BATTLES & OPERATIONS
This 1968 offensive saw communist forces launch attacks across South Vietnam during the Vietnamese New Year.
What was the Tet Offensive?
This communist leader became the symbol of North Vietnam's struggle for reunification.
Who was Ho Chi Minh?
This helicopter, nicknamed the "Huey," became the iconic aircraft of the Vietnam War.
What was the Bell UH-1 Iroquois?
This city served as the capital of South Vietnam.
What was Saigon?
This branch of the U.S. military was responsible for defending Khe Sanh and conducting many operations in I Corps near the DMZ.
What was the United States Marine Corps?
This 1965 battle was the first major clash between U.S. Army forces and the North Vietnamese Army.
What was the Battle of Ia Drang?
This U.S. general commanded American forces in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive.
Who was William Westmoreland?
This assault rifle became the standard weapon of most U.S. troops in Vietnam.
What was the M16?
This network of supply routes through Laos and Cambodia was vital to North Vietnam.
What was the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
This South Vietnamese military force was commonly known by the acronym ARVN.
What was the Army of the Republic of Vietnam?
This prolonged U.S. bombing campaign against North Vietnam began in 1965.
What was Operation Rolling Thunder?
This U.S. president dramatically increased American troop levels after 1965.
Who was Lyndon B. Johnson?
This Chinese-Copy of the Soviet-designed rifle armed many North Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers.
What was the Type 56?
This former imperial capital was the site of intense fighting during the Tet Offensive.
What was Hue?
This highly decorated U.S. division fought at Ia Drang and pioneered airmobile warfare.
What was the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)?
This Marine combat base near the Laotian border was besieged by North Vietnamese forces in 1968.
What was Khe Sanh?
This North Vietnamese general was the chief architect of many communist offensives during the war.
Who was Vo Nguyen Giap?
This American machine gun earned the nickname "The Pig" among U.S. troops.
What was the M60?
This major American airbase city was located in I Corps near the DMZ.
What was Da Nang?
This secretive organization conducted reconnaissance and cross-border operations into Laos and Cambodia.
What was MACV-SOG?
This 1970 operation expanded the war into Cambodia.
What was the Cambodian Incursion?
This American general succeeded Westmoreland as commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam in 1968.
Who was Creighton Abrams?
This attack helicopter became the U.S. Army's first dedicated helicopter gunship.
What was the AH-1 Cobra?
This valley near the Cambodian border became a major communist stronghold and infiltration route.
What was the A Shau Valley?
This elite North Vietnamese and Viet Cong special operations force specialized in infiltration, sabotage, raids on airbases, and attacks on fortified positions. Their name translates roughly to "Special Forces."
What were the Dac Cong (Đặc Công)?