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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.
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines and 1st Battalion, 9th Marines clearing operation to provide cover for the 1st Cavalry Division 's arrival at Camp Evans. 24 km northwest of Huế. 1. Jan 21 – Feb 16. Operation Osceola II [1][7]: 723. 1st Battalion, 1st Marines and 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines search and destroy operation.
Various names have been applied and have shifted over time, though Vietnam War is the most commonly used title in English. It has been called the Second Indochina War since it spread to Laos and Cambodia, [67] the Vietnam Conflict, [68] [69] and Nam (colloquially 'Nam). In Vietnam it is commonly known as Kháng chiến chống Mỹ (lit.
This is a timeline of Vietnamese history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Vietnam and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Vietnam. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. Prehistory ...
Operations during the Vietnam War. Listed by starting date: Operation Chopper — January 12, 1962 - U.S- South Vietnamese victory. Operation Sunrise — March 22-April 30, 1962 - Unsuccessful, increased support for the Viet Cong. Operation Quyet Thang 202 — April 27-May 27, 1964 - South Vietnamese victory. Operation 34A – (1964) Operation ...
John M. Carland (2000), Combat Operations, 430 pages. Marvin E. Gettleman (1995), Vietnam and America, 560 pages. William Rosenau (2001), Special operations forces and elusive enemy ground targets, 60 pages. Lyndon Baines Johnson (1971), The vantage point, 636 pages. Mike McKinney (2003), Chariots of the Damned, 256 pages.
Battle of Saigon (1968) Operation Santa Fe. Operation Saratoga. Operation Scotland II. Operation Shed Light. Operation Sheridan Sabre. Battle of Signal Hill (Vietnam) Operation Somerset Plain. Battle of South Saigon.
A Vietnam War veteran throwing his medal at the US Capitol An anti-Vietnam War protest in Washington D.C., on April 24, 1971 A rally in support of the Vietnamese people at the Moskvitch factory in 1973. April 23 – Vietnam veterans threw away over 700 medals on the West Steps of the Capitol building. The next day, anti-war organizers claimed ...