| Combat at Close Quarters: Warfare on the Rivers and Canals of Vietnam: Warfare on the Rivers and Canals of Vietnam None, First Edition Contributor(s): Marolda, Edward J. (Author), Dunnavent, R. Blake (Author), Navy Dept (U S ) (Author) |
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ISBN: 0945274734 ISBN-13: 9780945274735 Publisher: Government Printing Office OUR PRICE: $24.94 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2015 |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Vietnam War - History | Military - Naval |
| Dewey: 959.704 |
| LCCN: 2014049884 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 7.8" W x 9.7" (0.40 lbs) 82 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian |
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| Publisher Description: NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS ITEM- OVERSTOCK SALE -Significantly reduced price This work describes riverine combat during the Vietnam War, emphasizing the operations of the U.S. Navy's River Patrol Force, which conducted Operation Game Warden; the U.S. Army-Navy Mobile Riverine Force, the formation that General William Westmoreland said "saved the Mekong Delta" during the Tet Offensive of 1968; and the Vietnam Navy. An important section details the SEALORDS combined campaign, a determined effort by U.S. Navy, South Vietnamese Navy, and allied ground forces to cut enemy supply lines from Cambodia and disrupt operations at base areas deep in the delta. The authors also cover details on the combat vessels, helicopters, weapons, and equipment employed in the Mekong Delta as well as the Vietnamese combatants (on both sides) and American troops who fought to secure Vietnam's waterways. Special features focus on the ubiquitous river patrol boats (PBRs) and the Swift boats (PCFs), river warfare training, Vice Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr., the Black Ponies aircraft squadron, and Navy SEALs. This publication may be of interest to history scholars, veterans, students in advanced placement history classes, and military enthusiasts given the continuing impact of riverine warfare on U.S. naval and military operations in the 21st century. |