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Annapolis:: Naval Institute Press,, 1988.. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine unread copy with a blank Naval Institute book plater on front fly leaf in a Fine dust jacket This history of U.S. naval involvement in Vietnam features eyewitness accounts combined with official records to document the drama and accomplishments of the brown-water navy activities in Vietnam. The author, himself a member of the black berets and a combat veteran, has written a definitive account of the pain, frustration and acts of courage and valor that a were a significant part of the naval effort in Vietnam.

Novato:: Presidio,, 1986.. First Printing of the First Edition. A Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. This work, presents a comprehensive command history, clear action, and a vivid but humane narrative. The first all-South Vietnamese offensive into Laos in early 1971 produced both an interruption of Northern buildups and a test of Vietnamization of the war, but despite a 10-to-1 casualty ratio and tons of captured supplies was seen to be so savage and damaging to the South and to American support forces that much of the military and the press deemed it a defeat. Nolan's arguments that it had positive effects are well presented and convincing.

Novato:: Presidio,, 1986.. First Printing of the First Edition. A Fine copy in aVery Good plus dust jacket with light sunning to the spine. This work, presents a comprehensive command history, clear action, and a vivid but humane narrative. The first all-South Vietnamese offensive into Laos in early 1971 produced both an interruption of Northern buildups and a test of Vietnamization of the war, but despite a 10-to-1 casualty ratio and tons of captured supplies was seen to be so savage and damaging to the South and to American support forces that much of the military and the press deemed it a defeat. Nolan's arguments that it had positive effects are well presented and convincing.

New York:: Crown,, 1987.. First Printing of the First Edition. A Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. The Ravens were American forward air-controllers who directed strikes from vulnerable, low-flying spotter planes, mainly in support of a Meo general named Vang Pao in Laos. "Advised" by the CIA, this fierce warlord fought to keep the North Vietnamese out of the strategic Plain of Jars. Robbins (Air America) conveys the unique flavor of Raven-style combat and also explains how the diplomatic-military dynamics of the clandestine war in Laos fit into the overall American effort in Southeast Asia. The cast of characters is memorable: a swaggering, rowdy bunch of mavericks whom their parent service (the U.S. Air Force) had great difficulty controlling, they seemed to get by on sheer cussedness. According to the author, they suffered the highest casualty rate of the Indochinese War. Robbins describes the poignant plight of displaced Meo/Hmong tribespeople who have settled uneasily in the United Statesincluding… Read More