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Vietnam War US & Allied Combat Equipments
Gordon L. Rottman
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Description for Vietnam War US & Allied Combat Equipments
Paperback. An illustrated guide to everything that Vietnam-era American GIs and their allies carried into battle. Will appeal to historians, modelers, collectors, and reenactors of the Vietnam War. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, 25 b/w; 33 col. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 248 x 7. Weight in Grams: 214.
Over the eight years of the Vietnam War, US forces used three major types of equipment sets, with numerous modifications for particular circumstances. Different equipments were also used by Special Forces, the South Vietnamese, and other allied ground troops. Vietnam War US & Allied Combat Equipments offers a comprehensive examination of the gear that US and allied soldiers had strapped around their bodies, what they contained, and what those items were used for. Fully illustrated with photographs and artwork detailing how each piece of equipment was used and written by a Special Forces veteran of the conflict, ... Read more
Over the eight years of the Vietnam War, US forces used three major types of equipment sets, with numerous modifications for particular circumstances. Different equipments were also used by Special Forces, the South Vietnamese, and other allied ground troops. Vietnam War US & Allied Combat Equipments offers a comprehensive examination of the gear that US and allied soldiers had strapped around their bodies, what they contained, and what those items were used for. Fully illustrated with photographs and artwork detailing how each piece of equipment was used and written by a Special Forces veteran of the conflict, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Elite
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472819055
SKU
V9781472819055
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Gordon L. Rottman
Gordon L. Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969-70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments until retiring after 26 years. He was a Special Operations Forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training ... Read more
Reviews for Vietnam War US & Allied Combat Equipments
This book does a great job of providing the details of individual combat equipment used during the Viet Nam War. - Mike Petty, Armor Modeling & Preservation Society Former Special Forces member Gor-don L. Rottman sorts out these variations [in gear] in Vietnam War US and Allied Combat Equipments. No. 216 in Os-prey's ... Read more