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During the Cold War, Vietnam revealed the limitations of a major power in a peripheral conflict. Even so, the military forces involved (North Vietnamese, South Vietnamese, American, and Allied) demonstrated battlefield consistency in conflict that did credit to them all.

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Describes and analyzes the history, uniforms, weaponry and military practices of the Marine reconnaissance units, first used during World War II. They consisted of highly-skilled soldiers with the job of reconnoitring proposed targets for amphibious assaults.

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A detailed account of how the average US Marine was trained, fought and what everday life was like during the Vietnam conflict. In particular, it focuses on the 1st Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Regiment of Marines during an operation in the western highlands of Vietnam in early 1969.

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The US Marine Corps were the first US combat troops ashore in the Vietnam War, and for eight years they were involved in the bloodiest and hardest fought engagements of the whole conflict. This history covers the development, battles, organization, arms and equipment of these units.