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Seek and destroy (also known as search and destroy, or S&D) is a military strategy which consists of inserting infantry forces into hostile territory and directing them to search and then attack enemy targets before immediately withdrawing.
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Jan 11, 2014 · Search and Destroy or Seek and Destroy (S&D) was an integral part of General William Westmoreland’s strategy to destroy the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War.
Search and destroy operations began in 1964, before U.S. ground forces were committed. These operations were conducted to locate the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong main force units in and...
Dec 8, 2015 · A controversial term used to describe the American approach to ground combat in Vietnam in the period from 1964 to 1968. Allegedly developed by General William Westmoreland, commander of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV), and some of his staff officers, search and destroy was used to support the strategy of victory by attrition ...
American forces would search out the enemy, make contact, and then, with superior numbers and firepower, destroy him. But Vietnam was a guerrilla war--with no fronts, no distinct lines of supply and communication, no massing of enemy troops, no conclusive battles.
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Mar 15, 2014 · Unlike the traditional “taking ground” methods, Search and Destroy tactic focused on eliminating enemy as many as possible by searching, then destroying the enemy, and finally using “body count” to measure the success.
In March 1968, with the Tet offensive still raging, American soldiers on a search and destroy mission had summarily executed more than 300 unarmed civilians. Claims of civilian casualties prompted an informal inquiry, but army investigators covered up the story for nearly eighteen months. 61 While most congressional leaders still supported ...
