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Virtual Macedonia Bookstore - Vietnam Firebases 1965-73: American and Australian Forces (Fortress)
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List Price: $18.95
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Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing
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Binding: Paperback
Brand: Osprey Publishing
Dewey Decimal Number: 959.704342
EAN: 9781846031038
ISBN: 1846031036
Label: Osprey Publishing
Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 64
Publication Date: 2007-01-30
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Release Date: 2007-01-30
Studio: Osprey Publishing
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Summary: Doesn't list all Firebases
Comment: Was a good book, but dissappointing. It did not list all the firebases. The one I was at wasn't there. That was firebase Shula.
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Summary: vietnam firebases
Comment: The firebases and their desciptions deal primarily of the areas in the FRAC area of operations. But there is no mention of some of the firebases employed in the south DRAC, some of these bases were unusual that they were entirely waterborne and supported riverine operations of the minth inf div.
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Summary: Vietnam Vet reviews Vietnam firebases 65-73
Comment: A very good first research book on FSB's with lots of very good pics. It has most of the basics and can be used to write with authority on the subject.
I wish it had covered more FSB, as I was station in I Corps in 68-69 and was basicly a mountain terrain vs. IV Corps where it was the delta (water), yet it covered the subject as completely as the book would allow.
Vietnam historians and VN vets should purchase this book.
NAM VET
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Summary: Serious military libraries will want all these histories.
Comment: Randy E.M. Foster's VIETNAM FIREBASES 1965-73: AMERICAN AND AUSTRALIAN FORCES considers artillery fire support bases of the Freeworld forces, surveying their use as troop shelters and command centers, their defense, and their key strategic role during the war. Serious military libraries will want all these histories.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Impressive in terms of scale and structure, the Fire Support Base became a dominant element in ground maneuver during the Vietnam War. Initially a mobile base, it soon evolved into a semi-permanent and more sophisticated fortress as a result of enemy counterattacks and bombardments.
As a consequence, the majority of US and other allied troops found themselves pinned down in defensive or support roles, rather than being free to conduct 'search and destroy' or other mobile missions. Thus, the first and foremost function of the Fire Support Base was defensive. Troops, machine guns, mortars, artillery, surveillance radars, and command centers all had to be dug into bunkers and fire trenches by nightfall of the first day. Around these positions there would be deep belts of barbed wire, generously scattered with several different types of mines and even, in a few cases after 1967, with a brand new series of electronic sensors to detect and locate the enemy at a distance.
With the benefit of the on-site howitzers, the FSB could also deliver offensive high volume fire, reaching as far as 14,600m and eliminating enemy firing sites, supporting friendly infantry operations, or simply participating in fire missions where exact targets were not known. In fact, the fort offered such a degree of support and protection that ground maneuver was eventually hampered by the troop's reluctance to leave the comfort and safety of the FSB.
With a description of the design, development and operational history of the Fire Support Base, this book provides the key to understanding one of the main assets of US battle strategy in the Vietnam War.
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