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101st Airborne Division in Vietnam

Categorie	Algemeen Militaria
Boeknummer	#372495-AF13
Titel	101st Airborne Division in Vietnam: The 'Screaming Eagles'
Auteur	Sharpe, Mike & Simon Dunstan
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	Hersham : Ian Allan Publishing
Jaar van uitgave	2005
ISBN10	0711030634
ISBN13	9780711030633
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, numerous illustrations (including photographs) in colour and b/w, small 4to.
Samenvatting	After World War II the first real action the 101st saw was in July 1965 when the 1st Brigade of the 'Screaming Eagles' was blooded in the Song Con Valley, Vietnam. It acted as a rapid reaction force, reinforcing American and South Vietnamese forces when necessary, becoming expert in rapid helicopter assaults. The 2nd and 3rd Brigades arrived in December 1967 in time to take part in the reaction to the North Vietnamese Tet Offensive. The 101st and the 1st Cavalry were sent in to recapture Hue in a battle that raged for three weeks and was the only extended urban combat of the war. Following Tet the 101st saw continuous combat including fighting on Hill 937-'Hamburger Hill'-which was some of the most brutal of the war. The last Army division to leave South Vietnam, the 101st spent almost sev... (Lees verder)en years in combat. Book jacket.
Pagina's	81
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 10,00

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