Viet Cong and Nva Tunnels and Fortifications of the Vietnam War

Informationen zum Autor Gordon L Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He was assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group until reassigned to the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969-70. Gordon worked as a civilian contract Special Operations Forces Intelligence Specialist at the Army's Joint Readiness Center, Ft Polk, until 2002. A highly respected and established author, who is a recognised expert on this subject, he now devotes himself to full-time writing and research. Klappentext During the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong (VC) main forces and North Vietnamese Army (NVA) were forced to hide weapons and supplies underground and to dig protective shelters to counter massive US firepower. Their field works defended villages, hidden base camps, and fortified complexes, and took the form of trench systems, individual fighting positions, crew-served weapon positions, bunkers, caches, and extensive tunnel complexes. Camouflage and deceptive measures, and the employment of obstacles and booby traps, went hand-in-hand with such works. This title takes a detailed look at the VC/NVA tunnel systems, field fortifications, base camps. and camouflage and concealment measures employed during the Vietnam conflict. Zusammenfassung During the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong (VC) main forces and North Vietnamese Army (NVA) were forced to hide weapons and supplies underground and to dig protective shelters to counter massive US firepower. Their field works defended villages, hidden base camps, and fortified complexes, and took the form of trench systems, individual fighting positions, crew-served weapon positions, bunkers, caches, and extensive tunnel complexes. Camouflage and deceptive measures, and the employment of obstacles and booby traps, went hand-in-hand with such works. This title takes a detailed look at the VC/NVA tunnel systems, field fortifications, base camps. and camouflage and concealment measures employed during the Vietnam conflict....

Product details

• Authors: Lee Ray, Gordon L. Rottman, Rottman Gordon L.
• Assisted by: Alex Mallinson (Illustration), Mallinson Alex (Illustration), Lee Ray (Illustration), Ray Lee (Illustration), Chris Taylor (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.08.2006
• EAN: 9781846030031
• ISBN: 978-1-84603-003-1
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 186 mm x 249 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Fortress; Fortress
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Vietnam, Architecture, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Asia / General, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, Warfare & defence, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Modern warfare, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, North Vietnamese Army; tunnel rats