PAVN casualties were so great—6,000 dead and 11,000 wounded, with almost no medical treatment available—that PAVN officers had to force demoralized troops to leave their trenches at gunpoint.

After first contact, PAVN forces tried to assault the U.S. troops, but Leonard quickly evaluated the situation, rallied the troops and drove back the enemy, at least for the time being.

Beating the PAVN will demand harder fighting, but overcoming the Viet Cong is likely to take even longer. In retrospect, over the seven years of war that began on September 26, 1959, when two ARVN ...

PAVN forces breached city defenses, and tanks of the 203rd Tank Brigade pushed toward the Independence Palace. Tank 843 crashed through the side gate, followed moments later by Tank 390, ...

Allison breaks down battle tactics used by the United States military; Viet Cong, or VC; and People's Army of Vietnam, or PAVN; during the Vietnam War, such as the use of helicopters and napalm in ...

The PAVN troops would rely on local residents for food, supplies, and first aid. Since the 36th Regiment lacked tanks, artillery, and anti-aircraft guns, the soldiers under regimental commander Pham ...

Allison breaks down additional battlefield tactics used by the Viet Cong, or VC, and People's Army of Vietnam, or PAVN, during the Vietnam War, such as the ambush scene in "Forrest Gump" (1994 ...

The Battle of Balmoral was a furious and bloody action between Australian troops and two regiments of the North Vietnamese People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) fought on the nights of May 26 and 28 ...