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What is a search and destroy mission?
In Vietnam the search-and-destroy missions were when US soldiers went into the heart of the Vietnamese countryside searching for the Vietcong, destroying any enemy strongholds, supplies or weapons they found. They often had to avoid traps set up by the Vietcong, such as mines under steps and leaves.
The vietcong's power continued to increase in part because of?
The Vietcong's use of terror
American military personnel who searched the Vietcong tunnels were called?
Always (usually) a volunteer...the tunnel rat.
Was nationalism a stronger motivating force for the vietcong and why?
Was nationalism a stronger motivating force for the vietcong and why?
In what country were the Vietcong guerrilla fighters based In what country were the Vietcong guerrilla fighters based?
South Vietnam
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