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History of USA
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| | 1918 | Liggett, Hunter | |
| Meuse Argonne USAForces consists of ten divisions of the USAFirst Army commanded by General John J. Pershing until October 16 and then by Lt. General Hunter Liggett. 1.2 million USAtroops would eventually take part in the battle |
| 1918 | Pershing, John | |
| Meuse Argonne USAForces consists of ten divisions of the USAFirst Army commanded by General John J. Pershing until October 16 and then by Lt. General Hunter Liggett. 1.2 million USAtroops would eventually take part in the battle |
| 1944 | Eisenhower, Dwight David | |
| 28th Oct River Rhine Orders destruction of German forces west of the Rhine to establish bridgeheads |
| 28th Oct River Rhine Orders the November Offensive which destroys all German forces west of the River Rhine |
| 1968 | 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 |
| 1972 | Nixon, Richard Mulhouse | |
| Giap leads the Nguyen Hue Campaign, intended as the decisive invasion of the war |
| The USA only has 65,000 troops in Vietnam to contain the Viet Cong offensive |
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