Did the Vietnamese have snake pits?

Snake Pits Often poisonous snakes were used, and were known as ‘three-step snakes’ as that’s how far a soldier could make it after being bitten by one, due to the snakes’ venom. Snakes were also hidden by the Viet Cong in soldier’s packs, and sometimes tied into the branches of trees by their tails at face height.

What kept the US from winning the Vietnam war?

Because there never was an “organic” nation of South Vietnam, when the U.S. discontinued to invest military assets into that construct, it eventually ceased to exist. Military History and Wars: Who would win in a war between Russia and the US?

What jolted Americans’ view of the Vietnam War?

It was a fraction of a second that jolted Americans’ view of the Vietnam War. In a Saigon street, South Vietnam’s police chief raised a gun to the head of a handcuffed Viet Cong prisoner and abruptly pulled the trigger. A few feet away, Associated Press photographer Eddie Adams pressed his shutter.

How did the Tet Offensive affect the Vietnam War?

The Tet Offensive proved a military failure for the Communists, but it fueled the American public’s pessimism and weariness about the war. It ended when the North prevailed in 1975.

How much did the CIA pay South Vietnamese commandos?

Per the Associated Press, in 1959 the CIA began recruiting South Vietnamese men for espionage and sabotage efforts. Frequently hired out of high school, the commandos were promised $2,000 annually plus $100 monthly to their families. The operation ran like a legless racehorse. Every commando that entered North Vietnam got captured or killed.

Why did the military take so many pictures in Vietnam?

This pattern is not unique to the Vietnam War. The United States military has had designated photographic units since the Signal Corps began taking photographs in the 1880s. They were created to document operations, equipment, and people, as well as to create a visual record of the conflict.