| Autore |
Smith Charles R (Charles Richard), <1943->
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| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Chicago : , : Barakaldo Books, , 2021
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (672 pages)
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| Disciplina |
359.9
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| Collana |
Marine Corps Vietnam Series
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| Soggetto topico |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Campaigns
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| ISBN |
1-83974-762-5
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ERRATUM -- Foreword -- Preface -- Maps, Charts, and Tables -- PART I-THE CONTINUING WAR -- CHAPTER 1-Planning the Campaign -- I Corps Order of Battle -- Strategy: A Re-evaluation of Priorities -- I Corps Planning -- CHAPTER 2-Mountain Warfare -- Northern I Corps -- Off Balance -- From the Cua Viet, South -- CHAPTER 3-The Spring Offensive Pre-empted -- Strike into the Da Krong -- A Phased Operation -- Phase I -- Backyard Cleanup -- CHAPTER 4-The Raid into Laos -- Across the Da Krong -- The NVA Retaliates -- Ambush Along 922 -- Heavy Fighting -- Back Into Laos -- Persistent Problems -- Phased Retraction -- Laos: Repercussions -- CHAPTER 5-The Quang Tri Border Areas -- No Change in Tactics -- The DMZ Front -- Brigade Mauls 27th -- The 9th Battles the 36th -- The Vietnam Salient -- Apache Snow -- Central DMZ Battles -- Eastern Quang Tri and Thua Thien -- PART II-SOUTHERN I CORPS BATTLEGROUND -- CHAPTER 6-Destruction of Base Area 112 -- Defense of Da Nang -- Attack into 112 -- "A Little Urban Renewal" -- Americal's TAOI -- CHAPTER 7-The Battle for Quang Nam Continues -- Rockets Equal Operations -- Operation Oklahoma Hills -- 5th Marines and the Arizona -- Securing the Southern and Northern Approaches -- Americal Battleground -- PART III-THE THIRD'S FINAL MONTHS -- CHAPTER 8-Redeployment: The First Phase -- Keystone Eagle -- "A Turning Point" -- CHAPTER 9-'A Strange War Indeed' -- Company Patrol Operations -- Idaho Canyon -- "A Significant Step" -- Specter of Anarchy -- CHAPTER 10-'A Difficult Phase' -- Maintaining a Protective Barrier -- "You Shouldered Us" -- The Brigade Takes Over -- PART IV-QUANG NAM: THE YEAR'S FINAL BATTLES -- CHAPTER 11-Go Noi and the Arizona -- Vital Area Security -- Pipestone Canyon: The Destruction of Go Noi Island -- 1st Marines: Protecting the Southern Flank -- The Arizona.
CHAPTER 12-Da Nang and the Que Son Valley -- The 7th Marines -- 26th Marines: Protecting the Northern Flank -- Quang Tin and Quang Ngai Battleground -- Results -- PART V-SUPPORTING THE TROOPS -- CHAPTER 13-Marine Air Operations -- 1st MAW Organization and Deployment -- Single Management: Relations with the Seventh Air Force -- Upgrading of Aviation Assets -- I Corps Fixed-Wing Support -- The Interdiction Campaign -- Air Control -- Helicopter Operations -- Improving Helicopter Support -- Air Defense -- Accomplishments and Costs -- CHAPTER 14-Artillery and Surveillance -- Artillery Operations -- Surveillance and Reconnaissance Activities -- CHAPTER 15-Supplying III MAF -- Force Logistic Command -- Naval Support Activity, Da Nang -- Engineer Support -- Motor Transport -- Medical Support -- Communications -- Logistics of Keystone Eagle and Keystone Cardinal -- PART VI-UNIQUE CONTRIBUTIONS -- CHAPTER 16-Pacification -- The National Perspective -- Pacification Planning in I Corps -- Line Unit Pacification -- Civic Action -- The Grass-Roots Campaign -- Results -- CHAPTER 17-Special Landing Force Operations -- The Strategic Reserve -- Organization and Operations -- The Fleet's Contingency Force -- CHAPTER 18-The Advisory Effort and Other Activities -- Marine Advisors and the Vietnamese Marine Corps -- 1st Air and Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO) -- U.S. Marines on the MACV Staff -- Embassy Guard Marines -- CHAPTER 19-1969: An Overview -- Appendix A-Marine Command and Staff List January-December 1969 -- Appendix B-Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations -- Appendix C-Chronology of Significant Events January-December 1969 -- Appendix D-Medal of Honor Citations 1969 -- Appendix E-List of Reviewers -- Marines -- Army -- Others -- Appendix F-Distribution of Personnel Fleet Marine Force, Pacific-(Reproduction of Status of Forces, 31 January 1969).
Appendix G-Distribution of Personnel Fleet Marine Force, Pacific-(Reproduction of Status of Forces, 8 December 1969) -- NOTES.
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| Altri titoli varianti |
U.S. Marines in Vietnam
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910693490603321 |
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