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U.S. Marines in Vietnam : the defining year, 1968, by Jack Shulimson ... [et al.]

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1 online resource (xiv, 805 pages
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  • PART 1. PRE-TET 1968 : 1. A puzzling War ; 2. The 3d Marine Division and the barrier ; 3. The War in the Eastern DMZ in early and mid-January ; 4. Khe Sanh: Building up ; 5. The 3d Division War in Southern Quang Tri and Northern Thua Thien, Operations Osceola and Neosho ; 6. Heavy fighting and redeployment: The War in Central and Southern I Corps, January 1968
  • PART 3. THE "TET OFFENSIVE" : 7. The Enemy offensive in DMZ and Southern Quang Tri, 20 January-8 February ; 8. The Tet Offensive in Da Nang ; 9. The struggle for Hue - The Battle begins ; 10. The struggle for Hue - The Second Phase ; 11. The struggle for Hue - Stalemate in the Old City ; 12. The struggle for Hue - The taking of the Citadel and aftermath
  • PART 3. AFTER TET, KHE SANH, AND MINI-TET : 13. Post-Tet in I Corps ; 114. The Siege of Khe Sanh ; 15. The Battle for Dong Ha ; 16. Khe Sanh: Final operations and evacuation 16 April-11 July 1968 ; 17. Mini-Tet and its aftermath in Southern I Corps
  • PART 4. THE WAR CONTINUES: OFFENSIVE AND COUNTER-OFFENSIVE : 18. 3d Division takes the offensive ; 19. The third offensive: Da Nang ; 20. Autumn offensive halted ; 21. Counteroffensive operations in Southern ICTZ ; 22. The 3d Division's labors bear fruit
  • PART 5. SUPPORTING THE TROOPS : 23. Marine Air at the beginning of the year and air support of Khe Sanh ; 24. A matter of doctrine: Marine Air and Single Manager ; 25. A question of helicopters ; 26. Artillery and reconnaissance support in III MAF ; 27. Manpower policies and realities ; 28. Backing up the Troops
  • PART 6. OTHER PERSPECTIVES: PACIFICATION AND MARINES OUTSIDE OF III MAF : 29. Pacification ; 30. Outside of III MAF: The Special Landing Forces, Marine Advisors, and others ; 31. 1968: An overview
  • Notes
  • APPENDICES : A. Marine Command and Staff List, 1 January-31 December, 1968 ; B. Chronology of significant events, January-December 1968 ; C. Glossary of terms and abbreviations ; D. Medals of Honor Citations, 1968 ; E. Distribution of personnel ; F. Combined Action Program expansion - 1968 ; G. NVA/VC casualties reported by III MAF Units ; H. Marine aircraft, support and ordnance ; I. List of reviewers ; J. Tables of Organization
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U.S. Marines in Vietnam : the defining year, 1968
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U.S. Marines in Vietnam
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the defining year, 1968
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by Jack Shulimson ... [et al.]
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  • US Marines in Vietnam
  • U.S. Marines in Vietnam, 1968
  • United States Marines in Vietnam
  • Defining year 1968
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Also available online from the Internet Archive. Address as of April 30, 2014: https://archive.org/details/usmarinesinvietn00jack.
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  • Shulimson, Jack
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Marine Corps Vietnam series.Operational histories series
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  • United States
  • United States
  • United States
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975
  • Khe Sanh, Battle of, Vietnam, 1968
  • Hue, Battle of, Huế, Vietnam, 1968
  • Tet Offensive, 1968
  • Operation Meade River, 1968
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975
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U.S. Marines in Vietnam : the defining year, 1968, by Jack Shulimson ... [et al.]
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 655-712) and index
Contents
PART 1. PRE-TET 1968 : 1. A puzzling War ; 2. The 3d Marine Division and the barrier ; 3. The War in the Eastern DMZ in early and mid-January ; 4. Khe Sanh: Building up ; 5. The 3d Division War in Southern Quang Tri and Northern Thua Thien, Operations Osceola and Neosho ; 6. Heavy fighting and redeployment: The War in Central and Southern I Corps, January 1968 -- PART 3. THE "TET OFFENSIVE" : 7. The Enemy offensive in DMZ and Southern Quang Tri, 20 January-8 February ; 8. The Tet Offensive in Da Nang ; 9. The struggle for Hue - The Battle begins ; 10. The struggle for Hue - The Second Phase ; 11. The struggle for Hue - Stalemate in the Old City ; 12. The struggle for Hue - The taking of the Citadel and aftermath -- PART 3. AFTER TET, KHE SANH, AND MINI-TET : 13. Post-Tet in I Corps ; 114. The Siege of Khe Sanh ; 15. The Battle for Dong Ha ; 16. Khe Sanh: Final operations and evacuation 16 April-11 July 1968 ; 17. Mini-Tet and its aftermath in Southern I Corps -- PART 4. THE WAR CONTINUES: OFFENSIVE AND COUNTER-OFFENSIVE : 18. 3d Division takes the offensive ; 19. The third offensive: Da Nang ; 20. Autumn offensive halted ; 21. Counteroffensive operations in Southern ICTZ ; 22. The 3d Division's labors bear fruit -- PART 5. SUPPORTING THE TROOPS : 23. Marine Air at the beginning of the year and air support of Khe Sanh ; 24. A matter of doctrine: Marine Air and Single Manager ; 25. A question of helicopters ; 26. Artillery and reconnaissance support in III MAF ; 27. Manpower policies and realities ; 28. Backing up the Troops -- PART 6. OTHER PERSPECTIVES: PACIFICATION AND MARINES OUTSIDE OF III MAF : 29. Pacification ; 30. Outside of III MAF: The Special Landing Forces, Marine Advisors, and others ; 31. 1968: An overview -- Notes -- APPENDICES : A. Marine Command and Staff List, 1 January-31 December, 1968 ; B. Chronology of significant events, January-December 1968 ; C. Glossary of terms and abbreviations ; D. Medals of Honor Citations, 1968 ; E. Distribution of personnel ; F. Combined Action Program expansion - 1968 ; G. NVA/VC casualties reported by III MAF Units ; H. Marine aircraft, support and ordnance ; I. List of reviewers ; J. Tables of Organization
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1 online resource (xiv, 805 pages
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online
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U.S. Marines in Vietnam : the defining year, 1968, by Jack Shulimson ... [et al.]
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Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 655-712) and index
Contents
PART 1. PRE-TET 1968 : 1. A puzzling War ; 2. The 3d Marine Division and the barrier ; 3. The War in the Eastern DMZ in early and mid-January ; 4. Khe Sanh: Building up ; 5. The 3d Division War in Southern Quang Tri and Northern Thua Thien, Operations Osceola and Neosho ; 6. Heavy fighting and redeployment: The War in Central and Southern I Corps, January 1968 -- PART 3. THE "TET OFFENSIVE" : 7. The Enemy offensive in DMZ and Southern Quang Tri, 20 January-8 February ; 8. The Tet Offensive in Da Nang ; 9. The struggle for Hue - The Battle begins ; 10. The struggle for Hue - The Second Phase ; 11. The struggle for Hue - Stalemate in the Old City ; 12. The struggle for Hue - The taking of the Citadel and aftermath -- PART 3. AFTER TET, KHE SANH, AND MINI-TET : 13. Post-Tet in I Corps ; 114. The Siege of Khe Sanh ; 15. The Battle for Dong Ha ; 16. Khe Sanh: Final operations and evacuation 16 April-11 July 1968 ; 17. Mini-Tet and its aftermath in Southern I Corps -- PART 4. THE WAR CONTINUES: OFFENSIVE AND COUNTER-OFFENSIVE : 18. 3d Division takes the offensive ; 19. The third offensive: Da Nang ; 20. Autumn offensive halted ; 21. Counteroffensive operations in Southern ICTZ ; 22. The 3d Division's labors bear fruit -- PART 5. SUPPORTING THE TROOPS : 23. Marine Air at the beginning of the year and air support of Khe Sanh ; 24. A matter of doctrine: Marine Air and Single Manager ; 25. A question of helicopters ; 26. Artillery and reconnaissance support in III MAF ; 27. Manpower policies and realities ; 28. Backing up the Troops -- PART 6. OTHER PERSPECTIVES: PACIFICATION AND MARINES OUTSIDE OF III MAF : 29. Pacification ; 30. Outside of III MAF: The Special Landing Forces, Marine Advisors, and others ; 31. 1968: An overview -- Notes -- APPENDICES : A. Marine Command and Staff List, 1 January-31 December, 1968 ; B. Chronology of significant events, January-December 1968 ; C. Glossary of terms and abbreviations ; D. Medals of Honor Citations, 1968 ; E. Distribution of personnel ; F. Combined Action Program expansion - 1968 ; G. NVA/VC casualties reported by III MAF Units ; H. Marine aircraft, support and ordnance ; I. List of reviewers ; J. Tables of Organization
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