Tag Archives: NVA

Strategy and tactics of guerrilla warfare

Posted on May 5, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Guerrilla forces from North Vietnam’s Vietcong movement cross a river in 1966 during the Vietnam War “The main strategy and tactics of guerrilla warfare tend to involve the use of a small attacking, mobile force against a large, unwieldy force. … Continue reading →

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Agent Orange, exposed: How U.S. chemical warfare in Vietnam unleashed a slow-moving disaster

Posted on April 21, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“In the end, the military campaign was called Operation Ranch Hand, but it originally went by a more appropriately hellish appellation: Operation Hades. As part of this Vietnam War effort, from 1961 to 1971, the United States sprayed over 73 … Continue reading →

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Hue Prepared for a Holiday, Then the War Came

Posted on February 10, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Many civilians were driven from their homes during street fighting in the ancient city of Hue in February 1968.  “During the early days of January 1968, the 150,000 residents of Hue, like all Vietnamese, began preparations for their biggest event … Continue reading →

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Hearts and Minds – Peter Davis (1974)

Posted on February 6, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Hearts and Minds is a 1974 American documentary film about the Vietnam War directed by Peter Davis. The film’s title is based on a quote from President Lyndon B. Johnson: ‘the ultimate victory will depend on the hearts and minds … Continue reading →

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The Story of the Tet Offensive

Posted on January 31, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“At the end of January, the media will commemorate the fifty-year anniversary of one of the Vietnam War’s most pivotal moments: the Tet Offensive. On January 30, 1968, the combined forces of the Viet Cong, the People’s Liberation Armed Forces … Continue reading →

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The Terrible Violence of ‘Pacification’

Posted on January 24, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

South Vietnamese displaced by the war, circa 1970. “By the time of the cease-fire in Vietnam in 1973, more than 10 million South Vietnamese, mostly from rural areas — well over half of the estimated total population of 17 million … Continue reading →

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A Little Piece of Hell

Posted on January 22, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“It was known to local missionaries as ‘the Hill of Angels,’ but to the occupying Marines, Con Thien was a little piece of hell. Just two miles south of the Demilitarized Zone, it was a barren, bulldozed plateau of red … Continue reading →

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The Viet Cong Committed Atrocities, Too

Posted on December 27, 2017 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Survivors covering the bodies of some of the 114 villagers in Dak Son killed by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops in December 1967. “Under the cover of night on Dec. 5, 1967, a coalition of Viet Cong guerrillas … Continue reading →

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Was It Legal for the U.S. to Bomb Cambodia?

Posted on December 13, 2017 by 1960s: Days of Rage

South Vietnamese marines rushed to the American Army helicopter after a sweep east of the Cambodian town of Prey-Veng during the Vietnam War. “Is it acceptable to engage an enemy on the territory of a third country? It’s a question … Continue reading →

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Hanoi Hannah

Posted on December 9, 2017 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Trịnh Thị Ngọ ([ṯɕïŋ˧ˀ˨ʔ tʰi˧ˀ˨ʔ ŋɔ˧ˀ˨ʔ]; 1931 – 30 September 2016), also known as Thu Hương and Hanoi Hannah, was a Vietnamese radio personality best known for her work during the Vietnam War, when she made English-language broadcasts for North … Continue reading →

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