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| Arc Lght McNamara, Robert |  |
| 1st Feb McNamara approves a sortie rate of 1,200 effective from 1st Feb |
| Arc Lght Westmoreland, William | |
| 1st Feb McNamara approves a sortie rate of 1,200 effective from 1st Feb |
| Battle of Khesanh Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| Khesanh The Vietcong lose 10,000 & are defeated |
| Khesanh The Vietcong try to capture a 6,000 man USAbase with a force of 40,000 |
| Bombing of Cambodia Sihanouk |  |
| Sihanoukville The USAbombs what it believes are Communist HQ in Cambodia |
| Bombing of Cambodia Beecher, Willam | |
| May New York Exposes the secret bombings of Cambodia |
| May New York The bombing of Cambodia is only officially acknowledged in 1973 |
| Bombing of Cambodia Nixon, Richard Mulhouse | |
| 17th Mar Washington Bombing begins over Cambodia |
| 17th Mar Washington Menu or short-duration bombing of Vietcong sanctuaries, lasts for 14 months |
| Bombing of Vietnam Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| 19th parallel Announces the cessation of bombing Nth of the 19th parallel in Vietnam |
| 31st Mar 20th parallel Announces cessation of bombing nth of the 20th parallel to negotiate a solution |
| 31st Oct Announces bombing in nth Vietnam will stop |
| 31st Oct Announces negotiations will begin, 5 days before the Presidential Election |
| 1st Nov Calls a complete halt to the bombing of Nth Vietnam during diplomatic talks |
| Bombing of Vietnam Vance, Cyrus | |
| Sent as USArepresentitive to propose bombing cessation but conditions are rejected |
| Bombing of Vietnam Chi-Minh, Ho |  |
| 31st Oct The USAannounces a cessation of bombing & that negotiations will begin |
| 31st Oct The Vietcong do not agree to negotiation conditions |
| Breakfast Sihanouk | |
| Sihanoukville The USAbombs what it believes are Communist HQ in Cambodia |
| Capture of Hue Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| Hue The Vietcong capture Hue & massacre many with "blood-debt-lists" |
| Capture of Hue Hoang, Xuan Lam | |
| Hue Leads the South Vietnemese capture of Hue during the Tet Offensive |
| Capture of Pueblo, USS Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| Jan The Nth Koreans capture USS Pueblo, Johnson sends 26 more B-52s to the Pacific |
| Casualties Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| The USAhas lost over 31,000 lives & are losing 300 per week |
| CINCPAC McCain, John | |
| July Appointed CINCPAC |
| Commander US Forces Vietnam Abrams, Creighton | |
| 3rd July Appointed Commander of the USAforces in Vietnam |
| Complete Victory Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| 8th April Washington Over 100,000 begin an offensive against Communist forces in 11 provinces around Saigon |
| Conference of Paris Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| 10th May Paris Peace talks begin in Paris with North Vietnamese officials |
| Diplomacy Sihanouk | |
| 8th June Sihanoukville Allows the American embassy in Phnom Penh to reopen |
| Diplomacy Bowles, Chester | |
| Discusses USAaccess to Cambodia if it is invaded by Nth Vietnam with Sihanouk |
| Diplomacy Kissinger, Henry Alfred | |
| 14th April Meets Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin & proposes a negotiating channel with Nth Vietnam |
| Diplomacy Nixon, Richard Mulhouse | |
| Nov Washington Withdraws from Vietnam without "defeat" by improving relations with China & Russia |
| Diplomacy Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| Visegrad Demands as a precondition of peace talks the USAcease all bombing & acts of war |
| General Westmoreland, William | |
| Appointed Chief-of-Staff of the Army |
| Igloo White Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| Washington Sensors are dropped on the Ho Chi Minh Trail, activity triggers off bombing raids |
| Invasion of China En-Lai, Chou |  |
| Aug Says China will not be invaded by Russia which is "saber rattling" |
| Light Arc Westmoreland, William | |
| Feb The monthly sortie rate is increased to 1,800 |
| Massacre Hue Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| Hue The Vietcong capture Hue & massacre many with "blood-debt-lists" |
| Massacre My Lai Calley, Jnr, William | |
| 16th Mar My Lai A massacre by USAtroops, allegedly under the orders of Lt Calley |
| Menu Sihanouk | |
| Sihanoukville The USAcontinuously bombs Communist sanctuaries |
| Mobilization Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| Washington By the end of 1968 550,000 are stationed in Vietnam |
| Niagra Westmoreland, William | |
| 21st Jan Kheh Orders Operation Niagra after the Viet Cong strke Khe Sanh |
| Offensive Tet Hoang, Xuan Lam | |
| Leads the South Vietnemese capture of Hue during the Tet Offensive |
| Peace Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| 31st Oct Announces negotiations will begin, 5 days before the Presidential Election |
| Peace Nixon, Richard Mulhouse | |
| 20th Dec Washington A message is sent to Hanoi indicating an interest in a peace settlement |
| Peace Vance, Cyrus | |
| Sent as representitive to forward proposals to cease bombing, conditions are rejected |
| 11th Oct Preconditions to cease bombing are made informal, they are still rejected |
| Pegasus Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| 1st 15 Kheh 30,000 raise the siege of marines in Khe Sanh, the Nth Vietnamese retreat into Laos |
| Rolling Thunder Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| 1st Nov Brought to a halt, emphasis is placed on the trail network in Laos |
| Siege of Hue Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| Hue The Vietcong capture Hue & massacre the local population with "blood-debt-lists" |
| Siege of Khe Sanh Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| 1st 15 Kheh 30,000 raise the siege of marines in Khe Sanh, the Nth Vietnamese retreat into Laos |
| Siege of Saigon Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| Feb Saigon The Viet Cong are driven back from Saigon |
| Tet Offensive Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| Cities such as Kontum, My Tho, Ben Tre & Hue are destroyed during fighting |
| The Tet Offensive results in Johnson having to bow out of the Presidential elections |
| 31st Jan Washington An offensive launched by the nth Vietnamese to overthrow the sth Vietnamese government |
| Mar The nth Vietnamese offensive is repelled but this leads to anti-war protests |
| Mar The Tet offensive is contained by the USAat the cost of 165,000 civilian lives |
| Tet Offensive Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| 31st Jan Saigon 4,000 troops reach Saigon but the offensive is routed a month later |
| 31st Jan 70,000 troops attack 100 cities |
| 31st Jan Launches the offensive during the Tet truce while the sth celebrates New Year |
| 31st Jan Launches the Tet Offensive |
| Mar Saigon The Tet offensive is contained by the USAat the cost of 165,000 civilian lives |
| Tet Offensive Giap, Vo Nguyen | |
| Attacks 5 Sth Vietnamese cities & 36 capitals during the Tet lunar year festival |
| Vice Chief of Staff Palmer Jnr Palmer Jnr, Bruce | |
| Appointed Vice Chief-of-Staff of the Army |
