Riverine Operations, 1966-1969, Part 4

This monograph describes U.S. Army riverine planning and operations in the Republic of Vietnam during the years 1966 through 1969. Particular attention is paid to significant trends or changes in riverine operations, and the study attempts to reconstruct the events and describe the situation as it was from 1966 through 1969, using official records, reports, and personal interviews. Topics include the concept of a riverine force, riverine preparations in the United States and Vietnam, initial delta operations, plans and operational procedures for the mobile riverine force, III Corps operations and the threat to Dong Tam, Cam Son to the Rach Ruong Canal, TET offensive of 1968 and U.S. reaction, and pacification and Kien Hoa province.