{"product_id":"us-seventh-fleet-vietnam-1964-75-american-naval-power-in-southeast-asia-9781472856814","title":"Us Seventh Fleet, Vietnam 1964-75: American Naval Power in Southeast Asia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"This is a terrific history of the Seventh Fleet's vital service to the United States in the Vietnam War... remarkably researched and interpreted\"\u003cbr\u003e- Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert, Chief of Naval Operations, 2011-2015 and Commander Seventh Fleet, 2004-2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA superbly illustrated examination of how the US Navy's most powerful fleet fought the Vietnam War, covering all of its elements\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003efrom aircraft carriers and heavy cruisers to minesweepers and oilers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe US Navy's Seventh Fleet was at the forefront of America's campaign in Vietnam for a decade, from the Gulf of Tonkin Incident that began it all to the final evacuation of South Vietnam. Its mission was highly strategic, and while its primary role was to provide carrier-based air power over North Vietnam - from \u003ci\u003eRolling Thunder \u003c\/i\u003ethrough \u003ci\u003eLinebacker \u003c\/i\u003e- the fleet's operations were complex, sensitive, and varied, and required all the capabilities of the fleet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is the first overall examination of how US Navy's most powerful fleet fought and operated in Vietnam. Distilled from thousands of declassified secret documents by renowned US Navy specialist Dr Edward J. Marolda, it offers a unique new portrait of how the Seventh Fleet fought the Vietnam War, from the offensive strike power of naval aviation to the vital role of fleet logistics. As well as the carrier operations, he examines the surface combatant fleet's gunfire support role, and its raids against the North Vietnamese coast. Dr Marolda also looks at amphibious warfare, fleet air defense, search-and-rescue, and mining and interdiction operations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIllustrated throughout with archive photos, 3D diagrams and spectacular new artwork, and informed by never-before-translated official documents, publications, and personal accounts from North Vietnamese, Soviet, and Chinese sources, this is the real story behind the US Navy's Vietnam War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472856814\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.76h x 7.24w x 1.00d","brand":"Edward J. Marolda","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43228323479733,"sku":"9781472856814","price":19.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_879e4927-497c-42a1-b0e6-e1ef5ab3b840.jpg?v=1698724327","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/us-seventh-fleet-vietnam-1964-75-american-naval-power-in-southeast-asia-9781472856814","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}