Open AccessCombat at Close Quarters: Warfare on the Rivers and Canals of Vietnam
Author(s) -
Carl Olson
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
dttp/documents to the people
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0270-5095
pISSN - 0091-2085
DOI - 10.5860/dttp.v48i3.7419
Subject(s) - milestone , navy , vietnam war , candidacy , swift , presidential system , aeronautics , history , ancient history , political science , engineering , law , archaeology , politics , computer science , programming language
The “Brown-Water Navy” in Vietnam gained fame by numerous books, such movies as Apocalypse Now, and the Presidential candidacy of Senator John Kerry, a “swift-boat” veteran. Commendably, this compact and lavishly illustrated history begins with an executive summary of riverine operations from the French Indochina War to the withdrawal of the United States Navy in the 1970’s. Subsequent chapters describe the major campaigns, milestone by milestone.