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The Battle for Khe Sanh (Paperback)
Moyers S. Shore; Foreword by W. C. Westmoreland; Marine Corps History & Museums Division
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R668
Discovery Miles 6 680
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Orginally published in 1976. From the foreword: "This history,
which traces the development of helicopters in the Marine Corps
from 1946 to 1962, offers a tribute to the creative vision and
planning of a handful of Marine officers who conceived of the
vertical assault concept in amphibious operations at a time when
suitable aircraft to make it work did not exist. The story of the
subsequent struggle to procure and develop those aircraft, to
refine a doctrine for their employment, and to familiarize the
Marine Corps with their use is an interesting and vital part of
modern Marine Corps history. The documentary basis for this
monograph was primarily the official records of the Marine Corps
and Navy Department, but considerable use was made of interviews
and correspondence with key individuals involved in all phases of
helicopter development."
Originally published in 1978, this history traces the development
of helicopters in the Marine Corps from 1962 to 1973 and is the
second in a series of two volumes which between them cover the
story of Marines and helicopters from 1946 to the present. In the
period covered by this volume, the Marines at last acquired
helicopters fully capable of carrying out an amphibious vertical
assault, and they further elaborated their helicopter doctrines and
tactics. In the Vietnam war, pilots and machines met and surmounted
the test of actual combat. The documentary basis for this monograph
was primarily the official records of the Marine Corps and Navy
Department, but considerable use was made of interviews and
correspondence with key individuals involved in all phases of
helicopter development.
Originally published in 1998. From the foreword: "In view of his
unique experiences as a senior Marine commander in Vietnam and his
extensive efforts to communicate his views and his combat knowledge
to the troops he commanded, it was decided to republish a series of
articles that Lieutenant General Herman Nickerson, Jr., wrote in
1969-1970 while he was Commanding General, III Marine Amphibious
Force (III MAF), which were published in Sea Tiger, the weekly
newspaper distributed throughout the III MAF area of northern South
Vietnam. General Nickerson commanded the 1st Marine Division in
Vietnam from 1 October 1966 to 31 May 1967 and returned to that
embattled country to command the III MAF from 27 March 1969 through
9 March 1970. During this latter tour of duty, in order to make up
in part for an in-person briefing and welcome he used to give
incoming officers and staff noncommissioned officers of the 1st
Division, he began writing a series of articles for publication in
Sea Tiger. In these short pieces, he covered a wide range of
topics, some related to combat service in Vietnam, but many more to
the Vietnamese people and the role of Americans in their support."
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