Defend and Befriend : The U.S. Marine Corps and Combined Action Platoons in Vietnam /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Southard, John, 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2014]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
United States. > Marine Corps.
États-Unis. > Marine Corps > Utilisation publique.
United States. > Marine Corps > Civic action.
United States. > Marine Corps > History > Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
Combined operations (Military science)
Civilian war relief.
Armed Forces > Civic action.
HISTORY > Military > Vietnam War.
HISTORY > Asia > Southeast Asia.
Operations combinees (Science militaire)
Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975 > Secours aux civils.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Civilian relief.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The evolution of combined action platoons
  • Combined Action Platoons, Green Berets, and mobile advisory teams
  • Becoming a Combined Action Platoon Marine
  • Life in a Combined Action Platoon
  • Popular Forces in Combined Action Platoons
  • The Combined Action Program and U.S. military strategy in Vietnam.

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