Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence
A collection of three orientation documents prepared by the U.S. Army Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. The first is a paper on Viet Cong Tactical Doctrine; it is a general summary of Viet Cong tactics and methods of operation in the Republic...
America's wars cannot be won simply by applying lethal effects. The U.S. military can defeat any adversary using lethal effects to gain, clear and hold key terrain or cities faster than at any other time in history. However, winning the war...
Contains a series of essays on various military campaigns and operations during World War II and the Vietnam War. All of the documents illustrate both the historical interest of the officer corps and the variety of tactical situations that can be...
Contains a series of essays on various military campaigns and operations during World War II and the Vietnam War. All of the documents illustrate both the historical interest of the officer corps and the variety of tactical situations that can be...
Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV), Headquarters
Decree no. 198-SL/DUHC of 24 December 1966 (governing the reorganization of village and hamlet administration). Chapters contain information regarding the village people's council (including organization and authority), the Village Administrative...
During the Vietnam War and the years following, there has been a contentious debate regarding the nature of the conflict. Some proponents argue it was an insurgency while others claim it was a conventional war, with each side advocating the...
During the war years, the Republic of Vietnam and the United States pursued a common goal; their armed forces fought against the same enemy, under the same campaign plan, with the same weapon systems, and in the same environment. The strategic...
Force Design is the process of designing the organization of army units. The process involves building unit structures, including combat support and combat service support capabilities, and then validating those structures through testing and...
In the internal defense of South Vietnam where the Vietnamese and their allies are waging war against the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces, another war of equal or perhaps greater importance is being waged concurrently. This second war...
US Army Section Military Assistance Group, Vietnam
It has become apparent that in the course of many recent operations large number of Viet Cong have not been apprehended due in large measure to the lack of appreciation by commanders of the importance of, and lack of troop experiences in, the...
Limited war and its emphasis on the deliberate limitation of the objectives sought in a conflict differs sharply with its counterpart total war, which demands unlimited objectives. The distinction between these two forms of war can be traced...
Military logistics were extremely important to North Vietnam in the conduct of the Second Indochina War, especially during the period of major United States involvement from 1961 to 1969. This paper sought to determine the extent to which the...
Modern US Army rotary wing aeromedical evacuation operations and doctrinal concepts can be traced back to the Korean and Vietnam Wars. These early concepts have formed the foundation for the current doctrine, structure, and employment of...
Officers in today's United States military can learn from the policy and military decision-making failures and successes in American history. The hope is that in future military operations, they will not repeat the mistakes of the past. This thesis...
President Richard Nixon once said, “No event in American history is more
misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported then, and it is misremembered
now. Rarely have so many people been so wrong about so much. Never have the...
Questionnaire on operations in Vietnam prepared by CGSC faculty and delivered to various headquarters in the Republic of Vietnam by Major General Davidson. This document addresses question #17: Are intelligence indicators listed in Appendix 1...
Armed Forces Information and Education, Department of Defense
Summarized in this handbook are certain basic techniques and procedures which have evolved out of several years of combat operations against the enemy. The guidance was to increase the effectiveness of U.S. forces and preclude a repetition of past...
The Field Artillery Target Acquisition Battalion occupies a key position among the various agencies involved in the artillery target acquisition problem. As such, the FATAB's organizational structure, mission, and employment doctrine is being...
The government of the Republic of Vietnam inaugurated its 1970 pacification and development plan on 1 January 1970. The plan is a rational extension of the objectives employed in the previous year, and continues to be based on the principle of...