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.
