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Book Professional Knowledge Gained from Operational Experience in Vietnam  1965 1966

Download or read book Professional Knowledge Gained from Operational Experience in Vietnam 1965 1966 written by U. S. Marine Corps and published by www.Militarybookshop.CompanyUK. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accounts of warfare often deal with the big picture the strategy, battle plans, and operations that constitute the standard military narrative. Less well documented is the gritty daily grind of the foot soldier, replete with dirt, mud, and sometimes blood. Veterans never forget these details, which all too often are missing from the history books. "Professional Knowledge Gained from Operational Experience in Vietnam 1965 1966," compiled by the U.S. Marine Corps, vividly conjures up the intense daily interaction of U.S. troops and those of the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam (NLF) or, as they are referred to throughout this book, the Viet Cong (VC). This fascinating guide book is drawn not only from the experience of the Marine Corps but also that of the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force and South Vietnamese armed forces. It provides detailed information on combating the guerrilla warfare tactics of the NLF, including extensive discussion and diagrams on tunnel warfare, the use of CS (tear) gas to clear them, interdiction of villages suspected of harboring guerrillas, and rear area patrolling. A particularly interesting section describes and illustrates the wide variety of NLF grenades and mines, many of them constructed from scrap or empty U.S. shell casings, which jeopardized American troops on land and water. It also provides detailed information on American military logistics, communications, and medicine at the unit level. "Professional Knowledge Gained from Operational Experience in Vietnam 1965 1966" provides a unique perspective on a crucial stage of America 's war in Vietnam. Historians, military officers, and anyone interested in the sinews and soul of infantry warfare will find it compelling reading.

Book Professional Knowledge Gained from Operational Experience in Vietnam  1969  Special Issue  Mines and Boobytraps

Download or read book Professional Knowledge Gained from Operational Experience in Vietnam 1969 Special Issue Mines and Boobytraps written by United States. Marine Corps and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Development of Mine Warfare

Download or read book The Development of Mine Warfare written by Norman E. Youngblood and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-06-30 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1997, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) coordinated the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production, and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction. As of mid-2005, 145 states had signed the agreement. The ICBL's efforts were in large part a response to the careless use of landmines in the previous fifty years. The history of mine use in warfare, however, goes back much further than the World Wars of the 20th century and includes both land and sea use. This first comprehensive study traces the technical, tactical, and ethical developments of mine warfare, from ancient times to the present. Beginning with mine warfare's roots in ancient Assyria and China, Youngblood takes the reader through the centuries of debate about how these hidden weapons should be used. A look at 19th-century developments explores the intertwined development of land and sea mines and the inventors behind them, including Robert Fulton, Samuel Colt, and Immanuel Nobel, father of Alfred Nobel. Subsequent chapters examine the use of mines in the American Civil War, the Russo-Japanese War, both World Wars, and the battlefields of the Cold War, and chart key battles and technical innovations, such as the development of air-delivered munitions. Finally, the author addresses the ethical concerns raised by the careless mining, namely the impact on civilians and the difficulties of de-mining, and the treaties that regulate landmine use.

Book America and Vietnam  1954 1963

Download or read book America and Vietnam 1954 1963 written by Michael M. Walker, Col., USMC (Ret.) and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-08-31 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The conventional narrative of the Vietnam War often glosses over the decade leading up to it. Covering the years 1954-1963, this book presents a thought-provoking reexamination of the war's long prelude--from the aftermath of French defeat at Dien Bien Phu--through Hanoi's decision to begin reunification by force--to the assassination of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem. Established narratives of key events are given critical reappraisal and new light is shed on neglected factors. The strategic importance of Laos is revealed as central to understanding how the war in the South developed.

Book A Final Valiant Act

    Book Details:
  • Author : John B. Lang
  • Publisher : Open Road Media
  • Release : 2020-04-28
  • ISBN : 1504063554
  • Pages : 472 pages

Download or read book A Final Valiant Act written by John B. Lang and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2020-04-28 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Vietnam War biography recounts the story of an American soldier who heroically gave his life to save his comrades. Private 1st Class Douglas E. Dickey was just twenty years old when he dove onto a grenade, saving the lives of four men, including his platoon leader. The young Marine’s actions on Easter Sunday 1967 won him a posthumous Medal of Honor. Dickey grew up in Ohio and enlisted in the Marine Corps with four of his high school friends. After he was deployed to Vietnam, he took part in Operation Deckhouse VI, a landing in Quang Ngai, then Operation Beacon Hill, which led him and his comrades into a devastating ambush. During the ensuing battle—one that nearly wiped out the entire platoon—a grenade landed in their midst. Without hesitation, Dickey took action. This biography grounds Dickey’s final, valiant act in the context of his life and the lives of his comrades and family. It is based on over a decade of research, including interviews with family members and Dickey’s letters home. A tribute to a true hero, A Final Valiant Act also includes the most detailed account of Operation Beacon Hill ever written.

Book Monthly Catalogue  United States Public Documents

Download or read book Monthly Catalogue United States Public Documents written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 982 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Vietnam  an Annotated Bibliography

Download or read book Vietnam an Annotated Bibliography written by and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Professional Knowledge Gained from Operational Experience in Vietnam  Aug  1966 Aug  1968

Download or read book Professional Knowledge Gained from Operational Experience in Vietnam Aug 1966 Aug 1968 written by United States. Marine Corps and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Mission Revolution

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jennifer M. Taw
  • Publisher : Columbia University Press
  • Release : 2012
  • ISBN : 0231153244
  • Pages : 282 pages

Download or read book Mission Revolution written by Jennifer M. Taw and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jennifer Morrison Taw examines the military's sudden embrace of stability operations and their implications for American foreign policy and war.

Book The War of Detachments  Lessons in Counterinsurgency Small Unit Actions in Vietnam  1965 1968

Download or read book The War of Detachments Lessons in Counterinsurgency Small Unit Actions in Vietnam 1965 1968 written by and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: