Gal Giap, aged 102, is dead

[Husar]

That is a very comprehensive explanation and summary of how the operations are conducted, Cube (and PJ). I knew a lot of this somewhere but never thought about it or read about it in such a condensed form, very good post!

However, I wouldn't call this structure, more like strategy or mode of operation. And additionally the type of enemy you face matters as well.
Desert Storm was a huge success but Desert Storm 2 only happened because Saddam wasn't caught. In other words, would it have helped to prevent the spread of communism in Vietnam if the US Army had simply combed through the country up to the very northern end and then left again, similar to Desert Storm?