Engineers at War (United States Army in Vietnam series) (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781782663225)

With full color maps and illustrations. Center of Military History publication CMH 91-14-1. United States Army in Vietnam series. Covers how the engineers grew from a few advisory detachments to a force of more than 10 percent of the Army troops serving in South Vietnam. The 35th Engineer Group began arriving in large numbers in June 1965 to begin transforming Cam Ranh Bay into a major port, airfield, and depot complex. Within a few years, the Army engineers had expanded to a command, two brigades, six groups, twenty-eight construction and combat battalions, and many smaller units.

Author: Adrian G. Traas, Center of Military History, United States Department of the Army
ISBN-10: 1782663223
ISBN-13: 9781782663225
Publisher: Military Bookshop
Language: English
Published: 02/25/2011
Pages: 668
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.43lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.00w x 1.44d