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The US Army in the
Vietnam War 1965-73
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
GORDON L ROTTMAN entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for
Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in
the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam from 1969-70 and subsequently
in airborne infantry, long-range patrol, and intelligence assignments until
retiring after 26 years. He was a special operations forces scenario writer at
the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years, and is now a freelance writer.
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Battle Orders • 33
The US ArlllY in the
Vietnalll War 1965-73
Gordon L Rottman
Consultant Editor Dr Duncan Anderson • Series editors Marcus Cowper and Nikolai Bogdanovic
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Author's note
First published in Great Britain in 2008 by Osprey Publishing,
Midland House,West Way, Botley, Oxford OX2 OPH, United Kingdom.
443 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016, USA
Email: info@ospreypublishing.com
The author is indebted to Joe Trevithick, Lynne Black, Shelby
Stanton, Stephane Moutin-Luyet, Steve Sherman of RADIX Press,
and Yves J. Bellanger for their assistance.
© 2008 Osprey Publishing Ltd.
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ISBN 978 184603 239 4
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Key to units
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Key to weapons and vehicles silhouettes
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Contents
Introduction
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Combat mission
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Unit organization
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Organizational principles • Unit designation practices • The divisions • Separate brigades
Maneuver battalions • Armored cavalry • Small infantry units • Artillery units
Other units • "Corps" troops
Tactics
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Weapons and equipment
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Weapons • Equipment
Command, control, communications, and intelligence
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Command and control • Communications • Intelligence
Combat status
65
Lessons learned
90
Chronology
91
Bibliography
93
Abbreviations
94
Index
95
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