The Viet Cong in Saigon: Tactics and Objectives during the Tet Offensive

Abstract

The study is based on 425 RAND interviews with local residents of Saigon and Gia Dinh province, conducted from February to mid-April, 1968, concerning the Viet Cong's recent Tet offensive. It focuses on Viet Cong political tactics during, and popular reactions to, the offensive against Saigon, and presents several conclusions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0738741

Entities

People

  • Victoria Pohle

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Corporations
  • Enemy Personnel
  • Families (Human)
  • Governments
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Negotiations
  • North Vietnam
  • Police
  • Security
  • Security Personnel
  • South Vietnam
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Urban Areas

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Military Science