, and Naval
Fighters all played serious roles in the eventual victory at Khe Sanh in April of 1968.
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…showed last 75 words of 2160 total…the Clouds, An Oral History. New York, NY: Crown, 1989.
(4) p.52, (5) pp.57-58, (6) p.58, (10) p.261, (11) pp.261-252
Westmoreland, W.C. to ADM Sharp. Declassified Documents. 21 January, 1968.
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(7) p.1
Headquarters, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. An Analysis of the Khe Sanh Battle. 5 April 1968. http://members.easyspace.com/airdrop/analogy/w040566.jpg
(8) p.2, (9) p.3
Marino, James L. "Strategic Crossroads at Khe Sanh". Taken from Vietnam (1999)
www.thehistorynet.com/vietnam/articles/1999/1299_texthtm.
(1) p.1