Author: United States. Marine Corps. History and Museums DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
U.S. Marines in Vietnam: The war that would not end, 1971-1973
Author: United States. Marine Corps. History and Museums DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
U.S. Marines In Vietnam: The War That Would Not End, 1971-1973
Author: Charles D. MelsonPublisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359127061
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
United States. Marine Corps. History and Museums Division."This is the eighth volume of a projected nine-volume history of Marine Corps operations in the Vietnam War. A separate functional series complements the operational histories. This volume details the activities of Marine Corps units after the departure from Vietnam in 1971 of III Marine Amphibious Force, through to the 1973 ceasefire, and includes the return of Marine prisoners of war from North Vietnam. Written from diverse views and sources, the common thread in this narrative is the continued resistance of the South Vietnamese Armed Forces, in particular the Vietnamese Marine Corps, to Communist aggression. This book is written from the perspective of the American Marines who assisted them in their efforts. Someday the former South Vietnamese Marines will be able to tell their own story."
U. S. Marines in Vietnam: the War That Would Not End, 1971 - 1973
Author: Charles MelsonPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781482384055
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
This is the eighth volume of a projected nine-volume history of Marine Corps operations in the Vietnam War. A separate functional series complements the operational histories. This volume details the activities of Marine Corps units after the departure from Vietnam in 1971 of III Marine Amphibious Force, through to the 1973 ceasefire, and includes the return of Marine prisoners of war from North Vietnam. Written from diverse views and sources, the common thread in this narrative is the continued resistance of the South Vietnames Armed Forces, in particular the Vietnamese Marine Corps, to Communist aggression. This book is written from the perspective of the American Marines who assisted them in their efforts. Someday the former South Vietnamese Marines will be able to tell their own story.
U.S. Marines in the Vietnam War
Author: Charles D. MelsonPublisher: Military Bookshop
ISBN: 9781780396378
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
U.s. Marines in Vietnam
Author: Charles D. MelsonPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781494287719
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
This is the eighth volume of a projected nine-volume history of Marine Corps operations in the Vietnam War. A separate functional series complements the operational histories. This volume details the activities of Marine Corps units after the departure from Vietnam in 1971 of Ill Marine Amphibious Force, through to the 1973 ceasefire, and includes the return of Marine prisoners of war from North Vietnam. Written from diverse views and sources, the common thread in this narrative is the continued resistance of the South Vietnamese Armed Forces, in particular the Vietnamese Marine Corps, to Communist aggression. This book is written from the perspective of the American Marines who assisted them in their efforts. Someday the former South Vietnamese Marines will be able to tell their own story. By July 1971, less than 500 U.S. Marines, mostly advisors, communicators, and supporting arms specialists remained in Vietnam. It was thought at the time that the success of "Vietnamization" of the war would lessen even this small number, as it was hoped that the South Vietnamese could continue fighting successfully. This hope vanished in spring 1972, dashed by a full-scale North Vietnamese Army invasion. The renewed combat saw the U.S. Marines return once more to Southeast Asia in a continuation of the war that now seemed to have no end. The fighting proceeded into the fall, and only ceased with the signing of peace accords in Paris in January 1973.
The War that Would Not End
Author: Charles D. MelsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
In the spring of 1972, Hanoi launched a full-scale invasion of South Vietnam, one of the largest offensives of the Vietnam War. For three tense months it was close confrontation, and many observers predicted the end for the Saigon government. But the South Vietnamese held. Their victory came in large measure due to American air power and the presence of U.S. Army and Marine Corps advisors on the ground. Yet their heroic story is not well known. The War That Would Not End paints a vivid picture of the battle for northern I Corps, concentrating on the Marines and their fight to stem the North Vietnamese tide.
U.S. Marines in Vietnam the War That Would Not End 1971-1973
Author: Curtis G ArnoldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
This is the eighth volume of a projected nine-volume history of Marine Corps opetationsin the Vietnam War. A separate functional series complements the operational histories.This volume details the activities of Marine Corps units after the departure from Vietnamin 1971 of Ill Marine Amphibious Force, through to the 1973 ceasefire, and includes thereturn of Marine prisoners of war from North Vietnam. Written from diverse views andsources, the common thread in this narrative is the continued resistance of the SouthVietnamese Armed Forces, in particular the Vietnamese Marine Corps, to Communistaggression. This book is written from the perspective of the American Marines who assistedthem in their efforts. Someday the former South Vietnamese Marines will be able to telltheir own story.By July 1971, less than 500 U.S. Marines, mostly advisors, communicators, and supportingarms specialists remained in Vietnam. It was thought at the time that the successof "Vietnamizarion" of the war would lessen even this small number, as it was hopedthat the South Vietnamese could continue fighting successfully. This hope vanished inspring 1972, dashed by a full-scale North Vietnamese Army invasion. The renewed combatsaw the U.S. Marines return once more to Southeast Asia in a continuation of thewar that now seemed to have no end. The fighting proceed.ed into the fall, and onlyceased with the signing of peace accords in Paris in January 1973.The War That Wou/d Not End is the product of a collaboration of two career Marines, who brought a total of 42 years of service experience to the project while assigned to theHistory and Museums Division of Headquarters Marine Corps. Lieutenant Colonel CurtisG. Arnold began the task. A native Alabamian, Lieutenant Colonel Arnold enlisted inthe Marine Corps in 1950 and served with the 1st Marine Division in Korea. Dischargedin 1953, he remained in the Marine Reserve in inactive status while he attended AuburnUniversity. Following graduation, Lieutenant Colonel Arnold was commissioned injanuary1958. He attended the Communication Officers Orientation Course at Quantico, Virginia, and served as a communications officer for much of his career. He served in Vietnamwith the 3d Marine Division from 1966 to 1967, receiving the Bronze Star Medal. Hewas aide to Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps General I.ewis W. Walt from 1968to 1969. He then attended Marine Corps Command and Staff College at Quanrico andremained there at the Marine Corps Schools as an instructor. I-Ic joined the History andMuseums Division in 1973 and retired from the division and the Marine Corps in 1975.Lieutenant Colonel Arnold's efforts are reflected in the themes of Chapters 2 through9, based on interviews and then-available records. He played a critical part in the locationand recovery of the Marine Advisory Unit records just prior to the fall of Saigon.Lieutenant Colonel Arnold also contributed to this project through his review of the commentedition and with further advice and encouragement until his untimely death in 1990.The project was completed by Major Charles D. Melson. From California, Major Melsonentered the Marine Corps Reserve in 1967 and in 1970 both graduated from Sonoma StateUniversity and was commissioned. Following Basic School, he served overseas as an infantryofficer with assignments to Vietnam in 1972 with the 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade.He was awaiting orders to Sub Unit One, 1st ANGLICO, when the war ended in 1973.Major Melson spent a large portion of his career in combat and reconnaissance units in bothFleet Marine Forces Atlantic and Pacific. He has decorations for military merit, combataction, and humanitarian service. Beginning in 1982, he was as an instructor at the U.S.Naval Academy and earned a master of arts degree from St. John's College, Annapolisto the Command Cente
U.S. Marines In Vietnam: The Landing And The Buildup, 1965
Author: Dr. Jack ShulimsonPublisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1787200833
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
This is the second volume in a series of chronological histories prepared by the Marine Corps History and Museums Division to cover the entire span of Marine Corps involvement in the Vietnam War. This volume details the Marine activities during 1965, the year the war escalated and major American combat units were committed to the conflict. The narrative traces the landing of the nearly 5,000-man 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade and its transformation into the ΙII Marine Amphibious Force, which by the end of the year contained over 38,000 Marines. During this period, the Marines established three enclaves in South Vietnam’s northernmost corps area, I Corps, and their mission expanded from defense of the Da Nang Airbase to a balanced strategy involving base defense, offensive operations, and pacification. This volume continues to treat the activities of Marine advisors to the South Vietnamese armed forces but in less detail than its predecessor volume, U.S. Marines in Vietnam, 1954-1964; The Advisory and Combat Assistance Era.
U.S. Marines in Vietnam: The defining year, 1968
Author: United States. Marine Corps. History and Museums DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Languages : en
Pages : 828
Book Description
U.S. Marines In Vietnam: The Bitter End, 1973-1975
Author: Maj. George Ross DunhamPublisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1787200809
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
This publication represents the ninth volume in an operational and chronological series covering the Marine Corps’ participation in the Vietnam War. This particular volume details the final chapter in the Corps’ involvement in South-East Asia, including chapters on Cambodia, the refugees, and the recovery of the container ship SS Mayaguez. Although largely written from the perspective of the III Marine Amphibious Force, this volume also describes the roles of the two joint commands operating in the region: the Defense Attaché Office, Saigon, and the United States Support Activities Group, Thailand. Thus, while the volume emphasizes the Marine Corps’ role in the events of the period, significant attention also is given to the overall contribution of these commands in executing U.S. policy in South-east Asia from 1973 to 1975. Additionally, a chapter is devoted to the Marine Corps’ role in assisting thousands of refugees who fled South Vietnam in the final weeks of that nation’s existence.