Organizatio In The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was one of the toughest wars that American forces ever fought in. The conflict took place in Southeast Asia, amongst the dense jungles and high mountains of Vietnam, between communist North Vietnam and their allies in China, North Korea, and the Soviet Union, and the democratic nations of South Vietnam and the United States. What made the war tough was the fact that not only were soldiers fighting in an unknown land many thousands of miles away from home, but they were also fighting an invisible enemy. This adversary hid amongst the people of South Vietnam and even under the ground, and they were known as the Viet Cong. This group of powerful, yet inexperienced guerilla fighters supporting the communist North Vietnamese regime succeeded in their missions of wreaking havoc on American forces and reunifying Vietnam, and has inspired many other rebel groups across the world to this day. The Viet Cong, which is a shortened name for “Viet Nam Cong San” or “Vietnam Communists,” was the military arm of the National Liberation Front (NLF), an …show more content…
The Viet Cong’s guerilla war was led from both North Vietnam and from local command posts around South Vietnam, some of which were underground. The most famous of these underground command posts is Cu Chi, which was located in the Cu Chi district of South Vietnam’s capital, Saigon. This command post consisted of a system of tunnels and underground chambers that extended for over 200 miles. It served not only as a main command post for Viet Cong forces in and around Saigon, but also provided hospitals, cafeterias, sleeping chambers, and training areas for soldiers. Cu Chi also served as a massive bunker complex for Vietnamese trying to escape the American bombing