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Special Forces Camps in Vietnam 1961-70 by Chris Taylor; Gordon L. Rottman
Category: Military | Series: Fortress Ser.
In 1961 US Special Forces units began entering remote areas of Vietnam dominated by the Viet Cong. Their task was to organize local defense and strike forces aimed at stopping the enemy from gaining further control of such areas. The Green Berets set up fortified camps from which indigenous troops defen ...Show more
The Book of Gun Trivia: Essential Firepower Facts by Gordon L Rottman
Category: Military SPECIALS | Series: General Military Ser.
A complete guide to weapons history, facts, myths and trivia, covering everything you wanted to know, didn’t want to know and you don’t know you need to know...
The Rocket Propelled Grenade by Gordon L. Rottman
Category: Military | Series: Weapon
The RPG-series of weapons is the most widely used family of lightweight antitank weapons in the world today. RPGs have been used not only against their intended targets, but against personnel, fortifications, buildings, soft-skin vehicles, watercraft, and aircraft. Lightweight, relatively compact, easy ...Show more
US Army Air Force (1) by Gordon L. Rottman; Francis Chin (Illustrator)
Category: Military | Series: Elite Ser.
In June 1941 the US Army''s air organisations were consolidated under a single command, the Army Air Forces or AAF. Its expansion was rapid and massive, and its contribution to the war effort was substantial. Books abound describing the AAF''s impressive combat record, but little has been published to r ...Show more
US Army Infantryman in Vietnam 1965-73 by Gordon L. Rottman; Kevin Lyles
Category: Military | Series: Warrior Ser.
This book tells the compelling story of the average US infantryman in the Vietnam War (1955-1975). Beginning with conscription, enlistment, Basic Training, and Advanced Individual Training at the Armed Forces Induction Center at Fort Polk (the infamous "Tigerland"), it goes on to explore the day-to-day ...Show more
US Army Long-Range Patrol Scout in Vietnam 1965-71 by Gordon L. Rottman; Adam Hook (Illustrator)
Category: Military | Series: Warrior Ser.
Osprey's survey of the Long-Range Patrol Scouts of the US Army during the Vietnam War (1955-1975). The Vietnamese knew the Long-Range Patrol Scouts as "the men with green faces," a reference to the camouflage paint that they used. Operating in patrols of four to six men these men were like ghosts, opera ...Show more
US Army Special Forces 1952-84 by Gordon L. Rottman; Ronald Volstad
Category: Military | Series: Elite Ser.
From its very inception the United States Army Special Forces has been enmeshed in controversy, its mission misunderstood to varying degrees, and its very existence opposed by some of the Army hierarchy. Nevertheless it continues to serve in a highly specialised role in all manner of differing condition ...Show more
US Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam by Gordon L. Rottman; Steve Noon (Illustrator)
Category: Military | Series: Warrior Ser.
One of the most enduring and vivid images of Vietnam is the helicopter. There is little doubt that the helicopter revolutionized warfare and how the war in Vietnam (1955-1975) was fought. Helicopters lifted troops, supplies, material, equipment, and vehicles. They conducted visual reconnaissance, comman ...Show more
US Macv-Sog Reconnaissance Team in Vietnam by Gordon L. Rottman
Category: Military | Series: Warrior 159
In 1964 Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, activated a joint unconventional task force known as the Studies and Observation Group—MACV-SOG. As a cover its mission was to conduct analysis of lessons learned in combat by all branches of service. SOG’s real mission was to conduct covert strategic reconn ...Show more
US Marine Corps Pacific Theater of Opera by Gordon L. Rottman
Category: Military | Series: Battle Orders Ser.
By January 1944 the US Marine Corps had grown to a total of 405,169 personnel, comprising 28,193 officers, 10,723 officer candidates, and 366,353 enlisted men. The Fleet Marine Force now had two amphibious corps, four divisions, a separate infantry regiment, 19 defense battalions, and numerous support a ...Show more
US Patrol Torpedo Boats - World War II by Gordon L. Rottman; Tony Bryan (Illustrator); Peter Bull (Illustrator)
Category: Military | Series: New Vanguard Ser.
Motor torpedo boat development began in the early 1900s, and the vessels first saw service during World War I. However, it was not until the late 1930s that the US Navy commenced the development of the Patrol Torpedo or PT boat. The PT boat was designed for attacking larger warships with torpedoes using ...Show more
Victory 1945 : Western Allied Troops in Northwest Europe by Peter (ILT) Gordon L.; Dennis Rottman
Category: Military | Series: Elite