Insurgent Organization and Operations: A Case Study of the Viet Cong in the Delta, 1964-1966

Abstract

The Viet Cong believe that an efficient, centrally managed organization is a major tool of revolutionary war. Their organization is complex, but it has been effective. In this study the decision-making and behavior of the Viet Cong main and local force units operating in one Delta province, Dinh Tuong are analyzed. The period is 1964-1966. Using captured documents and interviews with ralliers, defectors, and prisoners, a portrait of how units make and execute tactical decisions and of how they supply themselves are described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1967
Accession Number
ADA032420

Entities

People

  • H. Averch
  • M. Arnsten
  • Miles Anderson

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

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  • Biomedical
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  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Artillery
  • Combat Areas
  • Combat Support
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of State
  • Doctrine
  • Governments
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
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  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

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  • Military Science
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.