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How effective was the South Vietnamese army?
Like any army, ARVN units were generally as good as their officers and their training. Just as the first Anzacs were far more effective soldiers by 1918 than they had been in 1915, so too the South Vietnamese Army was more effective in the early 1970s than it had been in the early 1960s.
What is the greatest number of troops the South Vietnamese army had at one time?
At the ARVN’s peak, an estimated 1 in 9 citizens of South Vietnam were enlisted, and it had become the fourth-largest army in the world composed of Regular Forces and the more voluntary Regional and Village-level militias….
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Why did we not win the Vietnam War?
There were a couple of reasons for this. First, the Americans were an invading force, and the Vietnamese were fighting on their own soil. Second, the Americans were not willing to make an all-out commitment to win.
Why did the South lose the Vietnam War?
Both sides were entirely dependent on outside sources for the wherewithal needed to conduct operations. The war was lost because Congress drastically reduced aid to South Vietnam while North Vietnam was receiving greatly increased support from its communist patrons.
Did most South Vietnamese support the Viet Cong?
Understandably, the North Vietnamese and much of the South Vietnamese population resented this interference. Many southerners joined the Viet Cong and fought against both the government of South Vietnam and the armed forces of the United States between 1959 and 1975.
What if the south of Vietnam won the Vietnam War?
If the South had won the “Vietnam War” then Vietnam would have ended up being run by a venal, corrupt, dictatorial, Catholic, nepotistic, foreign dominated government that had almost no contact with (or care for) the average Vietnamese person.
How did the ARVN become so powerful in Vietnam?
Starting in 1968, South Vietnam began calling up every available man for service in the ARVN, reaching a strength of one million soldiers by 1972. In 1970 they performed well in the Cambodian Incursion and were executing three times as many operations as they had during the American-led war period.
Could the US have won the Vietnam War without military force?
No. Absolutely not. Military force would never have achieved the objectives we stated were our purpose in fighting in Vietnam, and taht is no discredit to the military, it was truly an impossible mission.
What was the former name of the South Vietnamese military?
Former ground forces of the South Vietnamese military. The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN; Vietnamese: Lục quân Việt Nam Cộng hòa), were the ground forces of the South Vietnamese military from its inception in 1955 until the Fall of Saigon in April 1975.