Vietnam War

Vietnam War1959 - 1975

• Indochina.• WW2.• Japan vs. Viet Minh.• Vietnam partition.• US support to the south of Vietnam.• Cancelled elections. Does it ring a bell?

• Indochina.• WW2.• Japan vs. Viet Minh.• Vietnam partition.• US support to the south of Vietnam.• Cancelled elections. Does it ring a bell?

Why did USA lose the war?Why did USA lose the war?

Guerrilla tactics

• Ho Chi Minh had learnt from Mao. • Basic principles: 1. Retreat when the enemy

attacks. 2. Raid when the enemy camps. 3. Attach when the enemy tires. 4. Persue when the enemy retreats.

• No uniforms. Soldiers could mingle with ordinary peasants.

• No camps or identifiable base. • Great knowledge of the place.

• Ho Chi Minh had learnt from Mao. • Basic principles: 1. Retreat when the enemy

attacks. 2. Raid when the enemy camps. 3. Attach when the enemy tires. 4. Persue when the enemy retreats.

• No uniforms. Soldiers could mingle with ordinary peasants.

• No camps or identifiable base. • Great knowledge of the place.

Resistance

• Viet Cong soldiers did not give up. • 1,000,000 deaths.• Defence of their place. • Ruthless with soldiers from the south of

Vietnam and with American soldiers. • Kindness and co operation with peasants

basically out of convenience.

• Viet Cong soldiers did not give up. • 1,000,000 deaths.• Defence of their place. • Ruthless with soldiers from the south of

Vietnam and with American soldiers. • Kindness and co operation with peasants

basically out of convenience.

When images speak louder than words.

When images speak louder than words.