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IMAGES OF WAR
UNITED STATES
MARINE CORPS
IN VIETNAM
RARE PHOTOGRAPHS FROM
WARTIME ARCHIVES
Michael Green
First published in Great Britain in 2020 by
P E N & S W O R D M I L I T A RY
An imprint of
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
47 Church Street
Barnsley
South Yorkshire
S70 2AS
Copyright
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Michael Green, 2020
ISBN 978-1-52675-123-2
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Contents
Acknowledgements
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Foreword
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Chapter One
The Opening Act (1965)
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6
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Chapter Two
The Fighting Increases in Scope (1966–67)
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60
Chapter Three
The Defining Year (1968)
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112
Chapter Four
Coming to an End (1969–75)
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163
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Dedication
The author dedicates this book to Victor H. Krulak, who served in the Marine Corps
from
1934
to
1968.
Winner of the Navy Cross during the Second World War, he
eventually rose to the rank of lieutenant general and was considered a visionary
during his time in service. He died at the age of 95 in December 2008.
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