War in the Shallows: U.S. Navy Coastal and Riverine Warfare in Vietnam, 1965-1968

by John Darrell Sherwood

Book Overview

War in the Shallows, published in 2015 by the Naval History and Heritage Command, is the authoritative account of the U.S. Navy's hard-fought battle along Vietnam's rivers and coastline from 1965-1968. At the height of the U.S. Navy's involvement in the Vietnam War, the Navy's coastal and riverine forces included more than 30,000 Sailors and over 350 patrol vessels ranging in size from riverboats to destroyers. These forces developed the most...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 152348876X
• ISBN13: 9781523488766
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.6"