Combat at close quarters
Subtitle: an illustrated history of the U.S. Navy in the Vietnam War
By: Edward J. Marolda, editor
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9781682471951
Subjects: United States; United States. Navy; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; American Naval operations; History
Description: "Combat at Close Quarters presents the work of five renowned historians who describe and interpret the U.S. Navy's major combat operations in Southeast Asia, including the Rolling Thunder and Linebacker strikes against North Vietnam, the river war in South Vietnam's Mekong Delta, and the intelligence campaign. Over 200 images drawn from Navy archives and private collections, detailed maps, and a select list of the most authoritative works on the subject complete the book"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Naval air war : the Rolling Thunder campaign / by Norman Polmar and Edward J. Marolda; title: Green hell : warfare on the rivers and canals of Vietnam / by Edward J. Marolda and R. Blake Dunnavent; title: Nixon's trident : naval power in Southeast Asia, 1968-72 / by John Darrell Sherwood; title: Knowing the enemy : naval intelligence in Southeast Asia / by Richard A. Mobley and Edward J. Marolda.