Down the HCM trail. As some of the NVA's pith helmets used to have written on (graffiti) them, "Born in the North, Died in the South."
Should give you an idea of what those draftees were thinking about when headed for South Vietnam.
Troops moved from North to South Vietnam primarily through the Ho Chi Minh Trail. This network of roads and paths stretched through Laos and Cambodia, allowing the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong to transport troops, weapons, and supplies to support their operations in South Vietnam. Additionally, some troops were transported by sea or air.
North Vietnam (and their allies), led by Ho Chi Minh. North Vietnam was a communist state which was something the USA opposed. When the North made sttempts to take over the South the USA felt it was their responsibility to move in and stop these moves. Ended up an unpopular and eventually faltering goal for the USA.
The South wanted to hold onto Vicksburg to keep supplies flowing from Texas and Arkansas, to move troops where needed on the lower Mississippi, and to prevent the North from using that stretch of river for its own purposes.
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Inability to quickly move troops and supplies.
The North had a better Railway system, because they were the industrial part of the nation then. The South did have some railways but they only extended so far south, and they had NO branches off of them.
The North Vietnamese transported troops and supplies through Cambodia and Laos in order to supply their army in South Vietnam. Their primary transportation route was known as the Ho Chi Mien Trail.
The North Vietnamese transported troops and supplies through Cambodia and Laos in order to supply their army in South Vietnam. Their primary transportation route was known as the Ho Chi Mien Trail.
The North Vietnamese began to move their regular army troops and weaponry into the South at that time. President Johnson ordered air attacks on the North to try and prevent this movement.
North Vietnam (and their allies), led by Ho Chi Minh. North Vietnam was a communist state which was something the USA opposed. When the North made sttempts to take over the South the USA felt it was their responsibility to move in and stop these moves. Ended up an unpopular and eventually faltering goal for the USA.
The two countries have borders with Vietnam, and were a way to move men and materiel from North Vietnam to South Vietnam avoiding the narrow coastal region.
The North had hundreds of miles more of track than the South.
Gettysburg destroyed Lee's ability to carry out an offensive in the North. Vicksburg choked off the South's ability to move troops and supplies on the Mississippi.
Gettysburg destroyed Lee's ability to carry out an offensive in the North. Vicksburg choked off the South's ability to move troops and supplies on the Mississippi.
Gettysburg destroyed Lee's ability to carry out an offensive in the North. Vicksburg choked off the South's ability to move troops and supplies on the Mississippi.
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From the south to the north
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