LC control no. | sh2017004559 |
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Topical heading | Khe Sanh, 1st Battle of, Vietnam, 1967 |
Variant(s) | Hill Fights, Vietnam, 1967 Khe Sanh Hill Fights, Vietnam, 1967 |
See also | Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Campaigns |
Found in | Work cat.: Andrew, Rod, Jr. Hill fights, 2017: page 1 (In the spring of 1967, some of the most vicious and bloody fighting of the Vietnam War occurred in the remote northwestern corner of the Republic of Vietnam (RVN), or South Vietnam; various units from 3d Marine Division (3d MarDiv) fought a number of ferocious battles with elements of the North Vietnamese Army (NVA)... known as the "Hill Fights" or the "First Battle of Khe Sanh"; Khe Sanh lies in the mountainous northwest corner of Quang Tri Province) page 55 (Khe Sanh Hill Fights) Wikipedia, October 2, 2017: The Hill Fights (The Hill Fights (also known as the First Battle of Khe Sanh) 24 April--11 May 1967; Operation Beacon Star) Khe Sanh, battle of, Encyclopedia of the Vietnam war (2nd ed.), via Credo reference, October 2, 2017 (From April 24 to May 12, 1967, the 3rd Marines initiated several major assaults on three Communist-occupied hills surrounding Khe Sanh; so-called Hill Fights; operations were part of Operations Crockett (April-July 1967) and Ardmore (July-October 1967)) |