Description
| Product ID: | 9781472819055 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CN |
| Series: | Elite |
| Title: | Vietnam War US & Allied Combat Equipments |
| Authors: | Author: Gordon L. Rottman, Adam Hook |
| Page Count: | 64 |
| Subjects: | Asian history, Asian history, History, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Weapons and equipment, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Vietnam War, Weapons & equipment, Vietnam, c 1960 to c 1970, c 1970 to c 1980 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Over the eight years of the Vietnam War, US forces used three major types of equipment sets, with numerous modifications for particular circumstances. Different equipments were also used by Special Forces, the South Vietnamese, and other allied ground troops. Vietnam War US & Allied Combat Equipments offers a comprehensive examination of the gear that US and allied soldiers had strapped around their bodies, what they contained, and what those items were used for. Fully illustrated with photographs and artwork detailing how each piece of equipment was used and written by a Special Forces veteran of the conflict, this book will fascinate enthusiasts of military equipment and will be an ideal reference guide for re-enactors, modellers and collectors of Vietnam War memorabilia. Over the eight years of the Vietnam War, US forces used three major types of equipment sets, with numerous modifications for particular circumstances. Different equipments were also used by Special Forces, the South Vietnamese, and other allied ground troops.Vietnam War US & Allied Combat Equipments offers a comprehensive examination of the gear that US and allied soldiers had strapped around their bodies, what they contained, and what those items were used for. Fully illustrated with photographs and artwork detailing how each piece of equipment was used and written by a Special Forces veteran of the conflict, this book will fascinate enthusiasts of military equipment and will be an ideal reference guide for re-enactors, modellers and collectors of Vietnam War memorabilia. |
| Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-01-26 |
