Describe the Different Tactics used by the USA and Vietnamese in the 1960’s

... Describe the Different Tactics used by the USA and Vietnamese in the 1960's There were many different types of tactics used in the Vietnam War by both the USA and Vietcong. In the early 1960's the Vietcong (or National Liberation Front) was built up of peasants the Vietcong would have to use a style of warfare that would baffle and confuse their enemies. The Vietcong used a strategy called 'Guerrilla Warfare'. This type of warfare was very well suited to the terrain of Vietnam because the terrain, which the two countries were fighting on, was mainly jungle; the jungle had great camouflage so you could disappear and reappear very quickly. So this meant that you could make lightning attacks on your enemy and break down the oppositions battalions. The NLF knew a lot about the terrain that they were fighting on so they used this to their advantage, in some parts

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