RURAL PACIFICATION IN VIETNAM: 1962-1965

Abstract

The study is concerned with the efforts of the Republic of Vietnam and its allies to establish peace in the rural areas of South Vietnam. The focus of the study is the administration of counterinsurgency campaigns at the province level and below. Part 1 deals with the context of the insurgency such as the social, political, and historical factors involved and the strategy and tactics of the communist movement in the rural areas. Part 2 briefly surveys the efforts to pacify the rural areas, beginning with the 1954 Civic Action programs of Ngo Dinh Diem. The strategy of the Strategic Hamlet program and its successors is analyzed as an introduction to more detailed discussions in Part 3. Part 4 deals briefly with the national pacification system, with special attention to the American advisory role. Part 5 includes a summary evaluation of pacification efforts in Vietnam and a proposed theory and model for an improved approach to the problem.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0483323

Entities

People

  • William A. Nighswonger

Organizations

  • American University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civic Action
  • Civil Defense
  • Construction
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Fish
  • Governments
  • Intrusion Detectors
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • Minority Groups
  • Personnel Management
  • Revolutions
  • Students
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Theoretical Analysis.