Place

Ho Chi Minh Trail

1959–1975 · 20th century · Also known as Truong Son Road

The Ho Chi Minh Trail was a network of roads, tracks and river routes running from North Vietnam through Laos and Cambodia to South Vietnam. North Vietnam used it from 1959 to send troops and supplies to the southern insurgency. Despite massive American bombing, especially of eastern Laos, it remained open and was vital to the communist victory in 1975.

Ho Chi Minh Trail
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Democratic Republic of VietnamKingdom of Laos

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ho Chi Minh Trail. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ho-chi-minh-trail
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The Epoch Institute. “Ho Chi Minh Trail.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ho-chi-minh-trail.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Ho Chi Minh Trail’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ho-chi-minh-trail (Accessed: ).

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