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IV .C Evolution of the War (26 Voi s.)Direct Action: The Johnson Commitment s, 1 9 6 4

( 16 Vois.)10 . Statistical Survey of the War, North and So uth:1965 - 1967


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Page PageNo. No .1. Build-up of U. S. I nfantry-type Battalions 13. U. S. KIA per U. S. Infantry-type2. Build-up of NVA infiltrated Battalions Battalion in SVN3. Ratio of U. S" I nfantry-type to NVA 14. U. S" KIA per NVA Battalioninfiltrated Battalions 15. U. S. KIA per VC/NVA Battalion4. Number of VC Main/Local Force Battalions 16. Build-up of Viet Cong Guerrilla Forces5. Total VC/NVA Battalions 17" Bu ild-up of VC Main/Local Forces6. U. S. Land Operations 18. Total Viet Cong Forces7. Enemy KIA 19. Total U. S. Military Personnel in SVN8. U. S. KIA 20. Viet Cong initiated incidents9. Ratio: Enemy KIA pe r U. S. KIA 21. U. S. Air Sorties in North Vietnam

10. Enemy KIA per U. So Land Operation 22. U. S. Air Sorties in South Vietnamn. U. S. KIA per U. S. Land Operation 23. U. S. Air Sorties12. Enemy KIA per U. S. Infantry-typeBattalion in SVN

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TOP SECRETl Buddl'l1sts Idemonstrate , Lodge rePlac!s Tav lor l Tet tru{:e Jegins J! Premler H1UOng ousted ' U .S. 151 Di) landS in SVN ", U.S. resJmes NV N ai f str ikes ' Operation Cedar Falls

2-dav truce r - : . . ~ ~ ShellsCo n Th ien,' Ashmore . 8oggs... U.S. I s ~ u e s White Paper M 5ecDef C O ~ l e r e n c e in Saigon .&H onotu;u conference J ,T e t u u ~ e begins

, U.S. d e ~ e n d e n t S I' NV A 101s1 Rey,ment A V,P Hu1mPhrev vis i ts VN .. Tet t r ~ c e ends evacuater! confirmed in SVN I I I accusations onpeace feetersI.. U.S. to bui ldantim.ss li edefense,"U.S. an ' str lkes on NV N .. SeeDer a r r i ~ e s in VN ... U.S. ci te s legal i tv under SEATO j, NV N bombing resumes, Cuat n ~ m e d new prem Ier .. First U.S. 1plane hi t bV SAM ... u . s ~ strength at 2 1 ~ . O O O o p e ~ a l i o n JunctionlCitv

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.I. G e n e ~ a l Khanh r e S l g ~ 5 , E!emenlS lUI Abo a r r i ~ e .. BJddhistS pr otestl Th i 's removal , u!s. planes hi t NV N I I In SVN I I I s ~ e e wo r kS I, 600 ROK's arrive in SVN , SecDef Hon olulu Conference 10,000 Buddhists demonstrate ' Bunker to replace LodgeU , S . ~ W h l t e Paper I R e p u ~ l i c a n "White +pe r " I'Ky quells Da :Nan 9 Buddhistsl adopts ~ s t i t u t i o n , FirSI Marines Battalion , Montag nards reaffirm GVN 'B . 52s bomb Mu Gi a pass ,J ohnson meets Kyat Guam';Bnds al Da N a ~ g loya lt v I I I I

' U.S. aeft. hi t NVN radar site ,AOK troops arrive SVN ' VC mortar Tan Son Nhut , NV N rejects U.S. peace bidI " IC bomb U.S. Embassy ' Plei Me Banle A NV N MIG ' s join f ight 'Peace marches i n U.S,

U S "b d . u S ' , 000 . l . l I ' f d .lU.S. p l a n e ~ hi t Haiphong.. announceS ro op UI 'u p ' . strength is 14 , Buddhist stT! e renewe , I , power plants, SecDef Conference at . I . I .

DRV reje ct sGoldberg'speace plan

HanoiMosCowsign ai d pactnti war marcon Pentagon.S. revealsUSSR "F 08S", Honolulu 1 6& PaClflst ,sulcldes In v, , .. Operation EI Paso IT , COMUS MACV addresses

lI C o n g r e s ~ , Cambod ia breaks relations , 5 NV A Regimen t s confirmed ' ARVN troops move against Buddhists ,L B J rebukes wa r dissenters "w l t h U . ~ . I inSV NI I I I I I .' 173d Abn Bde arrives in SVN 'Ia Orang Val ley Battle U.S, acft . attack NV N POL instal lat ions 'Marines capture Hil l SAt "./1 1 " / I I'' Two U.S. Marine Bns deployed , 3whO.OO PHacifists mar1ch on 'B .5 2 ' S bo,mb DMZ ' USARVN forcf\.s.aAlefo""DMZI I li e ouse 1- - I' Armed Forces Council dissolved,Se c Oe l conferen ce in Saigon , a52s use Tha i airoase _. - _. -iThieu announces candidacy, I U' S AF k ' . , . . .I - ' 'IVC attack Song Be , ," S ~ f I es major ' U .S. strength a . '3"06.000 , Full scale Israeli.Arab wa rt .:ndustrv In N V ~ , J' "' U.S. halts NV N bombmg ' Christmas ceasellre ' S N o n s he d ' U .S. jets attack KepI 1 " J , ' / 'Iu.S. re,sumes NVN born,bing U . ~ ~ a ~ ~ ~ ! ~ ; s 3 7 dlays suspension __ Aoperat ion Att lebofo ' U.S. apologizes for damage__ to Russian ship' U.S. resumes NV N ai r raids .. Christman tru ce , . ' , SecDel Visits Saigon Ky Withdraws 'candidacy, , / / . - . I ,~ o } ~ , ; ~ : ~ g ~ : , : : , V N is 50.000 2 ; " : : ; ' ; : : \ i ; ; ~ . ~ ~ OF U. S : , : : : : o ~ : f ~ : : " : v : ~ ' P ' " ' : : , : ' ~ ; : ~ : , : \ ;:: Th;,"

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TOP SECRET! BuddhlStS Idemonstrate , Lodge reptac!s TaylorI I " Tet tfur-e Jeglns 2da y truce J.' U 5 I NVN a st r ke s ' Operation Cedar F ~ l J s .. t - ; . ~ ~ shellsCon Th,en.. Prem.er Huong ousted .. U.S. lS1 D,,,, lends 10 SVN ~ : : I : ; : e C S o n f e r e o ~ : 11 '- Tet t r u ~ e beginS I' As hmore-BoggsI I.. U.S . Issues White Paper " SecDef Conference In Saigon

, U.S. dependents I N VA 101s1 ~ e g l m e n t ' V.p Hu1mPhrey VISitS VN '- Tet t r ~ c e eods accusations onpeace feelersIevacuated confirmed In SVN, , 'I I' U.S. air strikes on NV N .. SecDe! arrives In VN, aual nlmed new premier " First U.s.1plane hit by SAM " U.S. Cites legality under SEATO " NVN bomb log resumesI I 1 I .. U.S. to budd80l i-misslledefense

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I I I I, GeneialKhanh '8S197S ~ ~ ~ n ~ s ff 101 Abn arr'r4 600 ROK' s arrive in SVN .. SecDa' Honolulu Con ference.. U.S. IWhI18 Paper I ,R epuJlica n "Wh l te p ~ p e r " , ".. FirSt Martlles Baltellon ,M ontagnards reaff irm GVN' ! lnds at 08 N a ~ g loya lt y I

.. U.S. BCft. hi t NVN radar site ,R OK troops arrive SVN1 1VC bomb U.S. Embassy ' Plei Me 8BuleI IU.S. annouoces troop build-up ,- U.S. strength Is 148.000

SecOef C o ~ f e r e o c e at I u . I ., Hoooluiu I _P a cillst,Sulcides In U'.

" U.S. strength at 213.000 , Operati on Junction Ci tyI I I I'B uddhists protest Thl's removal Au.s. planes I'll' NVN I s .teel workS I10.000 8uddhists demonstrate '8unker to replace Lodge

"",el ls Oa :Nan g BuddhlstJ adopts C o ~ s t l l u l l o n '8 -52's bomb Mu Gia pass ,- Johnson meets Kyat Guam1 I I' VC mortar Tan Son Nhut ,N VN rejects U.S. peace bid1 I

ANVN MIG' s join fight APeace marches In U.S.A ' - B U d d ~ i s stflfe renewed , U.S. p l a n e ~ hi t HaiphoogI I power plants, Operation EI Paso n , COMUS MACV addresses

ORV releclsGoldberg'speace planHaooi-Moscowsign aid pact,

Anti-war marcon Pentagon,U.S. revealsUSSR "F OBS"C ~ ~ : ~ b ; e a s ela t io r 5 1 ~ ~ C N R t g ' m e n t s confl,med I I C o n g r e s ~ I" A.RVN troops move against Buddhists ,L 8 J rebukes wa r dissenters

U.S. ach. IIltaJk NVN POL ins ta llations 'M arlneJ capture Hill BAII l ! , r " , b A \ - t b ~ e M" ' es in SVN , Ia Orang ValJey BauleI N F ~ N I l t Y s l - M J X r " T.Q! I d , 35.0&0 p ' ' ' ' ; s ts m . ~ , h . , . . r s f oye White House IN J N l t I ~ l ~ h E l i ) solved ' SecClef coo ference in Seigoon ' & ' T . r " l ~ O N & t l .. Vl.S. AF s ~ r i k e s ~ a j o r un, ... } mdUSlry If"! NVN

'B - 52's b ~ l m b DMZ I U S - A R ~ N forces ente! DMZ. 1 IA8-52's us e Thai alfbese ,Thl eu anoouoces caodldacy1 1 I IAU.S. strength at 306.000 ' Full scale Israeli -Arab war' U.S. hal,s NVN b bmg , C;hr lstmas c e a s ~ f i r e '- U 5 rJ s me s N b O ~ b n U.S. ~ e g i ~ s 37 days suspe osion.. I u I I g of air raIds I , SJ N e l e c t i o n S . h " . e ~ I I ~ d ; ; - ____ _____ ~ : s , : ~ , .. ~ t ' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ; ;O ~ e r a t i O n At .... oro es fo r damage' U.S. resumes VN al( raids " ristmao truce

1 1 I I'- u.s. Sir gth in VN" is 50,000 '-25th Inf rives In SVN, o+g al battle l v'S ' streng th In SVN is 184 ,000'- Oua resigns

52's bomb SVN1 I' Marshal Ky forms new government1 I Ij 15t Malor U.S. ground offenSiveI ,'t .s. troops 1s t, major aHackI I m IV I I I IT!

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I to RUSSian StliP, Se f viSits Saigon ky wltMraws ca od idacy1 I" Operatlof\ Ptu1 Revere r- VC attacks or Co o Th,e"'M a nila Conference opeos , SecDef VISitS SVN1 I, Operation Thayer II AClifford-Taylor mlSSIOI returnsl, PreSIdent Johnson VISits SVN ACongress d ebaleI I . Took," c ri SIS

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