Dien Bien Phu
A valley in Vietnam, where the French were forced to surrender. Dien Bien Phu valley as the High Region largest and as the hub of the roads connecting Laos, Thailand, Burma and China. It is an obliged way for the Vietminh which will be only able to by-pass it with great difficulty using very rough mountainous jungle tracks in altitude.
TET Offensive
A military campaign that was held during the Vietnam War called TET Offensive. It was launched on January 30, 1968 by the forces of Viet Cong and North Vietnam against South Vietnam, U.S., and their allies. The campaign contained of surprise attacked that were launched against military and civilian commands during a time were no attacks were going to happen.
Mai Lai Massacre
The massacre that was the Vietnam mass murder of unarmed civilians in South Vietnam on March 16, 1968, by U.S. All victims included men, woman, infants, children. Some victims, such as woman were gang raped or allegedly raped prior to killing. The incident was a global outrage and increased domestic opposition to the United Stares involvement during the war.
A valley in Vietnam, where the French were forced to surrender. Dien Bien Phu valley as the High Region largest and as the hub of the roads connecting Laos, Thailand, Burma and China. It is an obliged way for the Vietminh which will be only able to by-pass it with great difficulty using very rough mountainous jungle tracks in altitude.
TET Offensive
A military campaign that was held during the Vietnam War called TET Offensive. It was launched on January 30, 1968 by the forces of Viet Cong and North Vietnam against South Vietnam, U.S., and their allies. The campaign contained of surprise attacked that were launched against military and civilian commands during a time were no attacks were going to happen.
Mai Lai Massacre
The massacre that was the Vietnam mass murder of unarmed civilians in South Vietnam on March 16, 1968, by U.S. All victims included men, woman, infants, children. Some victims, such as woman were gang raped or allegedly raped prior to killing. The incident was a global outrage and increased domestic opposition to the United Stares involvement during the war.