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Vietnam War Booby Traps by Gordon L. Rottman
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £11.78During the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong were frequently unable to hold their own in stand-up fights against US and allied forces who were superior in strength, firepower, mobility, and logistics. They... -
Vietnam Infantry Tactics by Gordon L. Rottman 9781849085052
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £13.11This book reveals the evolving US, Viet Cong and NVA tactics at battalion level and below throughout the Vietnam War.Beginning with a description of the terrain, climate and the unique nature of... -
Vietnam Gun Trucks by Gordon L. Rottman 9781849083553
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £12.45While Vietnam is usually perceived as an infantry war, with US forces deploying by helicopter, the long supply lines that led to their inland bases had to be traveled by ground vehicles.The 8th and... -
Landing Craft, Infantry and Fire Support by Gordon L. Rottman 9781846034350
RRP: £20.00Booksplease Price: £12.45Described by one soldier as a metal box designed by a sadist to move soldiers across the water, the Landing Craft, Infantry was a large beaching craft intended to deliver an infantry company to a... -
US Grenade Launchers: M79, M203, and M320 by Gordon L. Rottman
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £14.24In an effort to provide the US infantryman with more firepower to cover the range gap between the hand grenade and the light mortar, the 40mm M79 grenade launcher - a shoulder-fired, single-shot... -
US MACV-SOG Reconnaissance Team in Vietnam by Gordon L. Rottman
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £12.99In 1964 Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, activated a joint unconventional task force known as the Studies and Observation Group-MACV-SOG. As a cover its mission was to conduct analysis of... -
US Combat Engineer 1941–45 by Gordon L. Rottman 9781846035791
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £13.49At its peak in World War II, the United States Army contained over 700 engineer battalions, along with numerous independent brigades and regiments.The specialized soldiers of the Engineers were... -
German Combat Equipment, 1939-45 by Gordon L. Rottman 9780850459524
RRP: £20.00Booksplease Price: £9.99The field equipment of the German Army in World War II was closely related to that used throughout World War I and earlier.It was of relatively light weight, ruggedly constructed, well designed,... -
The Cabanatuan Prison Raid: The Philippines 1945 by Gordon L. Rottman 9781846033995
RRP: £23.00Booksplease Price: £14.09On 27 January 1945 the 6th Ranger Battalion and the 6th Army Special Reconnaissance Unit (the Alamo Scouts) began the most dangerous and important mission of their careers: to rescue 500 American,... -
World War II Glider Assault Tactics by Gordon L. Rottman 9781782007739
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £13.77Featuring specially commissioned full-color artwork, the story of the perilous glider assaults carried out by the men who sometimes led and sometimes followed World War II paratroopers onto their... -
US Army Rangers and L.R.R.P.Units, 1942-87 by Gordon L. Rottman 9780850457957
RRP: £21.00Booksplease Price: £13.11Ranger - the very word conjures up visions of small, highly trained units executing lightning-fast raids on an unexpecting enemy. It is also synonymous with high esprit de corps and excellence at... -
World War II US Marine Infantry Regiments by Gordon L. Rottman
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £13.44The United States Marine Corps came into its own in the Pacific Islands campaign against Japan in World War II. From Guadalcanal to Okinawa, US Marines formed the tip of the spear as Allied forces... -
Landing Ship, Tank (LST) 1942-2002 by Gordon L. Rottman 9781841769233
RRP: £11.99Booksplease Price: £10.11The Landing Ship Tank (LST) is one of the most famous of the many World War II amphibious warfare ships. Capable of discharging its cargo directly on to shore and extracting itself, the LST provided... -
US Army Infantryman in Vietnam 1965-73 by Gordon L. Rottman 9781841768878
RRP: £21.00Booksplease Price: £13.11This study of the US Army infantryman in Vietnam takes the reader through the stages of the soldier's training and acceptance, including his experiences at the Armed Forces Induction Center and his... -
Special Forces Camps in Vietnam, 1961-1970 by Gordon L. Rottman 9781841768397
RRP: £21.00Booksplease Price: £13.21In 1961 US special forces units began etering remote areas of Vietnam dominated by the Viet Cong. Their task was to organise local defence and strike forces aimed at stopping the enemy from gaining... -
Saipan & Tinian 1944: Piercing the Japanese Empire by Gordon L. Rottman 9781841768045
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £15.57An in-depth examination of the United States' invasion of two Pacific islands, featuring a variety of illustrations throughout.The 1944 invasion of Saipan was the first two-division amphibious... -
German Pionier 1939–45: Combat Engineer of the Wehrmacht by Gordon L. Rottman 9781846035784
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £13.11The German Army of World War II collectively referred to its various engineer units as Pioniere (Pioneers). This organization included Pioniertruppen (Pioneer Troops), Bautruppen (Construction... -
US Airborne Units in the Pacific Theater 1942–45 by Gordon L. Rottman 9781846031281
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £16.75This book examines the wide variety of airborne units that served in the PTO, including the legendary 1st Special Service Force.The nature of the enemy and the terrain in the PTO, and long distances... -
World War II US Army Combat Equipments by Gordon L. Rottman 9781472814241
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £12.99A soldier's "web gear" is as important to his ability to live and fight on the battlefield as are his clothing and weapons. In World War II the US Army issued equipment items that had originated in... -
US World War II Amphibious Tactics: Army & Marine Corps, Pacific Theater by Gordon L. Rottman 9781841768410
RRP: £21.00Booksplease Price: £13.11Faced with Japanese-garrisoned islands across the Pacific, America invented modern amphibious warfare more or less from scratch in 1942-43. Despite an early period of costly trial-and-error, within... -
US Patrol Torpedo Boats: World War II by Gordon Rottman 9781846032271
RRP: £20.00Booksplease Price: £12.04Motor torpedo boat development began in the early 1900s, and the vessels first saw service during World War I.However, it was not until the late 1930s that the US Navy commenced the development of...