The Siege at Khe Sanh was a culmination of political and tactical ingredients. Both sides wanted this small plateau in the Northwest corner of the Quang Tri province. It was the Northwestern most outpost south of the I Corps Tactical Zone. American Marines, Army Artillery/Special Forces, Air Force Bombers and Fighters, and Naval Fighters all played serious roles in the eventual victory at Khe Sanh in April of 1968. South Vietnamese regular and irregular forces …
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…the Clouds, An Oral History. New York, NY: Crown, 1989. (4) p.52, (5) pp.57-58, (6) p.58, (10) p.261, (11) pp.261-252 Westmoreland, W.C. to ADM Sharp. Declassified Documents. 21 January, 1968. http://members.easyspace.com/airdrop/start/w012168.jpg (7) p.1 Headquarters, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. An Analysis of the Khe Sanh Battle. 5 April 1968. http://members.easyspace.com/airdrop/analogy/w040566.jpg (8) p.2, (9) p.3 Marino, James L. "Strategic Crossroads at Khe Sanh". Taken from Vietnam (1999) www.thehistorynet.com/vietnam/articles/1999/1299_texthtm. (1) p.1