Vietnam Studies - Seven Firefights In Vietnam [Illustrated Edition]

[Includes 28 illustrations & 15 maps]Engagements with the elusive Vietcong and NVA were unlike the frontlines and complex battles that the United States military had been fighting for over a hundred years; they were often short, brutal affairs. The U.S. soldiers and marines were often thrust into battle outnumbered and in hostile territory, or ambushed in convoy or on patrol; but given a fair fight the Americans would most often come out on top. Three authors, all of whom had seen action in Vietnam, set about collecting and illustrating examples of the types of fighting that occurred during the war; from the famous battle between the 7th Cavalry and the NVA in the Ia Drang valley to the countrywide Tet offensive. The examples recounted in this book in vivid and expert detail are;Fight at Ia Drang by John A. CashConvoy Ambush on Highway 1 by John AlbrightAmbush at Phuoc An by John A. CashFight Along the Rach Ba Rai by John AlbrightThree Companies at Dak To by Allan W. SandstrumBattle of Lang Vei by John A. CashGunship Mission by John A. CashAuthors"e;John Albright served in Vietnam as a captain in the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and participated in the action, "e;Convoy Ambush on Highway 1."e; ...He has served two short terms in Vietnam as a civilian historian while employed in the Office of the Chief of Military History."e;John A. Cash, Major, Infantry, an experienced officer, served in Vietnam as a company commander and as a member of a brigade operations staff in the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), in the latter capacity participating in the action, "e;Fight at Ia Drang."e; He also served two short tours in Vietnam as a historian on special missions for the Office of the Chief of Military History, to which he was assigned from 1966 through 1968. On the second short tour he was involved in the action, "e;Gunship Mission."e;"e;Allan W. Sandstrum, Lieutenant Colonel, Field Artillery, served on the G-3 staff of I Field Force, Vietnam."e;