Autor: | Michael Green |
Lehekülgede arv: | 208 |
Ilmumisaasta: | 2020 |
Kauba ID: | 14320071 |
With the American-supported South Vietnamese government verging on collapse in early 1965, American President Lyndon Johnson decided to commit American conventional ground forces in the form of a United States Marine Corps (USMC) brigade of approximately 3,000 men on March 8, 1965. So began a massive and costly 10-year commitment.
With the American-supported South Vietnamese government verging on collapse in early 1965, American President Lyndon Johnson decided to commit American conventional ground forces in the form of a United States Marine Corps (USMC) brigade of approximately 3,000 men on March 8, 1965. So began a massive and costly 10-year commitment. At its height in 1968, the USMC had 86,000 men in South Vietnam. Almost 500,000 Marines would eventually rotate in out of South Vietnam during their typical one-year tours of duty. In the end, the fighting during such well-known battles at Con Tien, Chu Lai, Hue, Khe Sanh and Dong Ha and thousands of now forgotten smaller-scale engagements would cost the USMC 13,070 killed in action and 88,630 wounded, more casualties than they suffered during the Second World War. In this book, well-known military historian Michael Green using hundreds of dramatic images tells the dramatic and gallant story of the Marines' contribution to an unwinnable war; the battles, their equipment, from rifles to helicopters and jets, and the strategy adopted by the Corps.
Kauba ID: | 14320071 |
Kategooria: | Ajalooraamatud |
Tootepakendite arv: | 1 tk. |
Paki suurus ja kaal (1): | 0,03 x 0,19 x 0,25 m, 0,3 kg |
Kirjastus: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
Raamatu keel: | Inglise keel |
Kaane tüüp: | Pehme |
Vorming: | Traditsiooniline raamat |
Tüüp: | Ajalooline |
Raamat väljavõttega: | Ei |
Autor: | Michael Green |
Lehekülgede arv: | 208 |
Ilmumisaasta: | 2020 |
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