Failure vs. Insurgency During the Vietnam War Due to Doctrine

Abstract

The origin of Insurgency in South Vietnam occurred during the period of 1954 to 1960. This was because North Vietnam communists were attempting to convert South Vietnam to a unified communist country. Because of the South Vietnam resistance, the north adopted an insurgent style of fighting in order to force the south to conform. The United States and allies were not prepared for this style of fighting because of their current battlefield doctrine. It would take many years and many mistakes before we would learn and change our doctrines.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 27, 2007
Accession Number
AD1136386

Entities

People

  • Leonard Meeks

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Battlefields
  • Communist Countries
  • Communists
  • Doctrine
  • Guerrilla Warfare
  • Insurgency
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Tactics
  • North Vietnam
  • South Vietnam
  • United States
  • Vietnam
  • Vietnam War
  • War
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military Science
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.