The Battle of Hill 875, Dak To, Vietnam 1967

Abstract

Hill 875 was the most costly terrain feature taken by U.S. servicemen in the Vietnam war, yet little is known about the battle. Current published works on the battle have been incomplete, vague and sketchy. This paper will attempt to describe in detail the events leading to and the actual battle for the terrain feature that survivors simply called, 'The Hill'. This report is based on Technical Reports--Combat Operations After Action Reports from the participating units and personal interviews with veterans of the battle. Questions concerning leadership are addressed concerning the conduct of the battle and conclusions drawn. For the benefit of future leaders lessons learned and recommendations are made for consideration.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 1988
Accession Number
ADA195360

Entities

People

  • Leonard B. Scott

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Ammunition
  • Ammunition Fragments
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Attack Helicopters
  • Automatic Weapons
  • Battles
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Helicopters
  • Mortar Ammunition
  • Personnel Management
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

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  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Science
  • Theoretical Analysis.