Vietnam Firebases 1965 - 73: - American and Australian Forces

Informationen zum Autor Randy E.M. Foster is an independent British military historian who has observed modern armies at close hand, including studies of NATO tactics in Germany. He has specialized in the Vietnam War, with his first articles on US tactics appearing in War in Peace magazine Nos. 48 and 50, in 1983-4. Since then he has contributed to the wargame press and he is currently active in the Battlefields Trust, for whom he is regional organizer for North-West England. Peter Dennis was inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn, leading him to study Illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire, UK. Klappentext Artillery fire support bases of the Freeworld forces played a critical role in the conduct of operations during the Vietnam War. They served to lay down high-volume fire on enemy firing sites, supported friendly infantry operations, and executed harassing fire missions where exact targets were not known. But the firebases themselves - which housed a range of other facilities such as troop shelters, surveillance radars and command centers - had to be defended against ground attack, and as a result became significant fortifications in their own right. This book describes the design, development and operational history of the fire support bases throughout the conflict. Zusammenfassung Impressive in terms of scale and structure, the Fire Support Base became a dominant element in ground maneuver during the Vietnam War. With a description of the design, development and operational history of the Fire Support Base, this book aims to provide the key to understanding one of the main assets of US battle strategy in the Vietnam War.

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Randy E. M Foster, illustrated by Peter Dennis

Product details

• Authors: Peter (Ill) Dennis, Randy E M Foster, Randy E. M Foster, Randy E. M. Foster, Randy E.M. Foster
• Assisted by: Peter Dennis (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.01.2007
• EAN: 9781846031038
• ISBN: 978-1-84603-103-8
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 185 mm x 249 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Fortress; Fortress
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Vietnam, Architecture, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia, Warfare & defence, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Modern warfare, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, War and defence operations, Fortification