because they felt like it.
or
They did not seem to fight as hard as their North Vietnamese and NLF counterparts.
Vietnamization
My Lai
Basically, the Vietnamese sides, north and south, each had allies and supporters. These allies joined with the troops in Vietnam. The US was on the side of the south. They lost.
Vietnam shifted the burden of the ground fighting from American troops to South Vietnamese troops during the later stages of the war. This was called "Vietnamization".
General George Washington
Charlie
Vietnamization
Army of the republic of Vietnam
Vietnamization.
My Lai
south Vietnamese civilians
They believed they needed to crush the allies before American troops arrived.
Basically, the Vietnamese sides, north and south, each had allies and supporters. These allies joined with the troops in Vietnam. The US was on the side of the south. They lost.
No, the only South American country to aid the allies was Brazil who sent almost 28,000 troops to fight with the Allies in the Mediterranean Theatre.
Vietnam shifted the burden of the ground fighting from American troops to South Vietnamese troops during the later stages of the war. This was called "Vietnamization".
British troops of the Boston garrison against troops of the American Continental Army.
General George Washington