Combat at Close Quarters: Warfare on the Rivers and Canals of Vietnam: Warfare on the Rivers and Canals of Vietnam
This historical volume introduces us to the Navy’s river force and American advisers to President Dwight D. Eisenhower. U.S. Navy and Marines securing the Rung Sat that was owned by Viet Cong early in the War offered our navy a river patrol craft that allowed for early naval intelligence attempts. Riverine warfare training because a mission for training sailors at home in addition to SEALS and SEALORDS for additional coastal surveillance force to support the riverine forces. Vice Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. proved to be a strategic leader to:
* plan a combined-arms,
* multi-service,
* multinational approach to interdicting Communist infiltration from Cambodia
* and destroying enemies within the Mekong Delta
The fast patrol craft or swift boat became one of the Navy’s workhorses from the SEALORDS CAMPAIGN. The Army’s Dust Off, medical evacuation helicopter is also introduced within this resource to provide medical attention to those in combat as part of rescue missions.
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Find more volumes in The U.S. Navy and Vietnam War series:
The Approaching Storm: Conflict in Asia, 1945-1965 (ePub ISBN: 9780160928604)
Nixon's Trident: Naval Power in Southeast Asia, 1968-1972 (ePub ISBN: 9780160928697)
The Battle Behind Bars: Navy and the Marine POWs in the Vietnam War (ePub ISBN: 9780160928635)
Navy Medicine in Vietnam: Passage to Freedom to the Fall of Saigon (ePub ISBN: 9780160928666)
Naval Air War: The Rolling Thunder Campaign (ePub ISBN: 9780160931222)
Knowing the Enemy: Naval Intelligence in Southeast Asia (ePub ISBN: 9780160937361)
Fourth Arm of Defense: Sealift and Maritime Logistics in the Vietnam War (ePub ISBN: 9780160955433)
End of the Saga: The Maritime Evacuation of South Vietnam and Cambodia (ePub ISBN: 9780160955570)
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* plan a combined-arms,
* multi-service,
* multinational approach to interdicting Communist infiltration from Cambodia
* and destroying enemies within the Mekong Delta
The fast patrol craft or swift boat became one of the Navy’s workhorses from the SEALORDS CAMPAIGN. The Army’s Dust Off, medical evacuation helicopter is also introduced within this resource to provide medical attention to those in combat as part of rescue missions.
Related products:
Find more volumes in The U.S. Navy and Vietnam War series:
The Approaching Storm: Conflict in Asia, 1945-1965 (ePub ISBN: 9780160928604)
Nixon's Trident: Naval Power in Southeast Asia, 1968-1972 (ePub ISBN: 9780160928697)
The Battle Behind Bars: Navy and the Marine POWs in the Vietnam War (ePub ISBN: 9780160928635)
Navy Medicine in Vietnam: Passage to Freedom to the Fall of Saigon (ePub ISBN: 9780160928666)
Naval Air War: The Rolling Thunder Campaign (ePub ISBN: 9780160931222)
Knowing the Enemy: Naval Intelligence in Southeast Asia (ePub ISBN: 9780160937361)
Fourth Arm of Defense: Sealift and Maritime Logistics in the Vietnam War (ePub ISBN: 9780160955433)
End of the Saga: The Maritime Evacuation of South Vietnam and Cambodia (ePub ISBN: 9780160955570)
Combat at Close Quarters: Warfare on the Rivers and Canals of Vietnam: Warfare on the Rivers and Canals of Vietnam
This historical volume introduces us to the Navy’s river force and American advisers to President Dwight D. Eisenhower. U.S. Navy and Marines securing the Rung Sat that was owned by Viet Cong early in the War offered our navy a river patrol craft that allowed for early naval intelligence attempts. Riverine warfare training because a mission for training sailors at home in addition to SEALS and SEALORDS for additional coastal surveillance force to support the riverine forces. Vice Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. proved to be a strategic leader to:
* plan a combined-arms,
* multi-service,
* multinational approach to interdicting Communist infiltration from Cambodia
* and destroying enemies within the Mekong Delta
The fast patrol craft or swift boat became one of the Navy’s workhorses from the SEALORDS CAMPAIGN. The Army’s Dust Off, medical evacuation helicopter is also introduced within this resource to provide medical attention to those in combat as part of rescue missions.
Related products:
Find more volumes in The U.S. Navy and Vietnam War series:
The Approaching Storm: Conflict in Asia, 1945-1965 (ePub ISBN: 9780160928604)
Nixon's Trident: Naval Power in Southeast Asia, 1968-1972 (ePub ISBN: 9780160928697)
The Battle Behind Bars: Navy and the Marine POWs in the Vietnam War (ePub ISBN: 9780160928635)
Navy Medicine in Vietnam: Passage to Freedom to the Fall of Saigon (ePub ISBN: 9780160928666)
Naval Air War: The Rolling Thunder Campaign (ePub ISBN: 9780160931222)
Knowing the Enemy: Naval Intelligence in Southeast Asia (ePub ISBN: 9780160937361)
Fourth Arm of Defense: Sealift and Maritime Logistics in the Vietnam War (ePub ISBN: 9780160955433)
End of the Saga: The Maritime Evacuation of South Vietnam and Cambodia (ePub ISBN: 9780160955570)
* plan a combined-arms,
* multi-service,
* multinational approach to interdicting Communist infiltration from Cambodia
* and destroying enemies within the Mekong Delta
The fast patrol craft or swift boat became one of the Navy’s workhorses from the SEALORDS CAMPAIGN. The Army’s Dust Off, medical evacuation helicopter is also introduced within this resource to provide medical attention to those in combat as part of rescue missions.
Related products:
Find more volumes in The U.S. Navy and Vietnam War series:
The Approaching Storm: Conflict in Asia, 1945-1965 (ePub ISBN: 9780160928604)
Nixon's Trident: Naval Power in Southeast Asia, 1968-1972 (ePub ISBN: 9780160928697)
The Battle Behind Bars: Navy and the Marine POWs in the Vietnam War (ePub ISBN: 9780160928635)
Navy Medicine in Vietnam: Passage to Freedom to the Fall of Saigon (ePub ISBN: 9780160928666)
Naval Air War: The Rolling Thunder Campaign (ePub ISBN: 9780160931222)
Knowing the Enemy: Naval Intelligence in Southeast Asia (ePub ISBN: 9780160937361)
Fourth Arm of Defense: Sealift and Maritime Logistics in the Vietnam War (ePub ISBN: 9780160955433)
End of the Saga: The Maritime Evacuation of South Vietnam and Cambodia (ePub ISBN: 9780160955570)
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ISBN-13: | 9780160955556 |
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Publisher: | United States Dept. of Defense |
Publication date: | 09/16/2019 |
Series: | The U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War , #5 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 98 |
Sales rank: | 113,821 |
File size: | 18 MB |
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Age Range: | 17 - 18 Years |
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