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A Shau Valley looking south.
Photo © Tom Pilsch
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Click here for the location of the A Shau Valley within South Vietnam
Images of the A Shau Valley
The A Shau Valley was one of the strategic focal points of
the war in Vietnam. Located in western Thua Thien province,
the narrow 25-mile long valley was an arm of the Ho Chi Minh Trail
funneling troops and supplies toward Hué and Danang.
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Ho Chi Minh Trail through A Shau
Valley
Click on image for a map of the
entire Ho Chi Minh Trail
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At the north end
of the valley was the major North Vietnamese Army (NVA) staging area
known as Base Area 611. Because of its importance to the North
Vietnamese plan for victory, the A Shau became a major battle ground
from the earliest days of the American involvement in South
Vietnam. The links below highlight some of those actions.
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Click here for a map of the A Shau Valley showing major battle areas.
Links to pages on battles and bases in the A Shau Valley:
The Fall of the A Shau Special Forces Camp (March 1966)
Operation Delaware (April-May 1968)
Source: Lt. Gen. Willard Pearson,
War in the Northern Provinces,
1966-68
Operation Dewey Canyon (Base Area 611, February-March 1969)
Click here for a detailed map of Base Area 611 (1:50,000)
101st Airborne Div. Operations in A Shau Valley 1 May - 31 July 1969
[PDF, 7.2 MB]
Operation Apache Snow (Hamburger Hill, May 1969)
Operation Apache Snow After-Action
Report
[PDF, 3.2 MB]
Map of Fire Support Bases in the A Shau Valley, 1969
Source:
USAF Project CHECO Report: A Shau Valley Campaign, Dec 68 - May 69
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