What different tactics were used by both sides in an attempt to win the conflict in Vietnam between1956 and 1968?

... What different tactics were used by both sides in an attempt to win the conflict in Vietnam between 1956 and 1968 During the period between 1956 and 1968 both sides in the Vietnam conflict tried to use different tactics to gain an advantage over the other side to win the war. The Vietcong and NVA tended to use guerrilla tactics and the US forces and ARVN used their better technology to try and win the fighting. Throughout this war and in previous wars the Vietnamese used guerrilla tactics. In a guerrilla war they built up strength and began to attack the enemy in small groups and then disappear. They then had control of the countryside and were careful not to annoy the locals on whom they depended for food and shelter. The leaders felt that they were strong enough to attack the towns and cities. The Vietnamese were forced to use guerrilla

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