Ho Chi Minh City and the Secret War in Laos 1954 -1963

Abstract

The research deals with CIA secret operations in Laos conducted by the CIA between 1954 and 1963 through the recruitment of the Hmong Lao tribes to wage a guerrilla war against the Soviet-backed Lao forces, especially the use of corridors leading to South Vietnam, It is called the Ho Chi Minh Road .