Inside Force Recon

Recon Marines in Vietnam

Michael Lee Lanning, Ray W. Stubbe

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

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.

Table of contents

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