Ho Chi Minh Trail: Quick Facts

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Map of the Vietnam War theatre from around 1965 to 1970, showing Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and parts of Thailand and China. It highlights Communist supply routes such as the Ho Chi Minh Trail, major North Vietnamese and U.S. military bases, U.S. corps headquarters, and U.S. aircraft carrier groups, with arrows indicating supply and bombing routes. Major cities and geographic features like the Gulf of Tonkin, Mekong Delta, and Central Highlands are labeled.

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