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The Vietnam War from the North Vietnamese perspective – Pierre Asselin

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Dr. Pierre Asselin is a specialist on the Vietnam War. He spoke to me about the how the war progressed from start to finish from the North Vietnamese perspective.

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0:46 – Introduction

1:06 – Beginning of the war when US deploys forces in 1965 to Vietnam

1:37 – French returns to Vietnam after WWII.

2:10 – Vietnam is split

2:53 – War begins in 1954

3:29 – American advisors sent in 1961

3:53 – 1964 North Vietnam begins sending complete units south

4:33 – 1965 Americans begin fighting

4:54 – Insurgency ws focused on the central highlands and delta areas of South Vietnam

5:31 – North Vietnamese troops focused on the central highlands in the upper third of South Vietnam

6:21 – North Vietnam’s first campaign is in November 1964

7:19 – March 1965 US Marines land in Da Nang

7:49 – Late 1965 the Ia Drang battle occurs

9:41 – The Communists initiated most of the battles in the Vietnam War

11:48 – The US used air and naval and artillery support to engage the enemy

12:29 – The Communist recorded about 50 major conflicts between North Vietnamese and US forces. Most were in the central highlands area

14:06 – Junction City occurred in early 1967

14:39 – Tet Offensive occurred in 1968

16:08 – North Vietnam decided to use the Tet Offensive as a psychological victory

17:33 – After Tet, North Vietnam slowed down combat actions dramatically from 1969 to 1971 and focus on diplomacy

19:28 – In March 1972 North Vietnam launches the Eastern Offensive

20:07 – In early 1973 the US leaves Vietnam

20:53 – The Paris Peace agreement is signed

21:00 – A civil war resumes in South Vietnam

21:29 – The civil war is low intensity

22:02 – The Ho Chi Minh campaign and a central highlands campaign ends the war

22:26 – Pierre Asselin can be found at San Diego University

Links of interest

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https://history.sdsu.edu/people/asselin

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Guests: Pierre Asselin

Host: Cris Alvarez

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