Three Tastes of Nuoc Mam: The Brown Water Navy & Visits to Vietnam

by Douglas Branson

During the War, Vietnam's coast had to be protected against Viet Cong ambushes and smuggling. The U.S. forces had destroyers, cruisers and gargantuan aircraft carriers, none suited for inshore patrol. This is the story of the Brown Water Navy, the garage-band flotilla assembled to do the job.Douglas Branson has been to Vietnam several times, including trips in 1966, 1995 and 2011. The first time, he was a 22-year-old, Brown Water Navy lieutenant JG...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155571708X
• ISBN13: 9781555717087
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Hellgate Press
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.3"