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.
Date Submitted: 12/27/2003 06:30:21
Category: / History / World History
Length: 8 pages (2160 words)
Category: / History / World History
Length: 8 pages (2160 words)
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.
South Vietnamese regular and irregular forces …
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…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
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