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Dec 68 – Jan 14 1969: Operation Blackhawk [23] 1/7 Cavalry operation in the 44th Special Tactical Zone to place round-the-clock pressure on infiltration routes along the Cambodian border and keep a constant watch for VC movement: north of Vĩnh Long: 30: 29 Dec 1 – Feb 28 1969: Operation Hardin Falls [1] 198th Infantry Brigade clear and ...
Pages in category "Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1968" The following 100 pages are in this category, out of 100 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Date Duration Operation Name Unit(s) – Description Location VC–PAVN KIA (US Sources) Allied KIA(US Sources) Jan 1 – Mar 31: Operation Skysweep [1]: 1st Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation
The year 1968 saw major developments in the Vietnam War. The military operations started with an attack on a US base by the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the Viet Cong (VC) on January 1, ending a truce declared by the Pope and agreed upon by all sides. At the end of January, the PAVN and VC launched the Tet Offensive.
Pages in category "Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1969" The following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Edwin E. Moïse (1996), Tonkin Gulf and the escalation of the Vietnam War, 304 pages Lewis Sorley (2007), A Better War, 528 pages Institute Of Medicine, Institute of Medicine (U.S.), National Academies Press (U.S.) (2007), Veterans and agent orange, 871 pages
First Battle of Saigon – January 31, – February 3, 1968; Battle of Huế – January 31, – February 25, 1968; Battle of Kham Duc – May 10–12, 1968; Battle of Coral–Balmoral – May 12 – June 6, 1968; Tet 1969 – February 1969; Battle of Hamburger Hill – May 10–20, 1969; Battle of Binh Ba – June 6–8, 1969; Battle of Fire ...
The inauguration of Richard Nixon in January led to a reevaluation of the U.S. role in the war. U.S. forces peaked at 543,000 in April. U.S. military strategy remained relatively unchanged from the offensive strategy of 1968 until the Battle of Hamburger Hill in May which led to a change a more reactive approach.