Gordon L. Rottman

In 1965, soon after the first US combat troops had arrived in Vietnam, it was realized that in some areas the Viet Cong had developed vast tunnel complexes in which to hide from the enemy. It was long...

This book is the first of three to examine the genesis, organization and operational deployment of the US airborne divisions in World War II. This volume discusses pre-war and early-war airborne units...

The Vietnamese knew the Long-Range Patrol Scouts as "the men with green faces," a reference to the camouflage paint that they used. Operating in patrols of four to six men these men were like ghosts, ...

The helicopter changed war forever. This book examines the range of duties helicopter pilots carried out in Vietnam, from air-lift, med-evac and fire-support to landing in high volume crossfires in 'H...

Motor torpedo boat development began in the early 1900s and the vessels were first put into active service during World War I. However, it was not until the late 1930s that the US Navy commenced the d...

The US armed forces were responsible for many tactical innovations during the years 1941-45, but in no field was US mastery more complete than amphibious warfare. The US armed forces pioneered amphibi...

Gordon L Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam from 1969-70 and subse...

During the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong (VC) main forces and North Vietnamese Army (NVA) were forced to hide weapons and supplies underground and dig shelters to counter US firepower. This title takes a...

In 1965 the military situation in the Mekong River Delta of southern Vietnam had deteriorated to such a degree that the decision was made to commit a joint US Army and Navy Mobile Riverine Force to th...

W kwietniu 1862 roku rozegrał się bodaj największy pościg kolejowy w historii. Unioniści postanowili ukraść na Południu pociąg i doprowadzić go jak najszybciej do Chattanoogi w Tennessee, niszcząc za ...

W kwietniu 1862 roku rozegrał się bodaj największy pościg kolejowy w historii. Unioniści postanowili ukraść na Południu pociąg i doprowadzić go jak najszybciej do Chattanoogi w Tennessee, niszcząc za ...

Książka omawia organizację głównych konwencjonalnych jednostek sił lądowych USA w czasie wojny wietnamskiej. Zadaniem wojsk amerykańskich była likwidacja zagrożenia, jakie dla Wietnamu Południowego st...

Booby traps laid by troops in war zones in World War II are largely neglected in histories and memoirs, and rarely examined in detail. Yet for a soldier, the threat of booby traps was hugely significa...

Like so many aspects of battle, 'reconnaissance' is a familiar term, but few civilians have any idea how it is actually done or what it involves. In human terms, 'combat reconnaissance' means the firs...

The massed use of tanks was one of the defining characteristics of World War II, and the armoured units that spearheaded the German 'Blitzkrieg' of 1940-41 appeared to be invincible. This book explain...

Just about every war movie - famously, "Saving Private Ryan" and "Band of Brothers" - includes dramatic scenes of soldiers trying to attack an enemy pillbox or trench. Continuing the series explaining...

Po zdobyciu Tarawy w listopadzie 1943 r. Amerykanie skierowali swoją uwagę na Wyspy Marshalla. Stanowiły one kolejny, logiczny etap w strategii "żabich skoków", mających ostatecznie doprowadzić wojsk...

Książka zawiera fotograficzną kronikę - uzupełnioną o teksty informacyjne, przedstawiające przebieg kampanii, żołnierzy, sprzęt i uzbrojenie - lat 1943-1944 na froncie wschodnim. Okres ten, obfi tując...