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| Alliance Shaoqi, Liu |  |
| Proposes sending Chinese armies into Vietnam against the United States |
| Arc Light McNamara, Robert |  |
| Nov McNamara agrees to Westmorland's request for 600 sorties per month, achieved in Nov |
| Arc Light Westmoreland, William | |
| Mar Bien Hoa The 1st of 7 radar sites is established at Bien Hoa air base |
| 1st July Combat Skyspot allows 3rd Air Div to place B-52s as a quick reaction force |
| Nov McNamara agrees to Westmorland's request for 600 sorties per month, achieved in Nov |
| Battle of Con Thien Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| July Con Thien Heavy fighting near Con Thien kills nearly 1,300 North Vietnamese troops |
| Battle of Con Thien Chi-Minh, Ho |  |
| July Con Thien Heavy fighting near Con Thien kills nearly 1,300 North Vietnamese troops |
| Battle of Lo Ke Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| 5th Mar Lo Ke The 272nd Regiment of the Vietcong 9th Div attack the American 3rd Brigade |
| 5th Mar Lo Ke USAair support succeeds in bombing the attackers into retreat |
| Birmingham Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| April 5,000 USAtroops backed by helicopters & armored vehicles sweep nth of Saigon |
| April Most battles are dictated by the Vietcong, who prove elusive |
| Bombing of Mu Gia Pass Westmoreland, William | |
| 11th April Mu Gia Pass B-52s bomg the Mu Gia Pass on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos |
| 27th April Mu Gia Pass B-52s bomg the Mu Gia Pass on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos |
| Bombing of Nth Vietnam Westmoreland, William | |
| B-52s strike Nth Vietnam for the 1st time |
| Bombing of Vietnam Helms, Richard | |
| 22nd Jan Says, "increased bombing in the nth could not stop movement of supplies to the tth" |
| Bombing of Vietnam Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| Washington Bombing against Nth Vietnam includes road, rail, oil depots & industrial plants |
| 13th May Stops bombing, instructs the Nth Vietnamese he expects "equally constructive" gestures |
| 15th May Washington Johnson orders a resumption of the bombing |
| Commander 3rd Marine Amphibious Force McCutcheon, Keith | |
| Appointed Commander 3rd Marine Amphibious Force |
| Crimp Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| Jan Chu Chi Chu Chi is razed and patrolled but American forces fail to locate a Vietcong HQ |
| 8th Jan The goal of the campaign is to capture the Vietcong's headquarters near Saigon |
| Cultutral Revolution En-Lai, Chou | |
| 27th Sep Peking Advises the State Council that the Party must keep control & not pass to the mob |
| Nov Peking Presides over a rally of 20,000 in honour of Sun Yatsen's birthday |
| Diplomacy En-Lai, Chou | |
| Sihanoukville Demands Cambodia let Vietcong supplies land in Sihanoukville |
| Sihanoukville Demands that the Friendship Highway be used to supply Vietcong bases |
| Diplomacy Sihanouk |  |
| Sihanoukville Agrees with China to allow Sihanoukville & Friendship Highway to supply the Vietcong |
| Sihanoukville Avoids China supporting the Khmers Rouge by acceeding to its demands |
| Fall back Plan McNamara, Robert | |
| Prepares a disengagement full-back plan because of virtual civil war in Sth Vietnam |
| Invasion of Vietnam McNamara, Robert | |
| 18th Jan Receives news the Nth Vietnamese will infiltrate 4,500 men a month into Sth Vietnam |
| Landing Quangngai Province Westmoreland, William | |
| Quangngai The USAlaunches the largest amphibious operation since Inchon to land more troops |
| Mayflower Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| 13th May Washington Announces a "pause" in the bombing |
| 15th May Washington Hanoi Radio denounces the bombing halt as a "worn out trick" |
| 15th May Washington Johnson orders a resumption of the bombing |
| Mobilization Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| USAforces in Vietnam reach 385,000 men, plus an additional 60,000 sailors offshore |
| Peace Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| 2nd Feb Washington A Harris poll supports this & an increase in USAtroop levels to 500,000 |
| 2nd Feb Washington At a National Security Council decides to end the cease-fire |
| Peace McNamara, Robert | |
| 23rd June Proposes Johnson negotiate with because a military solution is impossible |
| Rolling Thunder Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| Washington Bombing against Nth Vietnam escalates to include road, rail, oil & industrial plants |
| Siege of Chu Chi Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| Jan Chu Chi Chu Chi is razed and patrolled but American forces fail to locate a Vietcong HQ |
| Siege of Route 13 Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| 30th June Route 13 On Route 13 linking Vietnam to the Cambodian border USAforces are brutally assaulted |
| Siege of Route 13 Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| 30th June Route 13 On Route 13 linking Vietnam to the Cambodian border USAforces are brutally assaulted |
