Great Find
Nice work with this, Jed. I'd suggest anyone interested in the history of how elements of the US government viewed small wars/insurgencies during this period download this puppy and read away. Note that the date is 1962, but still fascinating for "what they thought then."
"On the plains and mountains of the American West, the United States Army had once learned everything there was to learn about hit-and-run tactics and guerrilla warfare."
T.R. Fehrenbach This Kind of War
RAND, August 1963: Counterinsurgency: Vietnam 1962-1963
This paper describes the political and economic motivating forces in Viet-Nam, the strategic hamlet program, the government organization, and briefly describes the U.S. advisory efforts. It discusses counterinsurgency, particularly the effects on weapons selectivity, the defense, transportation, communication, and offense. Examples from recent experiences in Viet-Nam are given. Patrolling and Viet-Cong responses to U.S. equipment and tactics are described, as is the role of American technology in counter-insurgency.
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