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Q: How many American deaths in Vietnam were not due to enemy action?
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What does charley mean?

In the Vietnam War, the American soldiers would refer to the enemy as charley


How did the USA wage war against Vietnam?

1. The US Air Forces waged aerial combat & bombing campaigns against NORTH Vietnam. 2. The US Navy waged Riverine Warfare against the enemy in South Vietnam. 3. The US Army/Marines waged ground warfare against the enemy in South Vietnam.


What was the significances of the tet offensive?

It showed American forces in Vietnam that the Viet Cong were a formidable enemy.


What was combat like American combat soldiers in Vietnam?

The Vietnam War was one of the worst in American history. Combat in the jungle was difficult, and it was hard to know who exactly was the enemy, since Vietnam had two different sides of the war as well.


How many enemy were killed in the Vietnam war?

The total number of deaths vary widely. Allied military deaths 282,000. NVA/VC military 444,000. Civilian, north and south Vietnan 627,000. Total 1,353,000.


Who was the main enemy of north Vietnam?

The US. Only the US was bombing North Vietnam. Although American and Australian men 'o war were bombarding North Vietnam along their coastline.


The enemy was hard to find in the of South Vietnam?

The enemy was hard to find in the jungles of South Vietnam. The answer is jungles.


How many American ships were lost in the Vietnam war?

There were no American naval ships lost during the Vietnam War.


What were the American plans to defeat Vietnam?

FIREPOWER: B-52 the North into submission to the peace talks and ultimately coming to terms; and by a process of attrition, eliminating the enemy in South Vietnam.


Did the American involvement in Vietnam have a clear aim?

Yes. 1. Bomb the North into submission (bomb them back to the peace tables). 2. Search out and destroy every enemy soldier in RVN (Republic South Vietnam). Result: The enemy will either quit or all be dead.


What was combat like for American combat soldiers in Vietnam?

it was difficult to know who the enemy was


Who as been Vietnam primary and political enemy of Vietnam for thousands of years?

The Chinese .