Mildly,too much area to cover
the usa used strategic hamlets, defoliation and search and destroy these tactics were chosen because ofthe successes which the usa had fighting against germany and japan in the world war 2 these tactics optimised americans material and technological.
Officially not used.
Effective? The North Vietnamese were the most determined. Effective? The United States had the most firepower.
Thomas Whiteside has written: 'Twiggy and Justin' 'The pendulum and the toxic cloud' -- subject(s): Environmental aspects, Environmental aspects of Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin, Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin 'Defoliation' -- subject(s): Defoliation, Destruction and pillage, Herbicides, Toxicology, Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 'The withering rain' -- subject(s): Defoliation, Destruction and pillage, Herbicides, Toxicology, Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid, Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 'The blockbuster complex' -- subject(s): Publishers and publishing
It was effective but it took a long time.
Truman was effective, he resisted the communists with military force in the Korean War. Eisenhower was effective, he sent the first US Servicemen to Vietnam in 1955. Kennedy was effective, he sent the Green Beret (Special Forces) to Vietnam in 1961. Nixon was effective, he took General LeMay's words seriously, and B-52'd the North Vietnamese Government back to the negotiating table (LeMay's words were, "...bomb them back into the stone age..."). Johnson was effective with his Tonkin Gulf Resolution approval, and his Air War offensive in 1965, Operation Rolling Thunder (Bombing campaign over North Vietnam). But he became "least" effective when he let the Vietnam War destroy his administration; in essence he quit. Johnson went on nation wide public television and stated that he would no longer serve as president for the American people. He hated the Vietnam War, and was fed-up with it!
Operation Trail Dust was the overall herbicidal warfare program in Vietnam. The biggest part was Operation Ranch Hand, where the Air Force sprayed over 20 million gallons of herbicides designated by colors - Agent Orange was the most infamous, but there were also Agents Pink, Green, Purple, Blue and White.
Q who was the victor of the Vietnam war? A I have no idea who won the Vietnam war!!!!
No, the Vietnam War was in Vietnam
the Vietnam War
Air war-North Vietnam Ground war-South Vietnam
A military officer that fought in the Vietnam War. A Vietnam War soldier would be a "soldier that fought in the Vietnam War.