Was it worth it?
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During the Tet offensive of 1968, the North Vietnamese army had staged through the A Shau Valley an entire division and other VC forces for its massive attacks on Hue and Da Nang. Those attacks were a moral victory for the North, but militarily, they were a disaster. In the battle for Hue alone, the NVA lost over 5,000 men. By early 1969, it was becoming apparent to the MACV, Military Assistance Command Vietnam and 24 corps' staffs that A Shau Valley was once again an area of high NVA activity.
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45 min
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Date of Publication
2005
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Alexander Street
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