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Description:Comprehensive, detailed, and very readable, ARMORED COMBAT IN VIETNAM is an exciting survey of the history, nature, deployment and effect of armored units the United States Army utilized during the bitter course of the controversial Vietnamese War. It is based upon official war records of armored units and personal interviews with the men of those units and was compiled by a team of military experts.ARMORED COMBAT IN VIETNAM discusses the military role and effectiveness of tank and mechanized infantry battalions and companies, armored cavalry squadrons and troops, and air cavalry squadrons and troops―all forces whose primary function was to fight mounted. It discusses American strategy in using armored units against the background of the generally unsuccessful French experience with similar weapons from the end of World War II until France's Indochinese defeat in 1954.ARMORED COMBAT IN VIETNAM takes the reader from the earliest attempts by U.S. strategists to develop an armored force for the newly created Army of the Republic of Vietnam through eight years of hard fighting in a region in which tanks were once thought to be incapable of moving, in weather that was supposed to hinder armored operations, against an enemy who was deemed too elusive and too disorganized to be stopped by armored forces. It shows how such weapons emerged as powerful, flexible and essential military tools. The growth of U.S. armored forces in Vietnam, mechanized operations in the Mekong Delta, meeting the North Vietnamese "Tet" offensive, armored forces along the demilitarized zone, the invasion of enemy sanctuaries in Vietnam and then in Laos and Cambodia, and the deployment of armored divisions during the North Vietnamese spring offensive of 1972―all of these phases of the struggle are covered critically and in depth.To add to the impact of the text, clear battle plans, exciting photographs, diagrams, maps, charts and a useful glossary are included. ARMORED COMBAT IN VIETNAM is essential reading for all professional military strategists, military buffs and anyone interested in the history of the U.S. engagement in Vietnam.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Armored Combat in Vietnam. To get started finding Armored Combat in Vietnam, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Ayer Publishing Co.

Release: 1982

ISBN: 0881430056

Description: Comprehensive, detailed, and very readable, ARMORED COMBAT IN VIETNAM is an exciting survey of the history, nature, deployment and effect of armored units the United States Army utilized during the bitter course of the controversial Vietnamese War. It is based upon official war records of armored units and personal interviews with the men of those units and was compiled by a team of military experts.ARMORED COMBAT IN VIETNAM discusses the military role and effectiveness of tank and mechanized infantry battalions and companies, armored cavalry squadrons and troops, and air cavalry squadrons and troops―all forces whose primary function was to fight mounted. It discusses American strategy in using armored units against the background of the generally unsuccessful French experience with similar weapons from the end of World War II until France's Indochinese defeat in 1954.ARMORED COMBAT IN VIETNAM takes the reader from the earliest attempts by U.S. strategists to develop an armored force for the newly created Army of the Republic of Vietnam through eight years of hard fighting in a region in which tanks were once thought to be incapable of moving, in weather that was supposed to hinder armored operations, against an enemy who was deemed too elusive and too disorganized to be stopped by armored forces. It shows how such weapons emerged as powerful, flexible and essential military tools. The growth of U.S. armored forces in Vietnam, mechanized operations in the Mekong Delta, meeting the North Vietnamese "Tet" offensive, armored forces along the demilitarized zone, the invasion of enemy sanctuaries in Vietnam and then in Laos and Cambodia, and the deployment of armored divisions during the North Vietnamese spring offensive of 1972―all of these phases of the struggle are covered critically and in depth.To add to the impact of the text, clear battle plans, exciting photographs, diagrams, maps, charts and a useful glossary are included. ARMORED COMBAT IN VIETNAM is essential reading for all professional military strategists, military buffs and anyone interested in the history of the U.S. engagement in Vietnam.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Armored Combat in Vietnam. To get started finding Armored Combat in Vietnam, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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