In 1940 Japan placed Vietnam under military occupation, restricting the local French administration to a figurehead authority. Seizing the opportunity, the Communists organised a Vietnamese independence league, the Viet Minh, whose armed forces became known as the PAVN (more commonly known to the West as the Vietcong, or NVA) and prepared to launch an uprising against the French at the war's end. This text details the history, organisation and uniforms of the People's Army of Vietnam from its origins in the fight against colonialism, through two separate wars against the US and Khmer Rouge, to its role in the modern era.
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Ken Conboy was educated as an undergraduate at Georgetown University and took his graduate studies at Johns Hopkins University. He also studied at Sophia University in Tokyo. He is the Deputy Director of the Asian Studies Centre, a Washington-based think tank, which studies US strategic and economic policy towards South-East Asia, and he has travelled extensively in that region. Ken has written widely on the military forces of South-East Asia including two titles in the Men-at-Arms series on the wars in Laos and Cambodia, and Elite 33, South-East Asian Special Forces.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Rare Summary of NVA & VC Uniforms, Weapons, & Organization,
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This review is from: The NVA and Viet Cong (Elite) (Paperback)
This is another great little book from Osprey. It really gives the reader a grounded understanding of how our North Vietnamese adversaries fought and organized. Its one of those little books that armchair historians, like myself, might recommend others read if they care to better understand what the US military faced in Vietnam. And, as with all Osprey's offerings, the illustrations are "must have" resources for military artists, collectors, and 1/6th scale modellers, like me. This book lost a fifth star from me only for not including more illustrations of PAVN (NVA) equipment and PLAF (VC) battle dress. It cried out for a good illustration of VC "pajamas", sandals, and indigeneous head gear. I could have used some more views of web gear and small arms as well. The lack of pictures of the various RPGs and related gear was in my mind an oversite. I am an avid reader of military history and a 1/6th scale modeller. I read the Osprey series of books religiously and recommend that all others who share my interests do as well.
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This review is from: The NVA and Viet Cong (Elite) (Paperback)
One of the few resources available on a potent military that proved a formidable adversary to US forces. Along with a brief history of operations against France, Japan, America, South Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos this book covers evolution of the PAVN/PLAF forces, uniform changes, select rank and insignia, and the ever useful Osprey color plate section. There is also organizational data on certain army formations.
Only complaint; This could probably have been done as two parts, focused on either the PAVN or PLAF, and maybe not cover so much timeframe. (Osprey is generally more focused period-wise nowadays) The book has very little information on the VC themselves. Makes a good companion to; The U.S. Infantryman in Vietnam (Battery Press), 0-89839-071-0
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During the 1930s an undercurrent of anti-colonial sentiment swept through French Indochina, which comprised Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam (Vietnam was sub-divided into the protectorates of Annam and Tonkin, and the colony of Cochin China). Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Vietnam, Phnom Penh, Central Highlands, North Vietnam, Quang Tri, Viet Minh, Lang Son, Phnom Malai, Dien Bien Phu, Second Indochina War, First Indochina War, Chicom Type, Khe Sanh, Kompong Som, Pathet Lao, Red River Delta, Swimmer Sapper, Ministry of Interior, Nguyen Hue Offensive, Tet Offensive, Xuan Mai, Stung Treng, Thanh Hoa, Armour Command, Ban Me Thuot New!
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During the 1930s an undercurrent of anti-colonial sentiment swept through French Indochina, which comprised Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam (Vietnam was sub-divided into the protectorates of Annam and Tonkin, and the colony of Cochin China). Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Vietnam, Phnom Penh, Central Highlands, North Vietnam, Quang Tri, Viet Minh, Lang Son, Phnom Malai, Dien Bien Phu, Second Indochina War, First Indochina War, Chicom Type, Khe Sanh, Kompong Som, Pathet Lao, Red River Delta, Swimmer Sapper, Ministry of Interior, Nguyen Hue Offensive, Tet Offensive, Xuan Mai, Stung Treng, Thanh Hoa, Armour Command, Ban Me Thuot New!
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