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During the Second Indochina War, better known as the Vietnam War, a distinctive land warfare strategy and organization was used by the National Liberation Front (better known as the Viet Cong or VC in the West) and the People's Army of Vietnam or NVA (North Vietnamese Army) to defeat their American and South Vietnamese (of Vietnam (GOV) and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) ) opponents. These methods involved closely integrated political and military strategy – what was called ''dau tranh.'' ''Dau tranh'' is examined and compared to the counter-strategies of opponents like the US and ARVN. NLF and PAVN structure and organization are then discussed. For related articles on logistics and tactics see *Viet Cong and PAVN logistics and equipment and *Viet Cong and PAVN battle tactics The National Liberation Front, (NLF) in this article, identifies an umbrella of front groups, sympathizers and allies set up by the rulers of North Vietnam to conduct the insurgency in South Vietnam. The NLF also included fully armed formations- regional and local guerrillas, and the People's Liberation Armed Forces (PLAF). The PLAF was the "Main Force" – the ''Chu Luc'' or ''full-time'' soldiers of the NLF's military wing. Many histories lump both the NLF and the armed formations under the term "Viet Cong" or "VC" in common usage. Both were tightly interwoven and were in turn controlled by the North.〔Anderson ''et al.'' (1967), pp. 3–195; see also Karnow (1983), pp. 12–239.〕 Others consider the Viet Cong or "VC" to primarily refer to the armed elements.〔Lanning & Cragg (1993), pp. 33–56.〕 The term PAVN (People's Army of Vietnam), identifies regular troops of the North Vietnamese Army or NVA as they were commonly known by their Western opponents. Collectively, both forces- the southern armed wing and the regulars from the north were part of PAVN.〔Pike (1996), pp. 37–169.〕 Terms such as "NLF" and "VC" or "NVA" and PAVN" are used interchangeably, and they, along with others used herein have no pejorative or partisan intent or meaning. They are incorporated here due to their widespread popular usage by both South Vietnamese and American military personnel and civilians, and common usage in standard histories of the Vietnam War. ==Historical development of the NLF and PAVN== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Viet Cong and PAVN strategy, organization and structure」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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