Four Maps (below) illustrate the course of the War:

• First Indochina War

• Ho Chi Minh Trail

• Tet Offensive of 1968

• Fall of South Vietnam, 1975

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1. Southeast Asia at the time of the First Indochina War

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2. Map of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, supply route for Vietnamese fighters during the war against the U.S.

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3. Map of the Tet Offensive of 1968

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4. Map of the final assault by North Vietnam on South Vietnam, 1975

Key to Map at left 1. 11 March: Ban Me Thuot falls 2. 19 March: Quang Tri City falls 3. 24 March: Tam Ky falls 4. 25 March: Hue falls 5. 30 March: Da Nang falls 6. 22 April 22: Xuan Loc falls 7. 30 April: Saigon falls

 

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