Viet Cong soldiers dug up and reused American land mines, took Claymore mines from their tripods, and even cut open unexploded bombs to harvest components for their hand-made weapons. Many Viet ...

Today, with more practice and an abundant supply of captured U.S. weapons, the Viet Cong gangmen can make things hot for the most skilled U.S. helicopter pilot. Last week the Viet Cong forces ...

In this photo, children on their way home from school pass the bodies of dead Viet Cong soldiers. In another photo by Faas, this Vietnamese litter bearer, responsible for helping deal with a mass ...

“These two weapons kept me alive.” He used the Viet Cong approach to remain out of sight, out of mind. Sanza wouldn’t shower for many weeks, cover himself in mud and leaves, stuck to a ...

“Now they can hit as often as ten times a month.” Viet Cong weapons are no longer antiquated French pieces or American rejects. “They have Chinese-made AK-47s all over, from squad to divisio ...