Inside Force Recon
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Inside Force Recon

Recon Marines in Vietnam

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eBook - ePub

Inside Force Recon

Recon Marines in Vietnam

About this book

Behind-enemy-lines stories of elite Marines in Vietnam

Force Recon companies were the eyes and ears of the Marine Corps in Vietnam. Classified as special operations capable, Force Recon Marines ventured into the enemy’s backyard to conduct reconnaissance and launched deliberate strikes against the enemy. Lanning and Stubbe blend analysis and you-are-there stories of Force Recon in action to create the definitive account of Recon Marines.

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Information

Publisher
Stackpole Books
Year
2017
eBook ISBN
9780811765695
Topic
History
Subtopic
Vietnam War
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Foreword
  3. Introduction to the Stackpole Military History Series Edition
  4. Introduction to the Original Edition
  5. Chapter 1: An Elite within an Elite
  6. Chapter 2: The Early Days—Beginnings through World War II
  7. Chapter 3: The Challenges of Peace and the Rebirth of Force
  8. Chapter 4: Vietnam—The Curtain Rises
  9. Chapter 5: Force Recon Arrives
  10. Chapter 6: Force Recon Finds Frustration
  11. Chapter 7: Anatomy of a Patrol
  12. Chapter 8: 1966 to STINGRAY
  13. Chapter 9: The Only Three Combat Jumps in Marine Corps History
  14. Chapter 10: Third Force Recon Company Goes to War
  15. Chapter 11: Work on the Task Force Level
  16. Chapter 12: Work on the MAF Level
  17. Chapter 13: To Expect the Unexpected: Missions, Information, Bravery, and Dangers Other than the Enemy
  18. Chapter 14: Notable Patrols—Extraordinary Men
  19. Chapter 15: The Final Days—and Beyond
  20. Afterword
  21. Appendix A: Force Reconnaissance Company Table of Organization to Number M-4623—19 April 1967
  22. Appendix B: Commanding Officers, First Force Reconnaissance Company
  23. Appendix C: Commanding Officers, Second Force Reconnaissance Company
  24. Appendix D: Commanding Officers, Third Force Reconnaissance Company
  25. Appendix E: Officer in Charge, Third Force Reconnaissance Detachment
  26. Appendix F: Commanding Officers, Fifth Force Reconnaissance Company
  27. Appendix G: Honor Roll, Vietnam First Force Reconnaissance Company
  28. Appendix H: Honors, First Force Reconnaissance Company
  29. Appendix I: Honors, Second Force Reconnaissance Company
  30. Appendix J: Honors, Third Force Reconnaissance Company
  31. Appendix K: Honors, Fifth Force Reconnaissance Company
  32. Source Notes
  33. Bibliography