Contrary to the new Nixon Doctrine, in which the Nixon…
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25 July 1969: Nixon Doctrine Announced in Guam
On a stopover at the American air force base in…
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10-20 May 1969: The Battle of Hamburger Hill
In May 1969, US involvement in Vietnam was at an…
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3 April 1969: Policy of “Vietnamisation” Announced by Melvin Laird
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announced the US government’s new…
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18 March 1969: Operation Menu and Secret Carpet Bombing in Cambodia
More than a year since the start of the Tết…
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December 1968: US Troop Numbers in Vietnam Reach Approximately 540,000
Approximately 540,000 American troops were recorded in Vietnam by December…
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