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- ISBN 9781841769318
- Weight: 178g
- Dimensions: 180 x 244mm
- Publication Date: 10 Nov 2006
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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In 1965 the military situation in the Mekong River Delta of southern Vietnam had deteriorated so much that the decision was made to commit a joint US Army and Navy Mobile Riverine Force to the area.
This force was unique in its composition, mission, and the means by which it operated – riverine craft. Comprising the Army’s 2nd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, and the Navy’s River Assault Flotilla One, it used a variety of watercraft, including heavily modified landing craft, purpose-built patrol boats, and a whole host of auxiliary and support craft.
Featuring illustrations, this book explores those craft, and also gives an account of Task Force Clearwater, a much smaller operation in the extreme northern part of South Vietnam.
Gordon L Rottman 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 Centre for 12 years and is now a freelance writer.
Hugh Johnson is a highly experienced and talented freelance digital illustrator. His books for Osprey Publishing including New Vanguard 102: T-54 and T-55 Main Battle Tanks 1944–2004 and Fortress 030: Fort Eben Emael. He lives in Surrey, UK.
