The War in the Delta: Views from Three Viet Cong Battalions

Abstract

This study focuses on VC regular-force battalions 261, 263, and 514. It suggests that the fragmented structure and compartmentalization characteristic of such units, together with a pervasive control and surveillance system, may have been the main supports of cohesion in the ranks despite highly adverse developments which, under a different military system, might have prompted widespread demoralization.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1967
Accession Number
ADA032421

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  • Melvin Gurtov

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  • RAND Corporation

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