U.S. Army Special Forces, 1961-1971: CMH Publication 90-23

by Francis John Kelly

In 1957 some fifty-eight Vietnamese soldiers were given military training by Special Forces troops. Ten years later the Special Forces were advising and assisting over 40,000 paramilitary troops, along with another 40,000 Regional Forces and Popular Forces soldiers. This monograph traces the development and notes the progress, problems, successes, and failures of a unique program undertaken by the U.S. Army for the first time in its history. With...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1453713913
• ISBN13: 9781453713914
• Release Date: January 1973
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.7" x 5.5"