Mobile Strike Forces in Vietnam 1966-70

by Gordon L. Rottman

US Special Forces in Vietnam created and trained the Civilian Irregular Defense Group, a large paramilitary organization designed to operate out of fortified camps in remote areas and protect the local population from Viet Cong incursions, whilst conducting border surveillance, raids and combat patrols in the local area. Their fortified camps were often overrun by the Viet Cong and, having no spare manpower, the US Special Forces created dedicated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846031397
• ISBN13: 9781846031397
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.4" x 9.7"