Pleiku: the dawn of helicopter warfare in Vietnam
by Coleman, J. D.
Published by : St. Martin Press (New York) Physical details: 315 p ISBN:031201807X. ISSN:978031201| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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| 900 - 999 | Book Cart | 959.704348 Col (Browse shelf) | Available | In Memory of : Jose Portillos | 58584 |
Building the Division --
Organization and deployment --
Setting the stage --
The lure and the ambush --
Beginning the search --
Capturing the hospital --
The Drang River ambush --
The First Brigade's final battles --
XRAY--
the first day --
XRAY--
the finale --
Agony at Albany --
Winding it down --
In the final analysis.
Recounts the first major battle between American and North Vietnamese forces in 1965, describes the first use of helicopters to move men into battle, and looks at how this tactic shaped the war
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