Search and Destroy: Vietnam War Tactics 1965-1967

January 5, 2024
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Real Time History - S2024 - E1

Search and Destroy: Vietnam War Tactics 1965-1967

In 1965, tens of thousands of US troops are heading for war in Vietnam. Backed up by B-52 bombers, helicopters and napalm, many expect the Viet Cong guerillas to crumble in the face of unstoppable US firepower. Instead, in the jungles and swamps of Vietnam, the Americans discover combat is an exhausting slog in which casualties are high and they rarely get to fire first.

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