Although minor in size, the battle at Firebase Maureen was nonetheless major in ferocity — enough to produce two Medal of ...

However, the battle was a turning point in American attitudes toward the war as the war's full brutality ... the first American troops began to leave Vietnam. In 1970, the conflict escalated ...

The USA would ultimately drop three million tonnes of bombs in Vietnam - more than all the bombs dropped in Europe during World War Two ... made sure they picked battles they would be able ...