Vietnam Riverine Craft 1962-75

Informationen zum Autor Gordon L. Rottman Klappentext In 1965 the military situation in the Mekong River Delta of southern Vietnam had deteriorated to such a degree that the decision was made to commit a joint US Army and Navy Mobile Riverine Force to the area. This force was unique in its composition, mission, and the means by which it operated - riverine craft. Comprising the Army's 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, and the Navy's River Assault Flotilla One, it used a variety of watercraft, including heavily modified landing craft, purpose-built patrol boats, and a whole host of auxiliary and support craft. This book explores those craft, and also gives an account of Task Force Clearwater, a much smaller operation in the extreme northern part of South Vietnam. Zusammenfassung In 1965 the military situation in the Mekong River Delta of southern Vietnam had deteriorated to such a degree that the decision was made to commit a joint US Army and Navy Mobile Riverine Force to the area. This force was unique in its composition, mission, and the means by which it operated - riverine craft. Comprising the Army's 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, and the Navy's River Assault Flotilla One, it used a variety of watercraft, including heavily modified landing craft, purpose-built patrol boats, and a whole host of auxiliary and support craft. This book explores those craft, and also gives an account of Task Force Clearwater, a much smaller operation in the extreme northern part of South Vietnam. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction · The Boats · Variants · The Riverine War · Surviving Riverine and Patrol Craft · Bibliography · Color plate commentary · Index

Product details

• Authors: Gordon L. Rottman, Rottman Gordon L.
• Assisted by: Hugh Johnson (Illustration), Hugh S. Johnson (Illustration), Johnson Hugh (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.11.2006
• EAN: 9781841769318
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-931-8
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 248 mm x 5 mm
• Series: New Vanguard; New Vanguard; New vanguard series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Vietnam, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, Military vehicles, Warfare & defence, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Modern warfare, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles / General