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Author : LTC USA Bert Chole
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1796062154
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book War Air Cavalry Style written by LTC USA Bert Chole and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) John B. Stockton and Staff Sergeant (SSG) Bert Chole reported to Fort Benning on two separate missions, unknown to each other, but whose destinies would ultimately lead to the former taking the 1st Squadron 9th Air Cavalry to Vietnam and the later to bring the Squadron back from Vietnam. This is story about the 1st Squadron 9th (Air) Cavalry leading up to its deployment to Vietnam and the five years, nine months and nine days of service in Vietnam.

Author : J.D. Coleman
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1596529385
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Air Cav written by J.D. Coleman and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011-06-08 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Air Cav: History of the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam 1965-1969 is the story of the small, close world of fighting men in action, told in their own words and supplemented with vivid photographs of the First Cavalry Division’s experience in the war and a history of the division. This volume can be many things to many people—a book of memories, a souvenir, a pictorial essay on airmobility, or simply a story of gallant men at war. It can be many things, but one thing it is not, nor does it pretend to be—a complete history of the 1st Air Cavalry Division in Vietnam. The task and burden of history must lie with the objectivity of future generations, far removed from current pressures and restraints. It is true, of course, that much research for this book has been done from available official records, the ultimate source of written history. But even more has been drawn from the vivid recollections of the Cavalrymen who fought, tasted the brassy bile of fear, shared the fierce exultation of victory, or were drenched in the dark despair of death. This volume contains the memoirs of a fighting team—the FIRST TEAM. It is a memory of combat; no doubt it is imperfect as all memory is, but nonetheless it is real for those who were there, for those who can fill in the inevitable gaps.

Author : United States. Army. Cavalry Division, 1st
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 1st Air Cavalry Division written by United States. Army. Cavalry Division, 1st and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Simon Dunstan
Publisher : Ian Allan Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780711030428
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 1st Air Cavalry in Vietnam written by Simon Dunstan and published by Ian Allan Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 1 July 1965 the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) was officially activated and was ordered to Vietnam beginning 28 July 1965. In a matter of three and half weeks the newly formed division, with 16,000 men and 434 helicopters--Chinooks (CH-47s), Flying Cranes (CH-54s), Mohawks (OV-1s), UH-1s and OH-13s--was prepared to enter combat. Within 90 days of becoming the Army's first airmobile division, the 'First Team' was in combat as the first fully committed division of the Vietnam War. On 10 October 1965, in Operation 'Shiny Bayonet', the First Team initiated its first brigade-size airmobile action against the enemy. The division would go on to take part in many more air assaults and play a leading role in defence against the Tet offensive, driving out the NVA and Viet Cong invaders from Hue and, in Operation 'Pegasus', relieving the 3,500 U.S. Marines and 2,100 ARVN soldiers besieged by nearly 20,000 enemy at Khe Sanh. On 1 May 1970, the 'First Team' was 'First into Cambodia' hitting what was previously a Communist sanctuary but the campaign had severe political repercussions for the Nixon Administration. Pressure was mounting to withdraw US forces from the war. Although there would be further assault operations, the war was beginning to wind down and 26 March 1971 officially marked the end of duties in Vietnam for the 1st Cavalry Division, although it was only on 5 May 1971 that the colours moved from Vietnam to Fort Hood, Texas.

Author : Herbert C. Banks
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1563117851
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 1st Cavalry Division written by Herbert C. Banks and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2002 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents included in the history are: The Early Years, World War II (1941-1945), Occupation of Japan (1945-1950), Korean War (1950-1951), Return to Japan (1951-1957), Demilitarized Zone (1957-1965), Fort Benning, Airmobile (1965), Vietnam War (1965-1972), Tri-Cap to Armor (1971-1990), Persian Gulf War (1990-1991), Force Restructuring (1991-1993), Desert Peacekeepers (1992-2000), Bosnia Peacekeepers (1998-1999), Today's Cavalry (1999-2000) and The Next Generation (2000-2020). Appendicies following the history include: Commanding Generals, Medal of Honor Recipients, Lineage, Datelines/Key Events, Decorations, Heraldic Items, Order of Battle, GarryOwen, Fiddler's Green, Museum, Major Weapon Systems, The Association, Bibliography, Contributors and an Index. Anyone who has been attached to the 1st Cavalry Division or is interested in military history should have this publication in their personal library.

Author : Lawrence H. Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Winged Sabers written by Lawrence H. Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Chris McNab
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472841735
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book US Air Cavalry Trooper vs North Vietnamese Soldier written by Chris McNab and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tactics and technologies of modern air assault – vertical deployment of troops by helicopter or similar means – emerged properly during the 1950s in Korea and Algeria. Yet it was during the Vietnam War that helicopter air assault truly came of age and by 1965 the United States had established fully airmobile battalions, brigades, and divisions, including the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile).This division brought to Vietnam a revolutionary new speed and dexterity in battlefield tactics, using massed helicopters to liberate its soldiers from traditional overland methods of combat manoeuvre. However, the communist troops adjusted their own thinking to handle airmobile assaults. Specializing in ambush, harassment, infiltration attacks, and small-scale attrition, the North Vietnamese operated with light logistics and a deep familiarity with the terrain. They optimized their defensive tactics to make landing zones as hostile as possible for assaulting US troops, and from 1966 worked to draw them into 'Hill Traps', extensive kill zones specially prepared for defence-in-depth. By the time the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) withdrew from Vietnam in 1972, it had suffered more casualties than any other US Army division. Featuring specially commissioned artwork, archive photographs, and full-colour battle maps, this study charts the evolution of US airmobile tactics pitted against North Vietnamese countermeasures. The two sides are analysed in detail, including training, logistics, weaponry, and organization.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : General Giulio Douhet
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782898522
Total Pages : 327 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Command Of The Air written by General Giulio Douhet and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the pantheon of air power spokesmen, Giulio Douhet holds center stage. His writings, more often cited than perhaps actually read, appear as excerpts and aphorisms in the writings of numerous other air power spokesmen, advocates-and critics. Though a highly controversial figure, the very controversy that surrounds him offers to us a testimonial of the value and depth of his work, and the need for airmen today to become familiar with his thought. The progressive development of air power to the point where, today, it is more correct to refer to aerospace power has not outdated the notions of Douhet in the slightest In fact, in many ways, the kinds of technological capabilities that we enjoy as a global air power provider attest to the breadth of his vision. Douhet, together with Hugh “Boom” Trenchard of Great Britain and William “Billy” Mitchell of the United States, is justly recognized as one of the three great spokesmen of the early air power era. This reprint is offered in the spirit of continuing the dialogue that Douhet himself so perceptively began with the first edition of this book, published in 1921. Readers may well find much that they disagree with in this book, but also much that is of enduring value. The vital necessity of Douhet’s central vision-that command of the air is all important in modern warfare-has been proven throughout the history of wars in this century, from the fighting over the Somme to the air war over Kuwait and Iraq.

Author : Ltg John J. Tolson
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1105081699
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Airmobility 1961-1971 written by Ltg John J. Tolson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-09-26 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the exciting story of the development of U.S. airmobile power from theory to practice, involving air transport, fixed wing aircraft, and attack helicopters culminating in Vietnam War operations. It includes analysis of airmobile combat operations; doctrinal and interservice disputes; equipment descriptions; and the organization of combat and support units. It also includes data about airmobility in South Vietnam's army and it features personal reflections of the author, who was at the center of airmobility development and who commanded large airmobile units. John J. Tolson in June 1939 participated in the first tactical air movement of ground forces by the U.S. Army. He was in all combat jumps of the 503d Parachute Infantry Regiment during World War II, became an Army aviator in 1957, and served as Director of Army Aviation and Commandant of the Army Aviation School. From April 1967 to July 1968 he commanded the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), Vietnam. (Includes many maps and photographs)