On March 8th, 1965, some 3,500 US Marines, the first US combat troops to arrive in Vietnam, landed in Da Nang to defend the US air base there. On June 8th, following further reinforcements, General Westmoreland authorized his troops to begin "offensive patrolling." Lee Russell's follow-up to Men-at-Arms 104 focuses in finer detail on the uniforms and insignia of the US Army and Marines, the ARVN and the NVA. The book is packed with superbly detailed black and white photographs of the forces active in the Vietnam War, and Mike Chappell's excellent illustrations provide key reference material for the contemporary uniforms and battledress.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
0850455146
ISBN-13
9780850455144
eBay Product ID (ePID)
600919
Product Key Features
Book Title
Armies of the Vietnam War (2)
Author
Lee E. Russell
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military / Vietnam War
Publication Year
1983
Genre
History
Number of Pages
48 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.6in
Item Height
0.1in
Item Width
7.2in
Item Weight
5.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
143
Lc Classification Number
Ds557.7
Illustrated by
Chappell, Mike
Table of Content
Introduction · US Army Uniforms and Insignia · US Marine Corps Combat Uniforms and Insignia · ARVN Uniforms and Insignia · NVA Uniforms and Insignia · The Plates