Vietnam War Booby Traps

Gordon L. Rottman

10 valutazioni di Goodreads

Lingua: inglese

Editore: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, GB, 2020

1472842456 / 9781472842459

Serie: Libro 223 di 262 - Elite

Da: Rarewaves USA United, HEBRON, KY, U.S.A.Rarewaves USA United

Venditore con 5 stelle

Venditore AbeBooks dal 20 giugno 2025

Visualizza gli articoli di questo venditore
Brossura

Condizione: Nuovo

EUR 17,71

EUR 42,85 spedizione 
Spedito in U.S.A.

Quantità: 20 disponibili

Aggiungi al carrello

Descrizione dell’articolo da parte del venditore

During the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong were frequently unable to hold their own in stand-up fights against US and allied forces who were superior in strength, firepower, mobility, and logistics.They relied instead on traditional guerrilla warfare tactics including small-scale hit- and-run attacks, ambushes, terrorist actions, and precision attacks against bases. These included one of the oldest of guerrilla weapons - the boobytrap.Booby traps could be made in large numbers in village workshops and jungle camps using locally available materials as well as modern munitions. The VC were adept at making booby traps 'invisible' in the varied terrain of Vietnam, often emplacing them in locations and surroundings totally unexpected by their enemies. Booby traps could be incredibly simple or startlingly complex and ingenious, ranging from pointed sticks to command-detonated submerged floating river mines. Besides a wide variety of booby traps, they also used land and water mines, both contact/pressure-detonated and command-detonated. Between January 1965 and June 1970 11 percent of US troop deaths in action and 17 percent of injuries were by caused booby traps and mines.This fascinating title explores not only the wide variety of booby traps employed by the Viet Cong, but also their various uses in halting, stalling, or locating an enemy, and the many evolutions these traps underwent in order to retain the element of surprise. Written by a Vietnam veteran with first-hand experience of such traps, this is an engaging look at one of the most frightening aspects of guerrilla warfare.

Codice articolo LU-9781472842459

Titolo
Vietnam War Booby Traps
Autore
Gordon L. Rottman
Editore
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, GB
Anno di pubblicazione
2020
Condizione
New
Rilegatura
Paperback
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
1472842456
ISBN 13
9781472842459
Disegnatore
Gilliland, Alan
Peso dell'articolo
218 grammi
Serie
Libro 223 di 262: Elite

Rarewaves USA United

HEBRON, KY, U.S.A.

Venditore con 5 stelle

Venditore AbeBooks dal 20 giugno 2025

Tariffe di spedizione nazionale per U.S.A.

ArticoloDa 30 a 30 giorni lavorativiDa 14 a 14 giorni lavorativi
Primo articoloEUR 42,85EUR 57,42
I tempi di consegna sono stabiliti dai venditori e variano in base al corriere e al paese. Gli ordini che devono attraversare una dogana possono subire ritardi e spetta agli acquirenti pagare eventuali tariffe o dazi associati. I venditori possono contattarti in merito ad addebiti aggiuntivi dovuti a eventuali maggiorazioni dei costi di spedizione dei tuoi articoli.

Metodi di pagamento

VisaMastercardAmerican ExpressCarte BleueApple PayGoogle Pay

Informazioni sull’azienda del venditore

Rarewaves USA

10100 West Sample Road, Ste 101
Coral Springs, FL U.S.A. 33065