Vietnam War The Viet Cong: Tactics and Support

Description

Let's explore main reasons why the Viet Cong proved to be so resiliant and difficult to defeat. This mind map outlines the main tactics of the Viet Cong and suggests reasons on why the operated so effectively.
Andrew Burke
Mind Map by Andrew Burke, updated more than 1 year ago
Andrew Burke
Created by Andrew Burke almost 7 years ago
59
0

Resource summary

Vietnam War The Viet Cong: Tactics and Support
  1. Supplies
    1. Depended on supplies from North Vietnam
      1. Supplies delivered along the Ho Chi Minh trail
        1. 40,000 Vietnamese worked to keep the trail open and protected
        2. Commitment
          1. Number of Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed in the war was an estimated 1 million
            1. Strength of the Viet Cong fighters was their attitude not to give in to defeat
            2. Guerrilla Warfare
              1. Small units with limited weapons
                1. Wore no uniform; hard to distinguish from peasants
                  1. Attacked isolated units of US soldiers
                    1. Ambushes in the jungle terrified US soldiers
                    2. Civilian Support
                      1. Viet Cong expected to respect Vietnamese peasants
                        1. Prepared to kill peasants who opposed them or cooperated with the enemy
                          1. 1966-1971: killed an estimated 27,000 civilians
                          Show full summary Hide full summary

                          Similar

                          C1 - Formulae to learn
                          Tech Wilkinson
                          An Inspector Calls - Themes
                          mhancoc3
                          Sociology- Key Concepts
                          Becky Walker
                          GCSE Maths: Overview Note
                          Andrea Leyden
                          Repaso de Revalida Enfermeria 2015
                          Francisco Rivera
                          The Effects of Climate Change
                          j. stu
                          OCR gcse computer science
                          Jodie Awthinre
                          B7 Quiz - The Skeleton, Movement and Exercise
                          Leah Firmstone
                          Principios de Vuelo
                          Adriana Forero