Insurgent Organization and Operations

A Case Study of the Viet Cong in the Delta, 1964-1966

Mary E. Anderson, Michael E. Arnsten, Harvey A. Averch

ResearchPublished 1967

Analyzes the decisionmaking and operating procedures of the Viet Cong in Dinh Tuong province, 1964-1966. Viet Cong organization emphasizes learning, adaptation, and analysis of the enemy’s behavior patterns; in operations, meticulous attention is given to small details. Viet Cong units fight at times and places of their own choice. Intelligence and reconnaissance, and a properly distributed labor and food supply are provided by the civilian organizations that control the population in the hamlets and villages.

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Anderson, Mary E., Michael E. Arnsten, and Harvey A. Averch, Insurgent Organization and Operations: A Case Study of the Viet Cong in the Delta, 1964-1966. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1967. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM5239-1.html.
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