Khe Sanh 1967-68

Marines battle for Vietnam´s vital hilltop base

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Rottman Gordon L.Dennis, PeterIllustrationen

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Beschreibung

Khe Sanh was a small village in northwest South Vietnam that sat astride key North Vietnamese infiltration routes. In September 1966 a Marine battalion deployed into the area. Action gradually increased as the NVA attempted to destroy Free World Forces bases, and the siege of Khe Sanh proper began in October 1967. The bitter fight lasted into July 1968 when, with the changing strategic and tactical situation, the base was finally closed. This book details the siege and explains how, although the NVA successfully overran a Special Forces camp nearby, it was unable to drive US forces from Khe Sanh.

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ISBN/GTIN978-1-84176-863-2

ProduktartBuch

EinbandKartoniert, Paperback

Verlag

Bloomsbury

Osprey Publishing

ErscheinungslandVereinigtes Königreich

Erscheinungsdatum08.05.2005

ReiheCampaign

Seiten96 Seiten

SpracheEnglisch

MasseBreite 184 mm, Höhe 248 mm, Dicke 8 mm

Gewicht318 g

Illustrationen55 b/w; 11 col

Artikel-Nr.9379137

KatalogBuchzentrum

Datenquelle-Nr.23205944

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Autor

Rottman Gordon L.Dennis, PeterIllustrationen

Gordon L. Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969-70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments before retiring after 26 years. He was a Special Operations Forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer, living in Texas.