History 1810E Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Peace Movement, Total War, American Front

• School: Western University
• Department: History
• Course: History 1810E
• Professor: Jonathan Vance

Document Summary

The american war: waste deep in the big muddy. All the weapons demonstrated the technology they had to work with, and it would minimize the amount of americans they had to deal with, and these weapons were devastatingly effective. They employed this by engaging the enemy in terms that would benefit them. Of all the search and destroy missions only 1% made contact with enemy. Communist forces fird first 85% of the time, this roduced terror and frustration. If the americans did finally engage the enemy they would be unsuccessful, the american would wpe an area out then leave and all the vietnmese tropps would come back, The assumption was that the war would be quick, what was the motivation, As the people were no longer able to ascape the violence they becoame increasingly unmotivated, destruction of country and lies lost not worth it, nlf was unable to protect them from american front, they were dragging this war out.