Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Air Base Defense In The Republic Of Vietnam 1961 - 1973ISBN13:9781507723920ISBN10:150772392XAuthor:U. S. Air Force (Author), Office of Air Force History (Author)Description:(This is a RePrint) - This Book Explores The Unique Problem Of Defending Air Bases During The Vietnam War It Centers On The Primary Efforts Of The United States Air Force And Allied Air Units To Defend 10 Key Air Bases Within The Republic Of Vietnam Bien Hoa, On 1 November 1964, Was The First Base To Be Attacked And Until, The Cease-Lire In January 1973, These Bases Suffered A Total Of 475 Attacks ' Although There Were Initial Deficiencies In Staff Support For Base Defense In Such Key Areas As Intelligence, Motor Vehicles, Weapons Procurement And Maintenance, Communications, And Civil Engineering, Significant Improvements Had Been Made By The End Of The Air Force's Part In The War The Author, Lt Col Roger P Fox, Usaf (Ret ), Wrote This Volume While Assigned To The Office Of Air Force History He Brings Judgments To His Research Based On His Personal Experience As A Base Security Officer During The Conflict Thus, Early On The Morning Of 4 December 1966, He Rallied Air Force And South Vietnamese Security Forces To Repel An Enemy Attempt To Penetrate Tan Son Nhut Air Base, The Center Of Air Force Operations In South Vietnam For His Gallantry In Action On This Occasion, He Was Awarded The Silver Star This Personal Experience Formed A Foundation Upon Which He Developed A Keen Insight Into Exploring The Entire Spectrum Of Air Base Defense, And Upon Which He Has Built A Strong Case For Testing Future Plans And Operations Colonel Fox's Volume Is One Of A Continuing Series Of Books Dealing With The War In Southeast Asia Which Are Being Written In The Office Of Air Force History Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date:2015-01-26Weight:1.49 lbsDimensions:0.61'' H x 11.02'' L x 8.5'' WNumber of Pages:290Language:English
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Book Title: Air Base Defense in the Republic of Vietnam 1961-1973
Number of Pages: 290 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Item Height: 0.7 in
Topic: Military / Vietnam War
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: History
Item Weight: 29.5 Oz
Item Length: 11 in
Author: U. S. Air U.S. Air Force, Office of Office of Air Force History
Item Width: 8.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
