Accession Number:
AD0691719
Title:
DOCUMENTS OF AN ELITE VIET CONG DELTA UNIT: THE DEMOLITION PLATOON OF THE 514TH BATTALION - PART FIVE: PERSONAL LETTERS
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report
Corporate Author:
RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA SANTA MONICA
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1969-05-01
Pagination or Media Count:
73.0
Abstract:
The report presents a collection of translations of the personal correspondence of members of a Viet Cong demolition unit operating in the Mekong Delta. These letters to friends and relatives reveal the hopes and fears of soldiers in wartime. Although they have a self-conscious tone, perhaps because their authors feared censorship, the contents are no doubt sincere. They impart a strong sense of group solidarity and social cohesiveness.