| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
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| Nov. 28–29 |
| | | Defense Secretary McNamara visited Saigon. Military leaders argued for the need of 350,000 to 400,000 men to bring the war to a victorious end. | 1 |
| | | Dec. 15 |
| | | U.S. airplanes bombed a power plant on the outskirts of Haiphong, a port thus far spared in view of the heavy Soviet shipping there. | 2 |
| | | Dec. 24 |
| | | A Christmas truce began, and bombing over North Vietnam was suspended. Efforts by the U.S. to initiate peace talks were rejected by Hô Chi Minh. | 3 |
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| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth
edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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