ARVN Request

[Jedburgh]

I highly recommend he run a search at the Virtual Vietnam Archive. It is an outstanding resource.

[SWJED]

Tom and Jedburgh,

Thanks much - sending off an e-mail now - plus a link to this discussion.

Should anyone else have additional research material - or opinions on the similarities / lessons (learned or unlearned) between standing up, training and employing the ARVN (or other examples) and the army’s of Afghanistan and Iraq, please chime in.

Dave

[hailerpublishing]

We just reprinted the book: "The Develpment and Training of the South Vietnamese Army, 1950-1972" by BG Collins, so please check it out at hailerpublishing.com

We also just reintroduced Defeating Communist Insurgency by Thompson which also broaches the subject of training as well.

SWC Edit: Hot link to Hailer Publishing.

[CPTAUSRET]

The ARVN's (overall) were not a very effective fighting force, though certain units proved effective at times. The Officer Corps were chosen not based on ability or leadership, but on being born into the upper echelon of Vietnamese society.

Terry