Vietnam Riverine Craft 1962–75

Gordon L Rottman author Hugh Johnson illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:7th Nov '06

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

Vietnam Riverine Craft 1962–75 cover

Featuring illustrations, this book explores the watercraft of the US Army and Navy, and also gives an account of Task Force Clearwater.

In 1965 the military situation in the Mekong River Delta of southern Vietnam had deteriorated to such a degree that the decision was made to commit a joint US Army and Navy Mobile Riverine Force to the area. This force was unique in its composition, mission, and the means by which it operated - riverine craft. This book explores those crafts.In 1965 the military situation in the Mekong River Delta of southern Vietnam had deteriorated to such a degree that the decision was made to commit a joint US Army and Navy Mobile Riverine Force to the area. This force was unique in its composition, mission, and the means by which it operated - riverine craft. Comprising the Army's 2d Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, and the Navy's River Assault Flotilla One, it used a variety of watercraft, including heavily modified landing craft, purpose-built patrol boats, and a whole host of auxiliary and support craft. This book explores those craft, and also gives an account of Task Force Clearwater, a much smaller operation in the extreme northern part of South Vietnam.

ISBN: 9781841769318

Dimensions: 248mm x 184mm x 5mm

Weight: 192g

48 pages