The gem of American military superiority in Vietnam was the strategic Marine Corps base a Khe Sanh. Located a few miles from the borders of North Vietnam and Laos, Khe Sanh was heavily fortified ...

The NVA battle plan called for the encirclement of the Khe Sanh Combat Base with artillery, cutting off of Route 9 to prevent American supplies and reinforcements, and mass infantry attacks on the ...

In January 1968, the People's Army of North Vietnam bombarded the US Marine garrison at Khe Sanh in South Vietnam. The siege lasted 77 days and was one of the longest and most gruesome battles in ...