By Gordon L. Rottman
Osprey's examine of the Viet Cong combatants of the Vietnam struggle (1955-1975). An enemy within the shadows, the Viet Cong was once the army arm of the nationwide Liberation entrance, the Communist get together of the Republic of Vietnam. frequently normally regarded as neighborhood guerrillas, they have been additionally a big a part of the North Vietnamese military normal cadres.
Packed with emotive and infrequent images, this booklet not just analyzes the talents and strategies of those attention-grabbing combatants, but additionally takes a glance at their social origins to interpret how this affected their habit as warriors.
Gordon L Rottman discusses the Viet Cong's recruitment and preliminary education, their specific motivation, their large political and mental indoctrination, and their certain gear and weaponry, to supply a compelling and balanced account of those mythical guerrilla fighters.
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