TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Letter of Promulgation | i | |
| Title Page | v | |
| Preface | ix | |
| Table of Contents | xi | |
| Chapter | ||
| I. | INTRODUCTION | I-1 |
| II. | MILITARY STRATEGY AND PLANS | |
| US OBJECTIVES IN VIETNAM | II-1 | |
| US STRATEGY FOR SOUTH VIETNAM | II-1 | |
| Use of Forces | II-2 | |
| Strategy for Southeast Asia | II-2 | |
| PLANS | II-3 | |
| GVN and Combined Plans | II-3 | |
| Special Campaign Plans | II-9 | |
| Status of Plans | II-17 | |
| III. | THE ENEMY | |
| INTRODUCTION | III-1 | |
| THE VIET CONG INFRASTRUCTURE | III-7 | |
| Leadership | III-7 | |
| Terrorism | III-15 | |
| Propaganda | III-18 | |
| Proselytizing | III-23 | |
| Recruitment | III-23 | |
| Intelligence, Security and Counter-Intelligence | III-27 | |
| VCI Activities | III-30 | |
| ENEMY SUPPORT OPERATIONS | III-53 | |
| VC/NVA Base Areas | III-53 | |
| The Infiltration System | III-61 | |
| VC/NVA Logistics and Tax Collection | III-75 | |
| VC/NVA MILITARY OPERATIONS | III-89 | |
| Organization | III-89 | |
| Strengths | III-91 | |
| Strategy | III-94 | |
| Tactics | III-101 | |
| Enemy Situation in I CTZ /MR 1 | III-103 | |
| Enemy Situation in II CTZ /MR 2 | III-131 | |
| Enemy Situation in III CTZ/MR 3 | III-155 | |
| Enemy Situation in IV CTZ/ MR 4 | III-182 | |
| OUT COUNTRY DEVELOPMENTS | III-205 | |
| Laos | III-205 | |
| Cambodia | III-228 | |
| US INTELLIGENCE EFFORTS DIRECTED AGAINST THE ENEMY (Removed. Still Classified) | III-247 | |
| Introduction (Removed. Still Classified) | III-247 | |
| Collection Mission (Removed. Still Classified) | III-247 | |
| Collection Operations (Removed. Still Classified) | III-248 | |
| Source Exploitation (Removed. Still Classified) | III-251 | |
| Collection Plans and Programs (Removed. Still Classified) | III-254 | |
| IV. | US AND OTHER FREE WORLD FORCES | |
| COMMAND AND CONTROL | IV-1 | |
| Mission | IV-1 | |
| Command Relationship | IV-1 | |
| Responsibilities and Functions of MACV | IV-3 | |
| United States Mission Council | IV-3 | |
| Service Component Commanders | IV-3 | |
| Responsibilities and Command Relationships for Component Commands | IV-4 | |
| US FORCES | IV-7 | |
| General | IV-7 | |
| Strength Changes in Headquarters MACV | IV-9 | |
| Redeployments of US Troops from RVN | IV-10 | |
| US Phasedown in RVN | IV-11 | |
| US Army Redeployments | IV-12 | |
| US Marine Corps Redeployments | IV-23 | |
| US Navy Redeployments | IV-26 | |
| US Air Force Redeployments | IV-28 | |
| OTHER FREE WORLD MILITARY ASSISTANCE FORCES | IV-31 | |
| General | IV-31 | |
| Australia/New Zealand | IV-32 | |
| Republic of China | IV-35 | |
| Republic of Korea | IV-35 | |
| Republic of the Philippines | IV-36 | |
| Thailand | IV-37 | |
| Spanish State | IV-38 | |
| V. | MILITARY OPERATIONS | |
| THE OPERATIONS AREA | V-1 | |
| Areas of Responsibility | V-1 | |
| Terrain | V-1 | |
| Climate | V-3 | |
| OVERVIEW OF SURFACE OPERATIONS | V-3 | |
| Ground Operations | V-3 | |
| Naval Operations | V-11 | |
| CASUALTY DATA | V-12 | |
| HOLIDAY STANDDOWNS | V-13 | |
| TET Truce | V-13 | |
| Buddha's Birthday | V-16 | |
| P W Repatriation | V-16 | |
| Christmas and New Year Truces | V-18 | |
| RULES OF ENGAGEMENT | V-18 | |
| VI. | AIR OPERATIONS IN SEA | |
| OVERVIEW | VI-1 | |
| Forces | VI-4 | |
| Command and Control | VI-19 | |
| Rules of Engagement | VI-20 | |
| Sortie Reductions | VI-20 | |
| TACAIR | VI-20 | |
| ARC LIGHT | VI-27 | |
| Airlift | VI-34 | |
| Reconnaissance | VI-34 | |
| Search and Rescue | VI-37 | |
| Aircraft Combat Losses in SEA | VI-43 | |
| AIR OPERATIONS IN SOUTH VIETNAM | VI-49 | |
| Air Operations in MR I and the DMZ | VI-49 | |
| Air Operations in MR 2 | VI-55 | |
| Air Operations in MR 3 | VI-61 | |
| Air Operations in MR 4 | VI-65 | |
| AIR OPERATIONS IN CAMBODIA | VI-71 | |
| Rules of Engagement | VI-71 | |
| Protection of Cultural Monuments | VI-72 | |
| Monthly Summaries | VI-72 | |
| AIR OPERATIONS IN LAOS | VI-81 | |
| General | VI-81 | |
| Interdiction and Close Air Support in BARREL ROLL | VI-83 | |
| Interdiction in the STEEL TIGER area | VI-95 | |
| AIR OPERATIONS IN NORTH VIETNAM | VI-117 | |
| Route Packages | VI-117 | |
| ROLLING THUNDER Combat Sortie | VI-118 | |
| ROLLING THUNDER Target List | VI-119 | |
| Reconnaissance and Intelligence | VI-119 | |