US Marine Rifleman in Vietnam 1965-73

by Charles D. Melson, Ramiro Bujeiro (Illustrator)

Overview

This volume provides an in-depth look at the experience of the ordinary US marine 'grunt' in Vietnam. Organisation of the corps, weaponry, equipment, uniforms, training and medical arrangements are all discussed. However, where this book differs from other similar works is not only in the detail that it goes into but also in the unifying theme of examining all these differing aspects of marine life from the point of view of a soldier serving in the conflict. The author, Charles Melson, actually served in Vietnam, and it is this personal experience that allows him to provide such a unique angle on the subject.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781782001331
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	07/20/2012
Series:	Warrior , #23
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
File size:	11 MB
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About the Author

Charles Melson joined the Marines in 1967. Among other conflicts, his service included the war in Vietnam. From 1986, he was a writer with the Marine Corps Historical Centre and a working member of the Marine Corps Uniform Board. His work for Osprey includes the Elite titles Vietnam Marines and Marine Recon 1940-90.

Ramiro Bujeiro has established himself as one of the top military artists in his home country of Argentina. His reputation has enabled him to work on a wide range of projects. He is considered to be one of Osprey's finest artists.
Charles "Chuck" Melson was the Chief Historian for the US Marine Corps, at its headquarters in Washington, DC and its university in Quantico, Virginia. He also served as a joint historian with the US Central Command and Special Operations Command, and is a recipient of the General Edwin Simmons-Henry I. Shaw Award for public historians and the General Leonard F. Chapman Medal for professional military educators. Charles holds degrees from St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland and Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California.
Ramiro Bujeiro has become a frequent and popular contributor to Osprey since illustrating Warrior 23:US Marine in Vietnam 1965–73
(1998). He is an experienced commercial artist who lives and works in his native city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. His professional background includes commissions as a figure illustrator and strip cartoonist for clients all over Europe, the Americas and in Great Britain. His main interests are the political and military history of Europe in the first half of the 20th century.

Table of Contents

Introduction · Chronology · Enlistment · Training · Everyday Life In Vietnam · Organisation For Combat · Campaign Life In Vietnam · Uniforms, Equiptment, Weapons · Supply And Resupply · Medevac · In Battle ·Groups And Organisations · Museums And Collections