Author(s): Gordon L. Rottman

War/Military

This book explores the evolving US, Viet Cong and NVA tactics at battalion level and below throughout the Vietnam War. Beginning with a description of the terrain, climate and the unique nature of operations in this theatre of war, it then explains how unit organisation was broken down by combatant forces and the impact this had on the kind of tactics employed. It reveals how many American units developed innovative small unit tactics specifically tailored to the terrain and enemy practices, and the tactics employed by Viet Cong and NVA units.