Khe Sanh 1967 68

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Khe Sanh 1967 68

Marines battle for Vietnam’s vital hilltop base

Asian history History of the Americas Military history: post-WW2 conflicts Battles and campaigns

Author: Gordon L. Rottman

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Collection: Campaign

Language: English

Published by: Osprey Publishing

Published on: 20th September 2012

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 96 pages

ISBN: 9781782004615


Overview

A concise, focused volume on the NVA's fight for a strategically important military base.

Khe Sanh was a small village in northwest South Vietnam that sat astride key North Vietnamese infiltration routes. In September 1966 a Marine battalion deployed into the area. Action gradually increased as the NVA attempted to destroy Free World Forces bases, and the siege of Khe Sanh proper began in October 1967. The bitter fight lasted into July 1968 when, with the changing strategic and tactical situation, the base was finally closed.

Details

This book details the siege and explains how, although the NVA successfully overran a Special Forces camp nearby, it was unable to drive US forces from Khe Sanh.

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