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Fourth arm of defense : sealift and maritime logistics in the Vietnam War / Salvatore R. Mercogliano.

By: Series: The U.S. Navy and the Vietnam WarPublisher: Washington, D.C. : Naval History and Heritage Command, [2017]Description: 78 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps, portraits ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780945274964 (alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Sealift and maritime logistics in the Vietnam War
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Fourth arm of defenseDDC classification:
  • 959.704/345 23
LOC classification:
  • DS559.8.T7 M47 2017
Contents:
The U.S. Merchant Marine and early sealift operations -- The buildup of forces -- Organizing the Trans-Pacific logistics operation -- Moving cargo onto and along the shore -- Merchant mariners under fire -- The drawdown -- The end of U.S. military operations in Southeast Asia -- Conclusion -- Sidebars -- The Army's aircraft carrier: USNS Corpus Christi Bay -- The master of sealift : Vice Admiral Lawson P. Ramage -- The tragic saga of the SS Badger State -- The SS Columbia Eagle mutiny -- USNS Taluga and underway replenishment of the fleet -- Acronyms.
Summary: "This publication is the eighth in the series The U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War. The publication focuses on the sealift and logistic operations during the war and includes a number of photographs as well as sidebars detailing specific people and ships involved in the logistic operations."--Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Government document Government document NMC Library Stacks DS559.8.T7 M47 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001410439

The U.S. Merchant Marine and early sealift operations -- The buildup of forces -- Organizing the Trans-Pacific logistics operation -- Moving cargo onto and along the shore -- Merchant mariners under fire -- The drawdown -- The end of U.S. military operations in Southeast Asia -- Conclusion -- Sidebars -- The Army's aircraft carrier: USNS Corpus Christi Bay -- The master of sealift : Vice Admiral Lawson P. Ramage -- The tragic saga of the SS Badger State -- The SS Columbia Eagle mutiny -- USNS Taluga and underway replenishment of the fleet -- Acronyms.

"This publication is the eighth in the series The U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War. The publication focuses on the sealift and logistic operations during the war and includes a number of photographs as well as sidebars detailing specific people and ships involved in the logistic operations."--Provided by publisher.

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