My idea was that the role of the special forces were to train Vietnamese to behave as guerrillas, harassing the supply lines down through the mountains of the, ah, the Viet Cong. And the special American special forces were to… — Roger Hilsman Copy Share Image
I had been a guerrilla leader in World War II. And I used to say that the way to fight the guerrilla was with… — Roger Hilsman Copy Share Image
Kennedy saw the insurgency as a anti-colonial, essentially nationalist movement, feeding on social discontent. So you don't shoot people. — Roger Hilsman Copy Share Image
My idea was that the role of the special forces were to train Vietnamese to behave as guerrillas, harassing the supply lines down through… — Roger Hilsman Copy Share Image
The United States must keep a low profile in Vietnam so we can negotiate its neutralization like we did in Laos . — Roger Hilsman Copy Share Image
I had done a guerrilla in World War II, so I had some knowledge of, of the the village life, and the way guerrillas… — Roger Hilsman Copy Share Image
