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Wiring Vietnam
Anthony J. Tambini
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Description for Wiring Vietnam
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 376.
During the Vietnam War, the U.S. Army deployed electronic sensors along the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos, Cambodia, North Vietnam, and South Vietnam in order to detect and track troop and vehicle movements. At approximately 8,100 miles in length, monitoring this sophisticated logistics network—consisting of roads, trails, vehicle parks, petroleum pipelines, and storage areas—was no mean task. Since the work was classified as "Secret" until only recently, a comprehensive story of the electronic sensors used in Southeast Asia has never been completely told. Wiring Vietnam: The Electronic Wall relates the history of the electronic detection system that was ... Read more
During the Vietnam War, the U.S. Army deployed electronic sensors along the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos, Cambodia, North Vietnam, and South Vietnam in order to detect and track troop and vehicle movements. At approximately 8,100 miles in length, monitoring this sophisticated logistics network—consisting of roads, trails, vehicle parks, petroleum pipelines, and storage areas—was no mean task. Since the work was classified as "Secret" until only recently, a comprehensive story of the electronic sensors used in Southeast Asia has never been completely told. Wiring Vietnam: The Electronic Wall relates the history of the electronic detection system that was ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810858442
SKU
V9780810858442
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Anthony J. Tambini
Anthony J. Tambini is a retired aerospace technical and logistics field representative. He spent 40 years in the aerospace industry and he is a former USAF flight engineer.
Reviews for Wiring Vietnam
Beginning in the late 1960s, the US military began a program called Igloo White, deploying a network of sensors, orbiting aircraft, monitoring devices, technicians, and computing equipment designed to detect and track enemy movements in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. Thoroughly approving of this electronic wall both in concept and in practice, Tambini (a retired aerospace technical and logistics field representative) ... Read more