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The Impact of the Sapper on the Viet-Nam War: A Background Paper, October 1969

Document Item Number: 6-20-1A86-116-UA17-95_001693
Pages
18
Media Type
Document
Credit
MSU Archives and Historical Collections
Author(s)
United States Mission in Vietnam
Original Repository
Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections Wesley R. Fishel Papers (UA 17.95) Box 1236, Folder 35
Reporductions
Educational use only, no other permissions given. U.S. and international copyright laws may protect this item. Commercial use or distribution of this digital object is not permitted without written permission of the Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections.
Restriction
MSU grant exchange. The original item# we assigned was replaced to match the PDF filename on 25APR2016. Original Item# UA17951236356201A86 is retained for reference in Coll/Bx/Fldr/Doc fields.
Physical Location
Box 1236, Folder 35; Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections,
Language(s)
English
Collection
Wesley R. Fishel Papers
Association
Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections

6-20-1A86-116-UA17-95_001693 pdf
Dates
Existence: October 10 1969
Existence: Majority of material found within October 10 1969
General Note
This background paper analyzes the apparent increase of "sappers" (combat engineers; in the case of the Viet Cong, a sapper mission would apply to units of the commando-raider-ranger type), sapper units, their activites in Vietnam since mid-1968, and their impact on the Vietnam War.
Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=6-20-1A86-116-UA17-95_001693
Citation
The Impact of the Sapper on the Viet-Nam War: A Background Paper, October 1969, 6-20-1A86-116-UA17-95_001693. October 10 1969, Box 1236, Folder 35; Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, Wesley R. Fishel Papers, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=6-20-1A86-116-UA17-95_001693, Accessed 26 Jan 2026.
Pub Credit Line
6-20-1A86-116-UA17-95_001693, Wesley R. Fishel Papers, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University
Added: 12 May 2015 [Updated: 19 Mar 2024]

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