The American bombing of North Vietnam is halted over the 1965 Christmas period.  In this final episode of this series, I look at the state of the American military effort in South Vietnam at the end of 1965 though the prism of the Fulbright Hearing in the US Senate held in February 1966.  A biography of Senator Fulbright.

Military actions in South Vietnam during November and December 1965.  The American Army launch a series of search and destroy operations including operation Hump to find and kill the Viet Cong, yet none of them result in a total victory, thee Viet Cong when they wish are able to break off contact.  Growing doubts exist within the American military leadership of General Westmoreland's tactics.

The first major battle between regular American soldiers from the 1st Cavalry Division and regular North Vietnamese troops.  There re two major engagements, one at landing zone X-Ray,  biography of the American commander Lieutenant Colonel Moore.  Hundreds of American troops are killed but even more North Vietnamese die too.