Ho Chi Minh wants to unify Vietnam. ... North Vietnamese infiltrate the Ho Chi Minh trail. ... The Ho Chi Mahn is used for a life line for the North. The Ho Chi Mahn trail is seen by the US, as being a key to end the war, by shutting it down. ... September 1969, Ho Chi Mahn dies. ...
(Compton's) On January 29, 1968 the Tet Offensive started with the order to attack broadcasted by Radio Hanoi in the form of a poetic exhortation written by Ho Chi Minh. ... (Pike) Outside of Saigon NVA and VC forces tried to stop U.S. forces by attacking the bases at Bien Hoa, Lai Khe, and Cu Chi, but were relatively unsuccessful. ...
"As wretched, awful and savage as any war can get, all wars have this element of thrill and excitement in them- Caputo said, in an interview with CNN. A Rumor of War was just that, it discussed everything from gruesome encounters with the Viet Cong to descriptions of the horrible weather. Philip...
