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1st Cav in Vietnam, The - Anatomy of a Division

By: Presidio Press

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Military History Books (Presidio Press)

Last Stocked on 9/24/2022

Product Info

Title
1st Cav in Vietnam, The - Anatomy of a Division
Publisher
Category
Author
Shelby L. Stanton
Publish Year
1987
Pages
268
Dimensions
5.75x8.5x1"
NKG Part #
2147859591
Type
Hardcover

Description

Historically, the majority of the U.S. cavalry served as dragoons. They rode into battle but fought on foot. The airmobile 1st Cavalry Division continued this cavalry tradition by riding helicopters into battle. The division cavalrymen employed automatic weapons, and were supported by aerial rocket artillery – the airmobile equivalent of the famed horse artillery – but dismounted to fight.

This book is a critical analysis of the mechanism and composition of the airmobile cavalry division, from its inception through the end of the Vietnam conflict (when the airmobile status was terminated).