Research Catalog

Title

U.S. Marines in Vietnam : the defining year, 1968 / by Jack Shulimson [and others].

Publication

Washington, D.C. : History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., 1997.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Shulimson, Jack.
• United States. Marine Corps. History and Museums Division.

Description

xiv, 805 pages : illustrations, maps; 28 cm

Series Statement

Marine Corps Vietnam series. Operational histories series

Uniform Title

Marine Corps Vietnam series. Operational histories series

Alternative Title

• United States Marines in Vietnam
• U.S. Marines in Vietnam, 1968

Subject

• United States. Marine Corps > History > Vietnam War, 1961-1975
• United States. Marine Corps
• 1961-1975
• Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Campaigns
• Military campaigns

Genre/Form

• Government publications
• History

Note

• Shipping list no.: 97-0067-S.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 655-712) and index.

Contents

PART 1. PRE-TET 1968 : 1. A puzzling War ; 2. The 3d Marine Division and the barrier ; 3. The War in the Eastern DMZ in early and mid-January ; 4. Khe Sanh: Building up ; 5. The 3d Division War in Southern Quang Tri and Northern Thua Thien, Operations Osceola and Neosho ; 6. Heavy fighting and redeployment: The War in Central and Southern I Corps, January 1968 -- PART 3. THE "TET OFFENSIVE" : 7. The Enemy offensive in DMZ and Southern Quang Tri, 20 January-8 February ; 8. The Tet Offensive in Da Nang ; 9. The struggle for Hue -- The Battle begins ; 10. The struggle for Hue -- The Second Phase ; 11. The struggle for Hue -- Stalemate in the Old City ; 12. The struggle for Hue -- The taking of the Citadel and aftermath -- PART 3. AFTER TET, KHE SANH, AND MINI-TET : 13. Post-Tet in I Corps ; 114. The Siege of Khe Sanh ; 15. The Battle for Dong Ha ; 16. Khe Sanh: Final operations and evacuation 16 April-11 July 1968 ; 17. Mini-Tet and its aftermath in Southern I Corps -- PART 4. THE WAR CONTINUES: OFFENSIVE AND COUNTER-OFFENSIVE : 18. 3d Division takes the offensive ; 19. The third offensive: Da Nang ; 20. Autumn offensive halted ; 21. Counteroffensive operations in Southern ICTZ ; 22. The 3d Division's labors bear fruit -- PART 5. SUPPORTING THE TROOPS : 23. Marine Air at the beginning of the year and air support of Khe Sanh ; 24. A matter of doctrine: Marine Air and Single Manager ; 25. A question of helicopters ; 26. Artillery and reconnaissance support in III MAF ; 27. Manpower policies and realities ; 28. Backing up the Troops -- PART 6. OTHER PERSPECTIVES: PACIFICATION AND MARINES OUTSIDE OF III MAF : 29. Pacification ; 30. Outside of III MAF: The Special Landing Forces, Marine Advisors, and others ; 31. 1968: An overview -- Notes -- APPENDICES : A. Marine Command and Staff List, 1 January-31 December, 1968 ; B. Chronology of significant events, January-December 1968 ; C. Glossary of terms and abbreviations ; D. Medals of Honor Citations, 1968 ; E. Distribution of personnel ; F. Combined Action Program expansion -- 1968 ; G. NVA/VC casualties reported by III MAF Units ; H. Marine aircraft, support and ordnance ; I. List of reviewers ; J. Tables of Organization.

ISBN

• 0160491258
• 9780160491252

OCLC

• ocm37830970
• 37830970
• SCSB-1394333

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library