Vietnam - Current Political Boundaries
The map below reminds you what Vietnam and Southeast Asia look like
today.
Take note of the Gulf of Tonkin and the latitude lines shown here at 16 and
20 degrees. Recall that the 1954 Geneva Accords that divided Vietnam at
the 17th parallel (degree of latitude).
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Map is in the public domain as a work prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency of the
federal government. Scanned image provided by Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection,
University of Texas Libraries (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/)
Vietnam War, 1966-1967
Below you see South Vietnam during the war from 1966 to 1967. Note the
Demarcation Line at the 17th parallel.
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From George L. MacGarrigle, The United States Army in Vietnam: Combat Operations,
Taking the Offensive, October 1966-October 1967. Washington DC: Center of Military
History, 1998. Map is in the public domain as a work from the federal government under the
United States Army Center of Military History. Scanned image provided by Wikimedia
Commons.
Tet Offensive 1968
The map below depicts the Vietcong's multiple attacks in the Tet Offensive
that began in late January 1968.
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Map is in the public domain as a work from the United States Military Academy and printed
by the United States Defense Printing Agency. Digital image provided on Wikimedia
Commons.
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