From the vets I’ve talked to, one never knew who the enemy was, since few of them wore an identifiable “uniform”. When civilian casualties occured, they were accidental, unintentional and many, many times the work of NVA or VC.
Yes, which is quite different than war crimes and misdemeanors.
Interesting title, I'm not a lawyer like the author, nor an expert on war crimes, but I've read a bit. I wonder what war crimes are misdemeanors.