Viet Cong (English Wikipedia)

U.S. Information Agency. (August 24, 1982 – January 10, 1999) (1966). The effects of just one month spent in a Viet Cong prison camp show on 23-year-old Le Van Than, who had defected from the Communist forces and joined the Government side, was recaptured by the Viet Cong and deliberately starved. Series: Master File Photographs of U.S. And Foreign Personalities, World Events, and American Economic, Social, and Cultural Life, 1900 – 2003. Archived from the original on May 4, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2020. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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Kelly, Francis John (1989) [1973]. History of Special Forces in Vietnam, 1961–1971. Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. p. 4. CMH Pub 90-23. Archived from the original on February 12, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2010.

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Tran Van Tra. "Vietnam: History of the Bulwark B2 Theatre". Archived from the original on May 28, 2009.

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Radio Hanoi called it the "National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam" in a January 1961 broadcast announcing the group's formation. In his memoirs, Võ Nguyên Giáp called the group the "South Vietnam National Liberation Front" (Nguyên Giáp Võ, Russell Stetler (1970). The Military Art of People's War: Selected Writings of General Vo Nguyen Giap. Monthly Review Press. pp. 206, 208, 210. ISBN 9780853451297.). See also the "Program of the National Liberation Front of South Viet-Nam". Archived from the original on June 26, 2010. (1967).
This is sometimes referred to as the "Genoa Policy" and later inspired Khrushchev to take credit for Kennedy's election.(Lynn-Jones, Sean M.; Steven E. Miller; Stephen Van Evera (1989). Soviet Military Policy: An International Security Reader. MIT Press. p. 28. ISBN 0-262-62066-9.)
Berg, Nicole M. (July 29, 2020). Discovering Kubrick's Symbolism: The Secrets of the Films. McFarland. ISBN 9781476639925 – via Google Books.
Gibson, Karen Bush (February 4, 2020). The Vietnam War. Mitchell Lane. ISBN 9781545749463 – via Google Books.
Ang, Cheng Guan (2002). The Vietnam War from the Other Side. RoutledgeCurzon. p. 16. ISBN 0-7007-1615-7.
McNamera, Robert S.; Blight, James G.; Brigham, Robert K. (1999). Argument Without End. PublicAffairs. p. 35. ISBN 1-891620-22-3. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
Gettleman, Marvin E.; Jane Franklin; Marilyn Young (1995). Vietnam and America. Grove Press. p. 187. ISBN 0-8021-3362-2.
Zhai, Qiang (2000). China and the Vietnam Wars, 1950–1975. Univ of North Carolina Press. p. 83. ISBN 0-8078-4842-5.
Westmoreland, William. "The Year of Decision—1968". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) Gettleman, Marvin E (1995). Marvin E. Gettleman; Jane Franklin; Marilyn Young (eds.). Vietnam and America. Grove Press. p. 345. ISBN 0-8021-3362-2.
Aron, Paul (November 7, 2005). Mysteries in History. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 404. ISBN 1-85109-899-2.
Porter, Gareth (1993). Vietnam: The Politics of Bureaucratic Socialism. Cornell University Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-8014-2168-6.

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Trà begins, "How did the B2 theater carry out the mission assigned it by the Military Commission of the Party Central Committee?" (Trần Văn Trà (1982), Vietnam: History of the Bulwark B2 Theatre, archived from the original on June 2, 2011)

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Krohn, Charles, A., The Last Battalion: Controversies and Casualties of the Battle of Hue. pg. 30. Westport 1993.
Jones, C. Don, Massacre at Dak Son Archived November 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, United States Information Service, 1967
"On the Other Side: Terror as Policy". Time. December 5, 1969. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2008.
"The Massacre of Dak Son". Time. December 15, 1967. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2008. Pictures of Dak Son can be viewed here Archived February 19, 2020, at the Wayback Machine.

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"VC Tunnels". Digger History.

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Logevall, Fredrik (1993). "The Swedish-American Conflict over Vietnam". Diplomatic History. 17 (3): 421–445. doi:10.1111/j.1467-7709.1993.tb00589.x. JSTOR 24912244. Retrieved July 29, 2021.

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"National Liberation Front (Viet Cong)". www.fotw.info. Archived from the original on April 18, 2023.

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U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, The Human Cost of Communism in Vietnam" (1972), p. 8-49.

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Pribbenow, Merle (August 1999). "North Vietnam's Master Plan". Vietnam. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023.

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"The History Place — Vietnam War 1945–1960". Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2008.

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Crowell, Todd Crowell (October 29, 2006). "The Tet Offensive and Iraq". Archived from the original on August 23, 2009.

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"Vietnam Veterans for Academic Reform". Archived from the original on February 26, 2009.

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Logevall, Fredrik (1993). "The Swedish-American Conflict over Vietnam". Diplomatic History. 17 (3): 421–445. doi:10.1111/j.1467-7709.1993.tb00589.x. JSTOR 24912244. Retrieved July 29, 2021.

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"The Massacre of Hue". Time. October 31, 1969. Archived from the original on December 4, 2007.
Pike, Douglas. "Viet Cong Strategy of Terror". pp. 23–39. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022.

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"1957–1975: The Vietnam War". libcom. Archived from the original on May 17, 2022.

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Burchett, Wilfred (1963): "Liberation Front: Formation of the NLF", The Furtive War, International Publishers, New York. (Archive)

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"Origins of the Insurgency in South Vietnam, 1954–1960". The Pentagon Papers. 1971. pp. 242–314. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2008.

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Lee, Nathan (April 10, 2009). "A Dark Glimpse From Eddie Adams's Camera". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018.

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Possibly a pseudonym for Trần Văn Trà. "Man in the News: Lt.-Gen. Tran Van Tra". February 2, 1973. Archived from the original on August 23, 2009.

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"The My Canh Restaurant bombing". Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2008.

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Bolt, Dr. Ernest. "Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam (1969–1975)". University of Richmond. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2008.
Tran Van Tra. "Comments on Tet '68". Archived from the original on August 7, 2011.
Bolt, Dr. Ernest. "Who is Tran Van Tra?". Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2009.

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Nguyen, Thanh Huu (December 18, 2015). "National Liberation Front for South Vietnam in resistance war against the U.S., for national salvation". National Defence Journal. Ministry of Defence (Vietnam). Retrieved December 22, 2023.^{[permanent dead link]}

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Krohn, Charles, A., The Last Battalion: Controversies and Casualties of the Battle of Hue. pg. 30. Westport 1993.
Jones, C. Don, Massacre at Dak Son Archived November 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, United States Information Service, 1967
"On the Other Side: Terror as Policy". Time. December 5, 1969. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2008.
"The Massacre of Dak Son". Time. December 15, 1967. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2008. Pictures of Dak Son can be viewed here Archived February 19, 2020, at the Wayback Machine.
"The Massacre of Hue". Time. October 31, 1969. Archived from the original on December 4, 2007.
Pike, Douglas. "Viet Cong Strategy of Terror". pp. 23–39. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022.

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"Failure of the Viet Cong to establish liberation committees". Declassified CIA Documents on the Vietnam War. February 22, 1991. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021.

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Radio Hanoi called it the "National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam" in a January 1961 broadcast announcing the group's formation. In his memoirs, Võ Nguyên Giáp called the group the "South Vietnam National Liberation Front" (Nguyên Giáp Võ, Russell Stetler (1970). The Military Art of People's War: Selected Writings of General Vo Nguyen Giap. Monthly Review Press. pp. 206, 208, 210. ISBN 9780853451297.). See also the "Program of the National Liberation Front of South Viet-Nam". Archived from the original on June 26, 2010. (1967).

vietnampix.com

"The Vietcong". www.vietnampix.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022.

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Krohn, Charles, A., The Last Battalion: Controversies and Casualties of the Battle of Hue. pg. 30. Westport 1993.
Jones, C. Don, Massacre at Dak Son Archived November 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, United States Information Service, 1967
"On the Other Side: Terror as Policy". Time. December 5, 1969. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2008.
"The Massacre of Dak Son". Time. December 15, 1967. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2008. Pictures of Dak Son can be viewed here Archived February 19, 2020, at the Wayback Machine.

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See, for example, this story in Viet Nam News, the official English-language newspaper.

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Radio Hanoi called it the "National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam" in a January 1961 broadcast announcing the group's formation. In his memoirs, Võ Nguyên Giáp called the group the "South Vietnam National Liberation Front" (Nguyên Giáp Võ, Russell Stetler (1970). The Military Art of People's War: Selected Writings of General Vo Nguyen Giap. Monthly Review Press. pp. 206, 208, 210. ISBN 9780853451297.). See also the "Program of the National Liberation Front of South Viet-Nam". Archived from the original on June 26, 2010. (1967).
Trà begins, "How did the B2 theater carry out the mission assigned it by the Military Commission of the Party Central Committee?" (Trần Văn Trà (1982), Vietnam: History of the Bulwark B2 Theatre, archived from the original on June 2, 2011)
"National Liberation Front (Viet Cong)". www.fotw.info. Archived from the original on April 18, 2023.
Burchett, Wilfred (1963): "Liberation Front: Formation of the NLF", The Furtive War, International Publishers, New York. (Archive)
Possibly a pseudonym for Trần Văn Trà. "Man in the News: Lt.-Gen. Tran Van Tra". February 2, 1973. Archived from the original on August 23, 2009.
Bolt, Dr. Ernest. "Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam (1969–1975)". University of Richmond. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2008.
"Origins of the Insurgency in South Vietnam, 1954–1960". The Pentagon Papers. 1971. pp. 242–314. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2008.
See, for example, this story in Viet Nam News, the official English-language newspaper.
"The History Place — Vietnam War 1945–1960". Archived from the original on March 12, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
U.S. Information Agency. (August 24, 1982 – January 10, 1999) (1966). The effects of just one month spent in a Viet Cong prison camp show on 23-year-old Le Van Than, who had defected from the Communist forces and joined the Government side, was recaptured by the Viet Cong and deliberately starved. Series: Master File Photographs of U.S. And Foreign Personalities, World Events, and American Economic, Social, and Cultural Life, 1900 – 2003. Archived from the original on May 4, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2020. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Kelly, Francis John (1989) [1973]. History of Special Forces in Vietnam, 1961–1971. Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. p. 4. CMH Pub 90-23. Archived from the original on February 12, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2010.
Pribbenow, Merle (August 1999). "North Vietnam's Master Plan". Vietnam. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023.
"1957–1975: The Vietnam War". libcom. Archived from the original on May 17, 2022.
"The My Canh Restaurant bombing". Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2008.
Krohn, Charles, A., The Last Battalion: Controversies and Casualties of the Battle of Hue. pg. 30. Westport 1993.
Jones, C. Don, Massacre at Dak Son Archived November 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, United States Information Service, 1967
"On the Other Side: Terror as Policy". Time. December 5, 1969. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2008.
"The Massacre of Dak Son". Time. December 15, 1967. Archived from the original on July 21, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2008. Pictures of Dak Son can be viewed here Archived February 19, 2020, at the Wayback Machine.
"The Massacre of Hue". Time. October 31, 1969. Archived from the original on December 4, 2007.
Pike, Douglas. "Viet Cong Strategy of Terror". pp. 23–39. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022.
Lee, Nathan (April 10, 2009). "A Dark Glimpse From Eddie Adams's Camera". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018.
Walter Cronkite on the Tet Offensive, archived from the original on July 19, 2008
Tran Van Tra. "Comments on Tet '68". Archived from the original on August 7, 2011.
"Vietnam Veterans for Academic Reform". Archived from the original on February 26, 2009.
Crowell, Todd Crowell (October 29, 2006). "The Tet Offensive and Iraq". Archived from the original on August 23, 2009.
"Failure of the Viet Cong to establish liberation committees". Declassified CIA Documents on the Vietnam War. February 22, 1991. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021.
Whitcomb, Col Darrel (Summer 2003). "Victory in Vietnam: The Official History of the People's Army of Vietnam, 1954–1975 (book review)". Air & Space Power Journal. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009.
"The Vietcong". www.vietnampix.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022.
Tran Van Tra. "Vietnam: History of the Bulwark B2 Theatre". Archived from the original on May 28, 2009.
Bolt, Dr. Ernest. "Who is Tran Van Tra?". Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2009.

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Vietnamese: Việt Cộng, pronounced [vîət kə̂wŋmˀ] ^ⓘ; contraction of Việt Nam cộng sản (Vietnamese communist / Viet-communist)^[8]