Author: Whitlow, Robert H.
Title: U.S. Marines in Vietnam. The Advisory & Combat Assistance Era, 1954-1964.
Description: Washington, U.S. Marine Corps, 1977. orig. boards. 27x20cm, 190 pp. Includes bibliographical references and index.. Textual photo illustrations.. Minor rubbing. VG. ¶ Contents: The Watershed: Background to Military Assistance; The Formative Years; Vietnamese Marines & The Communist Insurgency; An Explanding War, 1962; Marine Helicopters Go to War: SHUELY at Soc Trang; SHUELY moves North; The Laotian Crisis, 1962; The Struggle Continues, 1963: The Marine Advisory Effort; SHUELY Operations; An Expanding Ground War, 1964: Marines Meet the Challenge; Spring & Summer Fighting; Fall & Winter Operations; Prelude to Escalation.

Keywords: American Military History, United States, Marine Corps, History, Vietnamese Conflict, Vietnam War, , ,