U.S. MARINES IN VIETNAM:
The Landing and the Buildup, 1965.

Jack Shulimson & Major Charles M. Johnson, USMC.

History and Museums Division, Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps, Washington, D.C., 1978. Very nice copy with no apparent flaws. Dated inscription to friend by Shulimson on front flyleaf. Hardcover. 8.5 x 11. Profusely illustrated with maps and photographs. 261 pages.

Table of Contents as follows: Foreward, Preface, Maps, Introduction.

PART I: ESTABLISHING THE ENCLAVES: Chapter 1: The Call for Marines; Alert and Realert; Air Retaliation and the Arrival of the HAWKS; Land the Marines; The Landing. Chapter 2: The 9th MEB in Vietnam; The First Weeks; Estimate of the Situation; More Marines Arrive; An Expanded Mission; Chu Lai. Chapter 3: Formation and Development of III MAF; The Birth of III MAF; The Le MY Experiment; Building the Chu Lai Airfield; III MAF in Transition; The Seeds of Pacification; June Operations in the Three Enclaves. Chapter 4: Reinforcement and Expansion; The Need for Further Reinforcements; The Establishment of the Qui Nhon Enclave; The Attack on the Airfield; Expansion to the South; Further Reinforcements.

PART II: THE BIG BATTLES: Chapter 5: Operation STARLITE: The First Big Battle; Intelligence and Planning; The Battle; The Aftermath. Chapter 6: The Enemy Refuses to Give Battle: September-November Operations; Operation PIRANHA; Much Ado About CS, Operation STOMP; octobewr-November Operations. Chapter 7: The 1st VC Again: Operation HARVEST MOON; The Abandonment of Hiep Duc; Activation of Task Force DELTA and Planning the Operation; The VC Strike and the Marines are Committed; The Search of the Phouc Ha Vfalley; The Fight at Ky Phu; The Wrap-Up.

PART III: THE CONTINUING WAR. Chapter 8: Defending and Expoanding the Base Areas; The Evolution of a Stragegy; Further Deployments and Realinements; Refinement of Command Relations; Expanding the TAORS; Attacks on the Airfields and Hill 22; Base Defense; Extended Patrolling. Chapter 9: Pacification: The Combined Action Program; Protection of the Harvest: GOLDEN FLEECE; Cordon and Search: The Seeds of COUNTY FAIR and Population Control; Civic Action; The Ngu Hanh son Campaign and the Frustrations of Pacification.

PART IV: SUPPORTING THE TROOPS. Chapter 10: Marine Aviation in Vietnam; Deployments; Control of Marine Aviation; Fixed-Wing Operations; Helicopter Operations; Air Defense Responsibilities. Chapter 11: Fire-Support and Reconnaissance; Artillery Support; Naval Gunfire; Other Ground Combat Support; Marine Reconnaissance; 1st Force Reconnaissance Company: The Early Days; 3d Reconnaissance Company: Opening Moves; Force and Division Reconnaissance Merged. Chapter 12: Logistics and Construction; The Logistic Situation; III MAF Naval Responsibilities; RED BALL and CRITIPOAC; The Force Logistic Support Group; Engineering and Construction.

PART V: OTHER MARINE ACTIVITIES. Chapter 13: The SLF of the Seventh Fleet; Disbandment of the SLF; A New Mission; The Reestablishment of the SLF; Command and Control Changes; The First DAGGER THRUST Raids; Further Changes in th SLF; The Saigon Conference; The Second Series of DAGGER THRUST Raids; The SLF at the End of the Year. Chapter 14: Advisors and Other Marine Activities; Marine Advisors to the Vietnamese Marine Corps; Marine Advisors to the Rung Sat Special Zone; U.S. Marines of the I Corps Advisory Group; Marines Serving with MACV Headquarters in Saigon; Company L, Marine Support Battalion; Embassy Marines. Chapter 15: Conclusion.

NOTES. APPENDICES: A. Marine Task Organizations and Command List, Jan-Dec 1965. B. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations. Chronology of Significant Events. D. Medal of Honor Citations, 1965. E. List of Reviewers. F. Table of Organization: III MAF and Naval Component Command as of 31 Dec 1965. Index.


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