The approaching storm
Subtitle: conflict in Asia, 1945-1965
By: Edward J. Marold.
Series: The U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War
Publisher: Naval Historical Center  Dept. of the Navy
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 84
ISBN-13: 9780945274575
Subjects: United States. -- Navy -- History -- Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. -- Navy -- History -- 20th century; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Naval operations, American; Southeast Asia -- History -- 1945-; East Asia -- History -- 1945-
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Emerging communist threats in Asia; title: The Chinese Civil War; title: The conflict spreads throughout the Far East; title: The French Indochina War; title: Growing U.S. concerns about Southeast Asia; title: Changing of the guard in South Vietnam; title: Hanoi opens the campaign for South Vietnam and Laos; title: U.S. Naval assistance to South Vietnam; title: The U.S. Navy and counterinsurgency warfare; title: U.S. Naval forces join the fight; title: Bringing the war to North Vietnam; title: Combat in the Gulf of Tonkin; title: On the eve of war; title: Sidebars; title: Passage to freedom; title: A naval advisor : Lieutenant Dale C. Meyerkord; title: Escape from Laos; title: 34 Alpha Maritime Operations; title: Task Force 77.