Vietnam War in the Academia (VI). Vietnam War Research Material (cont.). Battle of Dong Xoai (1965): An American Special Forces Camp. Battle of Hue (1975): On March 24, General Truong began evacuating ARVN forces from Hue, and NVA troops entered the city the same day. Battle of Ia Drang Valley (1965): The battle of the Ia Drang Valley began with a North Vietnamese attack on the Special Forces camp at Plei Me in the Central Highlands. Battle of Khe Sanh (1967-1968: The NVA siege of Khe Sanh began on January 21, 1968. Battle of Loc Ninh (1967): The Vietcong defeat at Loc Ninh encouraged American military officials to believe that at long last the enemy was trying to use conventional tactics. Battle of Xuan Loc (1975): The fighting was harsh and severe, and the ARVN troops fought well. Ben Tre: "It became necessary to destroy the town in order to save it." Binh Xuyen: The Binh Xuyen were drug smugglers who traditionally traded support for legal protection of their rackets. Boat People: A euphemism for Vietnamese refugees fleeing Vietnam after the fall of Saigon in 1975. Booby Traps: Booby traps were a common part of the Vietnam War, mainly because of the guerrilla nature of the conflict. Chieu Hoi: An amnesty programme. Cholon: The Chinese part of the city of Saigon. Cao Dai: A Vietnamese religious sect with saints ranging from Buddha and Jesus to Charlie Chaplin and Joan of Arc. Central Highlands: A strategically significant region of South Vietnam throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Confucianism: Confucianism was the moral philosophy which the Vietnamese used to govern their society. Lucien Conein: Conein entered Hanoi when Japan surrendered and met with Ho Chi Minh and other Vietminh leaders. Chester Cooper: Unlike the majority of men in either the Johnson or Nixon administrations, Cooper constantly encouraged a political solution over a military solution to the conflict in Vietnam. Walter Cronkite: Walter Cronkite became the preeminent media figure of the 1960s and 1970s as correspondent and anchorman for CBS Television. The Cu Chi Tunnels (A Video): During the war in Vietnam, thousands of people in the Vietnamese province of Cu Chi lived in an elaborate system of underground tunnels. Originally built in the time of the French colonial occupation, the tunnels were enlarged during the American presence. Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam Ho Chi Minh's Speech, Ba Dinh Square, September 2, 1945 Democratic Republic of Vietnam Peace Proposal June 26, 1971. Dien Bien Phu: The Epic Battle America Forgot by Howard R. Simpson The fall of Dien Bien Phu ended French control of Indochina and opened the way to US commitment to the area (and to US mistakes of a similar nature). Pham Van Dong: North Vietnamese leader. Duong Van Minh: The last President of the Republic of Vietnam.
