The Brown Water Navy and Visits to Vietnam
by
Douglas Branson
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2012
During the War, Vietnam's coast had to be protected against Viet Cong ambushes and smuggling. The U.S. forces had destroyers, cruisers and gargantuan aircraft carriers, none suited for inshore patrol. This is the story of the Brown Water Navy, the garage-band flotilla assembled to do the job.Douglas...