Links to other resources to explore Dak To
 
Books
Dak To and the Border Battles in Vietnam, 1967-1968
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Dak To: America's Sky Soldiers in South Vietnam's Central Highlands
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Our Vietnam Wars, Vol. 1.  as told by 100 veterans who served
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Books about the 173rd Sky Soldiers
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The Long Journey Home from Dak To
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The Battle of Dak-To: Steadfast and Loyal
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Sky Soldier: Battles of Dak-To
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Dak To Rx: A veteran Returns to the Land of His Nightmares
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Thunder: Stories From the First Tour - a helicopter pilot's story
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Once a Boy, by Paul Gardner. A soldier's story, including Dak To.
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The Battle of Dak-To, by Robert Quinn - a very detailed acct.
Buy from here
YouTube Videos
4th Infantry in Vietnam (Dak To at 13:50 and 21:50)
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Operation MacArthur
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Nov. 15, 1967 Airfield Attack and subsequent jungle action
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Nov. 15, 1967 Airfield Attack - 46 second newsreel
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​The Battle For Dak To: Unseen Warriors, Army Combat Cameramen In Vietnam
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Hill 724 - Lost Dak To Combat Footage
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Hill 724
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Vietnam 1967 - Battle Of Dak To Archival Stock Footage
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THE BATTLE OF DAK TO - VIETNAM WAR NOVEMBER 1967
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Hill 875 - Nov. 1967
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combat zone hill 875 dak to - History Channel documentary
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Hill 875 - 40 second news clip
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173d Airborne Brigade, Battle of Dak To, Assault Of "Hill 875," 11/22/1967
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Flickr collection of Dak To / hill 875 photos
Click Here  then click left/right for more photos
Battle for Hill 943.  A CBS News Special Report. 1 hour long
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Web Resources
Battle of Dak To - Wikipedia
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Dak To: One Hell Of A Fight - Charlie Company website
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The Battle of the Slopes - 2nd Battalion, 173rd Airborne
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C47 cargo planes at Dak To
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4th ID looks back at Dak To
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4th ID - Dak To '67: '33 days of violent, sustained combat'
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4th ID - Lessons learned. Operational Report, Nov. '67 - Jan. '68
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Dak To - VVA Veteran online article
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Vietnam Studies by Lt. Gen. John H. Hay, Jr. - Dak To chapter
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173rd Airborne Brigade - Wikipedia
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4th Infantry Division - Wikipedia
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299th Combat Engineer Battalion at Dak To
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299th Combat Engineers - 1969 7-month battle at Dak To
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U.S. Army Air Traffic Controllers in Vietnam - Mike Greenberg's website
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Dak To chapter of "Seven Firefights in Vietnam"
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1/92nd Field Artillery Operational Reports Oct. Nov. '67
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Casper Platoon - Chopper pilots' photos
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Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association website
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Photo of Hill 875
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Camp Holloway, Pleiku Website
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Ray Austin's website with more photos of Dak To
Have your web browser search for "dak to" while on the website to see several more pages of photos.
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Battle for Hill 1034, Nov. 1967.
  This fighting was east of Dak To by 2nd Batt., 8th Cavalry Reg.
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Maps
Ray Smith's map site. Lots of Dak To area maps
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Ray Smith's site - a clickable map
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Google Maps with placemarks for all of Vietnam, including many around
​Dak To.
1. turn off all boxes on left pane
2. zoom out until "Vietnam" shows
3. zoom in on top-left of "V" (tri-border area)
4. turn on box "major bases and events" on left pane.
5. click 'target' on Dak To airfield: "Battle of Dak To FSB a"
6. story appears on left. Click on photo at the top.
7. You'll see several photos copied from this website; find videos starting on page 8.
(I believe this was created by someone named A. B.
 http://www.patriotfiles.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1369373 )
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Detailed Maps of Viet Nam - Jim Henthorn
To find Dak To, keep in mind that Dak To is just to the east of where Cambodia and Laos meet at the Vietnam border (sometimes referred to as the "tri-border" region). In the map, click on the map where the borders join. Then click anywhere on the next map. Then, click on the top-right map in the next window. Scroll down until you see hwy "512" in a white circle, then move right (east) to Dak To and n/s hwy 14. 

Look for hill numbers, like 1338, south of Dak To.  Hills were named by their altitude in meters on the map.
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​And there is my topographical map of the Dak To area. Go to the bottom of the Airfield Landmarks & Map page.  It has most sites marked.
Google Earth Placemarks
If you have Google Earth installed on your desktop computer (it is free), you can use the placemarks below to view the locations around Dak To as they are today.  Included in the placemarks are map overlays that you can fade in/out to view the underlying terrain.  With Google Earth on your desktop, you can zoom and tilt to view the terrain better.  You can also exaggerate the vertical to make the hills stand out.  In several ways, using the desktop version of Google Earth, as opposed to the Google Maps version (a link is in the list above) can give you a better idea of the terrain around Dak To.  Of course, the Google Maps version presented above also has a number of advantages.  I suggest you try it both ways.

If you are new to Google Earth, you'll want to spend some time learning how to fade an overlay image, etc. It will be worth it.
To download Google Earth Pro, Click on this link.

After you have Google Earth Pro installed, you can download these files, then open them.  They will open automatically in Google Earth.

Dak To Area placemarks, including the same Area Map as on the Airfield Landmarks page:  Click Here
  (Note: This set of placemarks include Dak To area Hills, Fire Support Bases, and other placemarks, making it easy to find them in Google Earth)

Vietnam US Facilities, a compilation by (lost the name):  Click Here
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