I had done a guerrilla in World War II, so I had some knowledge of, of the the village life, and the way guerrillas worked.

- Roger Hilsman

I had been a guerrilla leader in World War II. And I used to say that the way to fight the guerrilla was with guerrillas. And I disbelieved that you …

- Roger Hilsman

Kennedy saw the insurgency as a anti-colonial, essentially nationalist movement, feeding on social discontent. So you don't shoot people.

- Roger Hilsman

The United States must keep a low profile in Vietnam so we can negotiate its neutralization like we did in Laos .

- Roger Hilsman

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 mountai…

- Roger Hilsman