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What kind of tactics did Vietnam use in the war against the Americans?
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∙ 14y ago
During the Vietnam War, the US strategy was "Attritition". This involved the tactics of "Search and Destroy", which was accompanied by the procedure of "counting enemy bodies", which resulted in the term, "body count".
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∙ 16y ago
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What kind of Criminal Justice System of Vietnam?
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What kinds of transportation do Vietnam have?
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Kind of government in Vietnam?
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What kind of government did south Vietnam have?
democratic GiOsItO
What kind of uniforms did they wear in Vietnam?
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