Vietnam Battle Chronology: U.S. Army and Marine Corps Combat Operations, 1965-1973

by David Burns Sigler

Overview

In early 1965, the United States had about 23,000 troops in South Vietnam. Through that date, 140 Americans had been killed in action, 1,138 had been wounded and 11 were listed as missing. On March 8, American combat troops (Battalion Landing Team 3, Ninth Marines of the 3d Marine Division) came ashore at 9:02 a.m. on Red Beach 2: by June 1, 1965, 50,000 troops were stationed in the country. The escalation had begun.

This is a chronological listing of more than 600 Army and Marine combat operations from 1965 through 1973. Each entry includes the dates, name, location, type of action, units involved, events (individual activities within the area of operations), casualties, and resulting political or military activity. Information was derived in part from official documents.

Interspersed chronologically are brief summaries of significant events that affected the conduct of the war, such as major developments, ceasefires, political observations, and troop strength.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786417063
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	06/13/2003
Edition description:	ALT
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

David Burns Sigler lives in Rancho Murieta, California.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction     
A Note on the Arrangement      xiii
1965     
1966     
1967     
1968     
1969     
1970     
1971     
1972     
1973–75     

Appendices
I. Alphabetical Listing of Army and Marine Combat Operations     
II. Chronological Listing of Army and Marine Combat Operations, by Command Unit     
Bibliography     
Name and Subject Index     
Military Unit Index     

Editorial Reviews

a useful reference tool...excellent appendices and indexes.... It is essential for all reference libraries and useful for any library”—ARBA.

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a useful reference tool...excellent appendices and indexes.... It is essential for all reference libraries and useful for any library

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A chronological listing of over 600 Army and Marine combat operations from 1965 through 1973. Each entry includes the dates, name, location, type of action, units involved, events (individual activities within the area of operations), casualties, and resulting political or military activity. Interspersed chronologically are brief summaries of significant events that affected the conduct of the war, such as major developments, ceasefires, political observations, and troop strength. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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