“Training ARVN” examines US Foreign Internal Defense (FID) doctrine through the early years of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. ARVN came to look like a mirror image of the US Army of the 1960s. Under American advisement, South Vietnam developed its abilities in its war against North Vietnam and the National Liberation Front. Yet ARVN’s deficiencies contributed to the United States’ decision to introduce American combat forces in 1965.

0:00 Intro
0:46 Chapter 1: Foreign Internal Defense The doctrine chapter
3:56 Chapter 2: Origins How ARVN came about
15:21 Chapter 3: Sea Swallow and Ấp Bắc Two different ARVN performances
22:34 Chapter 4: ARVN's Reputation The lasting effects of Ấp Bắc
25:32 Epilogue
27:14 Credits

For more from AUP on the Vietnam War, see James H. Willbanks, "Vietnam: The Course of a Conflict." https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Porta...