Marine Corps Tank Battles
In Vietnam
Author Oscar E Gilbert
Year 2017
ISBN 978-1-61200-532-7
Language English
Binding Paperback
Pages 288
Size 152x228mm (6x9in)
Price £14.99
This narrative wonderfully combines well-researched and detailed historic, strategic and tactical information with personal stories told by the men who were there, on the ground, engaging with the enemy. For anyone wanting to know more about the Vietnam War, this is a must read. There are few geographically localised conflicts such as Vietnam that have offered the variety of terrain over which armoured divisions must fight; jungle, sand dunes, mountains, paddy fields, small villages and ancient cities were all the backdrop here, each with their own challenges.
The war became increasing unpopular at home and of course this had an impact on the crews’ state of mind, as did the fact that there was no front and no rear, and no let up from fear, with the enemy surrounding them and hiding among the civilian population. Tankers are well used to making amphibious landings, providing heavy guns to the artillery and escorting supplies, but less so to conducting road blocks, patrolling on foot or guarding isolated outpost…
