At a book-and-author luncheon in Chicago ... will depend in large measure on the outcome of the expected Khe Sanh battle. Some critics feel that defending the remote outpost is a foolish gamble ...

The Seabees are finishing strong underground bunkers for the control-tower crew of Khe Sanh’s airstrip and the evacuation hospital, rushing to complete the work before the threatened battle erupts.

The NVA battle plan called for the encirclement of the Khe Sanh Combat Base with artillery, cutting off of Route 9 to prevent American supplies and reinforcements, and mass infantry attacks on the ...