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The Controversy of Phoenix Program

Alan Rohn November 30, 2014 Leave a comment

Although Phoenix (Phung Hoang) Program was a crucial element of the post Tet 1968 pacification plan, it has subsequently been considered among the most controversial CIA’s activities during the Vietnam War. Phoenix Operations Phoenix Program had the prime objective... Continue reading

Vietnamization: In Theory and In Reality

kubia April 7, 2014 Leave a comment

The “Secret Plan” of Nixon After the stunning Tet Offensive, American public, who was already cautious about the war in Vietnam, now changed their views even more dramatically against it. Anti-war protests and demonstrations increased rapidly in numbers and size... Continue reading

Search and Destroy: A Misconception

kubia March 15, 2014 Leave a comment

Search and Destroy as a Failure Search and Destroy was part of the attrition warfare and a major tactic used in the Vietnam War. For many people, Gen. Westmoreland, the commander of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV), built... Continue reading

National Liberation Front: From Guerrilla Attacks to Conventional Warfare

Tom Valentine February 22, 2014 Leave a comment

From Viet Minh to Viet Cong At the end of the First Indochina War in 1954, there were some 60,000 Viet Minh members serving in South Vietnam. Following the Geneva Accords, a large number of these men began to... Continue reading

Strategic Hamlet Program

Kenny Rogers November 12, 2013 Leave a comment

The Rural Community Development Program In late 1950s, the Communists began to increase their activities in the South Vietnam. In December 1960, the National Liberation Front (NLF) was formed and rapidly controlled large sections of South Vietnamese countryside. Realizing... Continue reading

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Search and Destroy: A Misconception

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Search and Destroy: A Misconception

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