The Vietnamese Strategic Hamlets
A Preliminary Report
ResearchPublished 1962
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A Preliminary Report
ResearchPublished 1962
A discussion of the social, economic, administrative, and political aspects of the strategic hamlets, a key part of the South Vietnam program known as "Operation Sunrise." No effort is made to evaluate the direct military worth of the hamlets. Some suggestions are made for improving the hamlet system.
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