Combat at close quarters : an illustrated history of the U.S. Navy in the Vietnam War / Edward J. Marolda, editor.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

Marolda, Edward J., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Navy--History--Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

United States.

United States. Navy.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Naval operations, American.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Military operations, Naval--American.

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 349 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2018]

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Naval air war : the Rolling Thunder campaign / by Norman Polmar and Edward J. Marolda

Green hell : warfare on the rivers and canals of Vietnam / by Edward J. Marolda and R. Blake Dunnavent

Nixon's trident : naval power in Southeast Asia, 1968-72 / by John Darrell Sherwood

Knowing the enemy : naval intelligence in Southeast Asia / by Richard A. Mobley and Edward J. Marolda.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

Container of: Polmar, Norman. Naval air war.

ISBN:

9781682471951

1682471950

OCLC:

1005463203