How Did The Vietnam War Affect The Use Of Guerrilla Warfare

The Vietnam war had a huge impact on both Vietnam itself and the U.S. The war was fought for two main reasons freedom of the people of Vietnam. The other reason being to stop the spread of communism in the country. Also included in the paper are the words from Vietnam war vet Fred Nash. The Vietnam war was fought by 3 main groups of people the Vietcong, the North Vietnamese Army, and the US Military.

The Vietnam War was the first major war American’s had suffered defeat. The Vietnam war was a war of confusion, competition and biasness. The outcome of the war was far greater than an upset American nation, but a severe breakdown of the Vietnamese culture, economy, environment and government. It also had a tremendous impact on American society even up to present day. It was unclear from the beginning of the war if the American’s should even be involved. It was a war between Northern and Southern Vietnam but the U.S saw it as an indirect way to challenge the USSR’s sphere of influence in Southern Asia and to prevent the domino effect and the further spread of communism. The Vietnam War completely changed the way the United States

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The People’s Army of North Vietnam (PAVN) carried out a massive artillery bombardment on the U.S. Marine garrison at Khe Sanh (Defending Khe Sanh). The Marines recorded an actual body count of 1,602 NVA killed, but they estimated the total NVA dead between 10,000 and 15,000. The Time magazine, in an April 12, 1968, was titled, “Victory at Khe Sanh.” They took 220 killed at Khe Sanh and about 800 wounded and evacuated them to a different area. For the next 77 days, U.S. Marines and their South Vietnamese allies fought off an intense battle of the garrison. The Battle of Khe Sanh was one of the longest and bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War.

What did the United States lose in Vietnam? The United States lost many valuable resources in Vietnam , examples being people, their mental health, money. We lost respect, reputation, and pride from the war or “police action”. The United States did not leave the war without sacrifice, though we deserved most of what happened for our stupid decision in entering the war through police action. Losing people, money, respect among many other things is not anyone else's fault.

The way Vietnam war veterans were treated afterwards was completely unacceptable. Even today veterans get treated alarmingly awful. If you were injured you were treated like a freak and an outcast. They constantly got called names such as baby killers, were accused of killing innocent civilians and were even spit on. People had absolutely no respect. Besides, they were forced to go against their own will. Men who left the country to avoid it were made fun of and called cowards. So all in all there was no winning in this situation.

Although the Vietnam War was caused by the United States in desire to stop communism, it had negative consequences on Americans including social, economic and even political consequences while the event helped in shaping modern world history.

The analogy, “It was David vs. Goliath, with U.S. playing Goliath,” was used to describe the two forces. The war strategy used by the Vietcong was an unfamiliar fighting style to the American troops. The Vietcong set booby traps such as: panji traps, side-closing panji trap, spike board, door trap, arrow trap, mace trap, tiger trap, whip trap, venus fly trap, grenade trap, and the cartridge trap. These traps were used to eventually cripple the United States military beyond

We lost the Vietnam war because we did not understand the terrain, gorilla warfare tactics, and reasons to why the Vietnamese were fighting,not for communism but for Vietnam. Due to this misunderstanding to a people who once had faith in their government no matter what,because of false statements told to their people that trust was gone largely part from the Vietnam War.

The Vietnamese Communists, or Vietcong, were the military branch of the National Freedom Front (NLF), and were told by the Focal Office for South Vietnam, which was situated close to the Cambodian outskirt. For arms, ammo and uncommon hardware, the Vietcong relied on upon the Ho Chi Minh trail. Different needs were met in South Vietnam.

The Vietnam War was an unexpected, gruesome war for the young soldier of the United States. The Vietnam War was not a traditional war compared the the United States’ previous wars. During the time soldiers were being sent to Vietnam, the country was in the midst of a civil war. The shocked soldiers were introduced to the harsh fighting of the Vietnamese and their belief that death in war is an honorable death. Because of the different land setup of Vietnam, traditional war strategies were no use for the United States Military.

The Vietnam War was paramount to society's future. During the Vietnam War news reports were being released misrepresenting what was actually taking place. This war America apart, the soldiers everyone looked up to was now looked down upon. The loss of the Vietnam War created havoc on the economy as it set the United States back millions of dollars. The Vietnam War changed America's mindset. We thought we were tough and superior to everyone else, but the loss of this war put America in it's place. The occurrence that makes the Vietnam War paramount to the future society is the discontinuation of the draft. The draft was never a good idea because it forced people who did not want to fight or feel comfortable with weapons to be put on the line.

From 1959 to 1975, America has been engaged in her longest and most disappointing war she has ever been in, the Vietnam War. The war heavily taxed the country’s patience and will of the government. There were several bad decisions which led to the ultimate defeat and retreat of U.S. The Vietnam War had a mostly negative impact on United States, by showing eventual failure of the American government, the collapse of U.S economy, and the loss of trust from the American People.

The following paper investigates both the uses of tunnels of the Vietnam War and primarily their impact on anti-communist forces. Manifold quotes from American military leaders and Vietnamese leaders, an officer’s memoir, and details of pertinent military operations were utilized to assess the extent to which tunnels affected the enemy. While the tunnels served primarily as a means of combat, they additionally provided the Viet Cong with shelter, protection, and underground communities. The United States entered the war with high expectations of decimating the enemy through heavy artillery. The Viet Cong however, easily resisted the American firepower through the use of tunnels, which lent them much resilience. As

The Vietnam War was one of the longest and most complex wars our country has ever taken part. One of the argument we had to do with the nature of the war, with some speakers arguing that it was actually a irregular war, and others disagreed, saying that it was a regular war. You talk to people who served in Vietnam, you get a bigger of views of the war and the enemy they were engaged in fighting, and that will be because some were engaged in fighting in one area, some up in the north near the demilitarized zone, where the nature of the war was, and others who might have found themselves in the Mekong Delta, where for most of the time the war was more of a irregular. Then, some who served in the early period will have one experience, while some