South Vietnamese forces fought National Liberation Front units near Ấp Bắc in the Mekong Delta. Despite superior numbers, helicopters, and armor, government forces failed to destroy the opposing...
National Liberation Front forces attacked Bình Giã, a Catholic resettlement village, and fought South Vietnamese units through early January. Government losses and the battle’s duration alarmed U.S....
After intense fighting, South Vietnamese forces withdrew and Long Khánh province fell. The loss opened the eastern approaches to Saigon and accelerated the political and military collapse of the...
