THe Ho Chi Minh Trail
The national Liberation front (NLF) supported by the north
sent supplies on a route from the north through Cambodia, Laos and behind lines into south Vietnam
The U.S refused to fight on Cambodia or Laotian territory so supplies remained safe.Ho Chi Minh Trail, elaborate system of mountain and jungle paths and trails used by North Vietnam to infiltrate troops and supplies into South Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos during the Vietnam War. The trail was put into operation beginning in 1959, after the North Vietnamese leadership decided to use revolutionary warfare to reunify South with North Vietnam.
sent supplies on a route from the north through Cambodia, Laos and behind lines into south Vietnam
The U.S refused to fight on Cambodia or Laotian territory so supplies remained safe.Ho Chi Minh Trail, elaborate system of mountain and jungle paths and trails used by North Vietnam to infiltrate troops and supplies into South Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos during the Vietnam War. The trail was put into operation beginning in 1959, after the North Vietnamese leadership decided to use revolutionary warfare to reunify South with North Vietnam.
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Ho Chi Minh
The Tet Offensive, 1968
Offensive launched by the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) in 1968
Surprises Americans
Is played up as a major victory for the North although very little is achieved
Public relations victory
Anti-war demonstrations increase as a result
Tet Offensive (1968): U.S. troops had been in Vietnam for three years before the Tet Offensive, and most of the fighting they had encountered were small skirmishes involving guerilla tactics. Although the U.S. had more aircraft, better weapons, and hundreds of thousands of trained soldiers, they were stuck in a stalemate against the Communist forces in North Vietnam and the guerilla forces in South Vietnam (known as the Viet Cong). The United States was discovering that traditional warfare tactics did not necessarily work well in the jungle against the guerilla warfare tactics they were facing.
Surprises Americans
Is played up as a major victory for the North although very little is achieved
Public relations victory
Anti-war demonstrations increase as a result
Tet Offensive (1968): U.S. troops had been in Vietnam for three years before the Tet Offensive, and most of the fighting they had encountered were small skirmishes involving guerilla tactics. Although the U.S. had more aircraft, better weapons, and hundreds of thousands of trained soldiers, they were stuck in a stalemate against the Communist forces in North Vietnam and the guerilla forces in South Vietnam (known as the Viet Cong). The United States was discovering that traditional warfare tactics did not necessarily work well in the jungle against the guerilla warfare tactics they were facing.