History GCSE
US military tactics in Vietnam
What US military tactics in Vietnam means in History GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of US military tactics in Vietnam
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Reference: OCR
Bombing campaigns, chemical defoliants and napalm, search-and-destroy missions, helicopter mobility and the strategic hamlet programme.
Topics that use US military tactics in Vietnam
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