Tay Nguyen Region - Buon Ma Thu T, Dak Lak Province, Dak Nong Province, Gia Lai Province, Kon Tum Province, Lam Dong Province, Pleiku (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: Buon Ma Thu t, Dak Lak Province, Dak Nong Province, Gia Lai Province, Kon Tum Province, Lam Dong Province, Pleiku, Battle of la Drang, Battle of Ban Me Thuot, Battle of Dak To, Pleiku Air Base, Kon Ka Kinh National Park, Battle of Mang Yang Pass, Cat Tien National Park, Hoang Anh Gia Lai, Viet Cong attack on Pleiku airbase, Sedang language, k L k Province, Jarai people, Siege of Plei Me, Tay Nguyen, k Nong Province, Krong Bong District, Truc Lam Temple, Lam ng Province, Linh Son Pagoda, Pleiku Airport, Leopold Sabatier, Hoang Anh Gia Lai - Arsenal JMG Academy, Buon Ma Thuot Airport, Siu Black, Paul Seitz, Operation Quyet Thang 202, Ia Drang Valley, Leptolalax croceus, Camp Holloway, Roman Catholic Diocese of Ban Me Thuot, Space of Gong Culture in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, Lung Leng, Ayun Ha Lake, Da Lat Plateau, Ngoc Linh, Pleiku Stadium. Excerpt: The Battle of Ia Drang was the first major battle between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) (referred to by U.S. fighting units as the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) during the Vietnam War). The two-part battle took place between November 14 and November 18, 1965, at two landing zones (LZs) northwest of Plei Me in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam (approximately 35 miles south-west of Pleiku). The battle derives its name from the Drang River which runs through the valley northwest of Plei Me, in which the engagement took place. "Ia" means "river" in the local Montagnard language. Representing the American forces were elements of the 1st Battalion and 2nd Battalion of the 7th Cavalry Regiment, and the 5th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army. The North Vietnamese forces included the 66th and 1st battalion/33rd Regiments of the NVA as well National Liberation Front (NLF) (known world wide as the Viet Cong) of the H15 Battal...