Charlie one five : a Marine company's Vietnam War / Nicholas Warr ; foreword by Scott Nelson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Warr, Nicholas, 1945-

Series:

Modern Southeast Asia series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Campaigns.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

United States. Marine Corps. Marine Regiment, 5th. Battalion, 1st. Company C--History.

United States.

United States. Marine Corps. Marine Regiment, 5th. Battalion, 1st. Company C.

History.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Regimental histories.

Regimental histories.

Local Subjects:

United States. Marine Corps. Marine Regiment, 5th. Battalion, 1st. Company C.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 311 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lubbock, Texas : Texas Tech University Press, [2013]

Summary:

"The Vietnam War combat history of the U.S. 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, known as Charlie 'One Five' (1/5); drawn from historical research, command chronologies, combat after-action reports, and first-person accounts"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Prologue

The early days: Operation Jackstay, December 1965-early 1966

Sparrow Hawk and Operation Colorado, June-December 1966

Changes of command, November 1966-March 1967

Changes of weaponry, April 1967

Operation Union I, 21 April-9 May 1967

The Battle for Hill 110, 10 May 1967

Dying delta, and the move to Hill 51, 11-17 May 1967

Operation Union II, 26 May-5 June 1967

Operation Swift, 4-5 September 1967

Hoi An days, 1 October-25 December 1967

Incoming! Phu Loc 6 Combat Base, December 1967-March 1968

Lang Co Village and the Phantom Mortar Crew, 16 January-10 February 1968

Afterword.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780896727977

0896727971

OCLC:

818318297