Ho Chi Minh and Vietcong
-Didn't know who they were fighting half the time
-Objective was to find and kill as many people as possible
-They found hills to set up upon and would call in helicopters to bomb everything, then would leave
-South was supplied by the Ho Chi Minh Trail from Cambodia and Laos (behind enemy lines)
-Tet offensive launched by the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) in 1968
-Very little achieved, surprising for the Americans because it occurred over Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year)
-Major turning point in the war (Americans didn't lose anything militarily, but lost the support of people back home)
-Pictures and media increased greatly
-American citizens didn't want to be apart of the war because of the disturbing pictures
-Anti-war demonstrations increased
-Objective was to find and kill as many people as possible
-They found hills to set up upon and would call in helicopters to bomb everything, then would leave
-South was supplied by the Ho Chi Minh Trail from Cambodia and Laos (behind enemy lines)
-Tet offensive launched by the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) in 1968
-Very little achieved, surprising for the Americans because it occurred over Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year)
-Major turning point in the war (Americans didn't lose anything militarily, but lost the support of people back home)
-Pictures and media increased greatly
-American citizens didn't want to be apart of the war because of the disturbing pictures
-Anti-war demonstrations increased
Summary:
The Ho Chi Minh trail was a route that sent supplies and materials from North to South Vietnam. The Vietcong or the NLF was supported in North Vietnam which fought against the US and South Vietnam.
The Ho Chi Minh trail was a route that sent supplies and materials from North to South Vietnam. The Vietcong or the NLF was supported in North Vietnam which fought against the US and South Vietnam.