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The Cambodian campaign (also known as the Cambodian incursion and the Cambodian liberation) was a series of military operations conducted in eastern Cambodia in mid-1970 by South Vietnam and the United States as an expansion of the Vietnam War and the Cambodian Civil War.
In tandem with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger, Agnew had urged President Nixon to invade Cambodia a month after the coup in a meeting on 22 April. [35] Cambodia abandoned an international policy of neutrality and aligned with the United States.
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The United States and Cambodia, 1870-1969: from curiosity to confrontation (Routledge, 2004) online. Clymer, Kenton J. The United States and Cambodia, 1969-2000: a troubled relationship (Psychology Press, 2004) online. Haas, Michael. Cambodia, Pol Pot, and the United States: The Faustian Pact (ABC-CLIO, 1991) online. Lamb, Christopher J.
Cambodia severed ties with South Vietnam. 1970: 18 March: General Lon Nol overthrew Sihanouk and established a republic. Start of the Cambodian Civil War and the US Cambodian Campaign: 1975: 17 April: The Khmer Rouge allied with Sihanouk captured Phnom Penh and declared the establishment of Kingdom of Cambodia. 1976: 2 April
Operation Freedom Deal was a military campaign led by the United States Seventh Air Force, taking place in Cambodia between 19 May 1970 and 15 August 1973. Part of the larger Vietnam War and the Cambodian Civil War, the goal of the operation was to provide air support and interdiction in the region.
With a Khmer Rouge victory imminent, the United States government evacuated US nationals and allied Cambodians on 12 April 1975. On 17 April, the Khmer Republic government evacuated the city, intending to establish a new government center close to the Thai border to continue resistance. Later that day, the last defences around Phnom Penh were ...
Operation Menu was a covert United States Strategic Air Command (SAC) tactical bombing campaign conducted in eastern Cambodia from 18 March 1969 to 26 May 1970 as part of both the Vietnam War and the Cambodian Civil War.