Combat at Close Quarters - An Illustrated History of the U.S. Navy in the Vietnam War

A heavily-illustrated coffee-table book on U.S. Naval operations in the Vietnam War.

Info autore

Edward J. Marolda served as the Acting Director of Naval History and Senior Historian of the Navy. In 2017 the Naval Historical Foundation honored him with its Commodore Dudley W. Knox Naval History Lifetime Achievement Award. He has authored, coauthored, or edited nine works on the U.S. Navy's experience in Vietnam. In support of the U.S. Naval Institute's Oral History Program, he has interviewed Vietnam veterans and retired admirals Stanley R. Arthur and Joseph W. Prueher. At Georgetown University, Dr. Marolda has taught courses on the Cold War in the Far East and the Vietnam War. He holds degrees in history from Pennsylvania Military College (BA), Georgetown University (MA), and George Washington University (PhD).

Riassunto

Presents the work of five renowned historians who describe and interpret the US Navy's major combat operations in Southeast Asia, including the Rolling Thunder and Linebacker strikes against North Vietnam, the river war in South Vietnam's Mekong Delta, and the intelligence campaign. This concise, eminently readable test is complemented with over 200 images.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Edward J Marolda, Edward J. Marolda
• Con la collaborazione di: Edward J Marolda (Editore), Edward J. Marolda (Editore)
• Editore: Naval Institute Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781682471951
• ISBN: 978-1-68247-195-1
• Pagine: 336
• Dimensioni: 187 mm x 261 mm x 30 mm
• Peso: 977 g
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia della cultura