Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
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Nguyễn Văn Thiệu was a South Vietnamese military officer and politician who was the president of South Vietnam from 1967 to 1975. He was a general in the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces, became head
Official portrait, 1969
Thiệu and US President Lyndon B. Johnson
Thiệu (middle) and Nguyễn Chánh Thi (left) at Danang airfield.
Thiệu (left, first row) and Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (right) in national arm forces day (19 June 1966).
Tet Offensive
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The Tet Offensive was both a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. The North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam and the Viet Cong launched a surprise attack o
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
…mobilization of the population and the induction of 200,000 draftees into the armed forces by the end of the year; the bill had been blocked before the Tết Offensive. This increased South Vietnam's military to more than 900,000 men. Mobilization and token anti-corruption campaigns were carried out. Three of the four…
General William C. Westmoreland, COMUSMACV
VC prior to departing for Saigon-Gia Định
VC special forces are sworn into the forces before the Tet Offensive.
VC troops pose with new AK-47 assault rifles and American field radios.