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North Vietnamese convoy underway through the bombed and defoliated wilderness the "Pinball Wizards" created along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Note the panel built over the hood of the lead truck for shade, camouflage, and for use as a weapon platform. (Photo from the Institute for Military History, Hanoi, Vietnam; shown on page 171 of John Prados' book, "THE BLOOD ROAD -- The Ho Chi Minh Trail and the Vietnam War", published by John Wiley & Son, Inc., Toronto, Canada 1999)
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