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by Edward J. Marolda

[This version of the book contains a tiny sampling of the over 500 black and white, and color photographs, maps, and charts contained in the original publication. To acquire a copy of the published work as well as other books on the U.S. Navy in Vietnam produced by the Naval Historical Center, contact the Superintendent of Documents.

Table of Contents

Dedication, Foreword

Chapter 1: The Early Years, 1950 - 1959

-Passage to Freedom
-Development of the Vietnamese Navy

Chapter 2: The Era of Growing Conflict, 1959 - 1965

-The Crises in Laos
-U.S. Naval Advisors and the Vietnamese Navy
Counterinsurgency
-U.S. Navy Direct Support
-Expanding Operations into North Vietnam and Laos
-Gulf of Tonkin Incidents
-The Conflict in Transition

Chapter 3: The Years of Combat, 1965 - 1968 (140K)

-The Naval Command in Southeast Asia
-The Carrier Force
-Rolling Thunder
-Amphibious Landings in South Vietnam
-Bombardment from the Sea
-Coastal Interdiction
-The Naval Command in South Vietnam
-River Patrol
-Riverine Assault Force
-The Naval Advisory Effort
-Civic Action
-The Navy's Logistic Support of the War
-Naval Support Activities

Chapter 4: Winding Down the War, 1968 - 1973 (60K)

-The SEALORDS Campaign
-Allied Navies on the Offensive
-Vietnamization of Naval Operations
-Task Force 77 Operations
-Allied Surface Warfare
-Vietnamization Completed
-Countering the Easter Offensive
-Linebacker
-Withdrawal from the War

Chapter 5: The Final Curtain, 1973 - 1975

-Naval Evacuation of I and II Corps
-Eagle Pull
-The Fall of South Vietnam

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15 November 1997