Vietnam
US
VietCong
North Vietnamese Army
Events
Key Areas
Ia Drang Valley
Hue
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Tet Offensive
Battle for Ir drang
Encounter of American and Vietnamese war ships
Rolling Thunder
Search And Destroy
Guerilla Warfare
Surprise Attack
Normal People
Difficult to find
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On a national Holiday in Vietnam a cease fire was agreed.
Vietcong ambushed Hue taking it in a day.
Loss for Vietcong because they Lost support
America retook Hue
Hue was razed to the ground
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US Ships believed that Vietnamese had opened fire on them in the Gulf of Tonkin and thought that appropriate retaliation was needed because of the firing of non dangerous ships in international waters
Chemical Warfare
Napalm/ Agent Orange
Constant Bombing and disposal of chemicals on vietnamese forces
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Ho Chi Min trail
Cu Chi Tunnel System
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The Ho Chi Min trail was the main supply route for the Vietcong and the North Vietnamese. It ran through neighbouring countries Laos and Cambodia and eventually became of better quality being paved etc.
Several American attempts were made to bomb the path but none of them were that effective
Hue was the main target for the Tet offensive by the Vietcong.
The city was flattened in the aftermath of the fighting for Hue and was recaptured by US after the Battle.
The tunnel system was a 70 mile long system of many tunnels that lead directly into the City of Hue.
the tunnels made it easier for the Vietcong to get into Hue
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Tunnel Rats
Tunnel Rats were sent into the tunnels in South Korea only armed with a pistol and a torch. It was highly unlikely that a tunnel rat would come back from the tunnels
US would go out looking for opposition soldiers and if they found them they would go full attack until they took the area. However the opponent normally reclaimed the land because it was left undefended