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

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Mobley, Richard A., 1952- author.

Marolda, Edward J., author.

Contributor:

Naval History & Heritage Command (U.S.), issuing body.

Naval Historical Foundation

Series:

U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War

The U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

United States.

United States. Navy.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Military intelligence--United States.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

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

Military intelligence.

Military operations, Naval--American.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([108] pages) : color illustrations, maps.

Edition:

U.S. government official edition.

Other Title:

Naval intelligence in Southeast Asia

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Department of the Navy, Naval History & Heritage Command, 2015.

Summary:

"Covers the Navy intelligence establishment's support to the war effort in Southeast Asia from 1965 to 1975. It describes the contribution of naval intelligence to key strategic, operational, and tactical aspects of the war including the involvement of intelligence in the seminal Tonkin Gulf Crisis of 1964 and the Rolling Thunder and Linebacker bombing campaigns; the monitoring of Sino-Soviet bloc military assistance to Hanoi; the operation of the Seventh Fleet's reconnaissance aircraft; the enemy's use of the "neutral" Cambodian port of Sihanoukville; and the support to U.S. Navy riverine operations during the Tet Offensive and the SEALORDS campaign in South Vietnam. Special features elaborate on the experiences of reconnaissance plane pilots navigating the dangerous skies of Indochina; intelligence professionals who braved enemy attacks at shore bases in South Vietnam; the perilous mission in Laos of Observation Squadron 67 (VO-67); the secret voyage of nuclear attack submarine Sculpin (SSN-590); and the leadership and heroism of Captain Earl F. Rectanus, Lieutenant Commander Jack Graf, and other naval intelligence professionals who risked, and sometimes lost, their lives in the service of their country during the war"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Interpretation of the threat to Southeast Asia

The question of seaborne infiltration

Intelligence gathering in Laos

Collecting intelligence on the enemy's doorstep

Intelligence support during the Tonkin Gulf Incidents

Preparations for war in Southeast Asia

Navy tactical reconnaissance

A helping hand to Hanoi : Sino-Soviet Bloc military assistance

The defense of North Vietnam

The post-1968 air war in North Vietnam and Laos

Intelligence and the war on the coast

Cambodia's open door : Sihanoukville

The naval war in South Vietnam

Naval intelligence and the fight for South Vietnam

NILOs in action

Intelligence in the Linebacker Campaign

Conclusion

Sidebars. A Recce pilot in harm's way

In a MIG's sight

The short, dangerous life of the Ghost Squadron

CT duty at "Rocket City"

Sculpin and the sinking of an infiltrating trawler

Zumwalt's eyes and ears

Jack Graf : a naval intelligence hero.

Notes:

Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Mar. 16, 2016).

"Published by Naval History & Heritage Command in partnership with the Naval Historical Foundation"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (page 100).

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified]: HathiTrust Digital Library. 2022.

Other Format:

Print version: Mobley, Richard A., 1952- Knowing the enemy

Online version: Mobley, Richard A., 1952- Knowing the enemy.

ISBN:

9780945274797

0945274793

9780160937361

0160937361

OCLC:

944899331

Access Restriction:

Use copy Restrictions unspecified