Author: Oscar Gilbert
Osprey Warrior 90 - US Marine Corps Tank Crewman 1965-70 Vietnam
Osprey Publishing
2004
ISBN: 1841767182
Format: PDF
Size: 22,4 МБ
Language: English
Pages: 66
Following Korea, by 1960 tanks and their crews had proved themselves to be a fundamental part of the Marine Corps' combined arms team. When the Marines were ordered to Vietnam in 1965, they took their tanks with them. This book explores this decision, which created a political storm. The presence of the tanks became a lightning rod for accusations of an 'escalation' of the war. Nevertheless, the tanks not only proved their value in the anti-guemilla campaigns, but amid the bitter conventional fighting and extraordinary casualties at Hue City. The ability to undertake such radical change and to prevail demonstrated the versatility, courage and tenacity that are the hallmarks of the 'ordinary' Marine.
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