| Portion of title |
Ghost soldiers and sea commandos, 1963-1971 |
| Contents |
Birth of a Concept: The Origins of Marine Force Reconnaissance (1898-1943) -- Amphibious Reconnaissance Company Goes to War (1943-1945) -- Reconstitution and Expansion: Marine Corps Amphibious Reconnaissance (1946-1963) -- Vietnam: The Early Years (1963-1964) -- "Land the Landing Force": Recon Goes to War (1965-1967) -- "The Year of the Offensive": 1st Marine Reconnaissance Battalion in Action (1966-1967) -- "Anatomy of a Reconnaissance Patrol" -- The Year of the Offensive: Recon and the Fight for the Hills (1967) -- "Some Hard Fighting": Marine Reconnaissance and the Year of Tet (1968) -- The Eyes and Ears of the 1st and 3rd Marine Divisions: Reconnaissance from the Air -- High Mobility and Standdown: Recon's War (1969-1970) -- Redeployment and Deactivation (1969-1970) -- "A War by Detachments": U.S. Army Long-Range Reconnaissance -- Patrols in Vietnam (1966-1973) -- "Ghost Soldiers" and "Sea Commandos": Marine Recon's War in Vietnam (1963-1971). |
| Abstract |
"Tracing the history of U.S. Marine Force and Battalion Reconnaissance from its formation in 1898 through its operations during the Vietnam War (1963-1971), this book provides insight into Force Recon's selection, training and deployment. An emphasis on actions with the South Vietnamese ARVN highlights important lessons for today's Special Forces community, illustrating the inter-service cooperation of Recon operations. Firsthand accounts of Marines who served are included, along with photographs, maps and appendices."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2023054553 |
| ISBN | 9781476690964 |
| ISBN | 1476690960 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
