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Vietnam War US & Allied Combat Equipments

Author: Gordon L. Rottman and Adam Hook   Series: Elite

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A complete illustrated guide to everything that Vietnam-era American GIs and their allies carried into battle including all the belts, pouches and packs. Will appeal to all historians, modellers, collectors and re-enactors of the Vietnam War.

An illustrated guide to everything that Vietnam-era American GIs and their allies carried into battle. Will appeal to historians, modelers, collectors, and reenactors of the Vietnam War.

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A complete illustrated guide to everything that Vietnam-era American GIs and their allies carried into battle including all the belts, pouches and packs. Will appeal to all historians, modellers, collectors and re-enactors of the Vietnam War.

An illustrated guide to everything that Vietnam-era American GIs and their allies carried into battle. Will appeal to historians, modelers, collectors, and reenactors of the Vietnam War.

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Over the eight years of the Vietnam War, US forces used three major types of equipment sets, with numerous modifications for particular circumstances. Different equipments were also used by Special Forces, the South Vietnamese, and other allied ground troops.Vietnam War US & Allied Combat Equipments offers a comprehensive examination of the gear that US and allied soldiers had strapped around their bodies, what they contained, and what those items were used for. Fully illustrated with photographs and artwork detailing how each piece of equipment was used and written by a Special Forces veteran of the conflict, this book will fascinate enthusiasts of military equipment and will be an ideal reference guide for re-enactors, modellers and collectors of Vietnam War memorabilia.

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Critic Reviews

“"This book does a great job of providing the details of individual combat equipment used during the Viet Nam War." - Mike Petty, Armor Modeling & Preservation Society "Former Special Forces member Gor”

"This book does a great job of providing the details of individual combat equipment used during the Viet Nam War." --Mike Petty, Armor Modeling & Preservation Society

"Former Special Forces member Gor-don L. Rottman sorts out these variations [in gear] in Vietnam War US and Allied Combat Equipments. No. 216 in Os-prey's "Elite" series, with photographs and color illustrations by Adam Hook." --Vietnam Magazine

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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 in 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, living in Texas.Adam Hook studied graphic design, and began his work as an illustrator in 1983. He specializes in detailed historical reconstructions, and has illustrated Osprey titles on subjects as diverse as the Aztecs, the Ancient Greeks, Roman battle tactics, several 19th-century American subjects, the modern Chinese Army, and a number of books in the Fortress series. His work features in exhibitions and publications throughout the world.

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Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC | Osprey Publishing
Published
26th January 2017
Pages
64
ISBN
9781472819055

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