Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu takes over military government of south. First US combat troops arrive. 1967 Antiwar protests start in USA and elsewhere. Offensive - 105 towns attacked simultaneously in South with infiltrated arms. Viet Cong suffer serious losses.
Peace talks begin.
USA eases bombing and starts withdrawing troops. Ho Chi Minh dies. War intensifies in spite of talks. Christmas Campaign is heaviest US bombing of war. Paris Peace Agreements signed, but fighting continues.