War in the Villages, 5: The U.S. Marine Corps Combined Action Platoons in the Vietnam War

by Ted N. Easterling

Much of the history written about the Vietnam War overlooks the U.S. Marine Corps Combined Action Platoons. These CAPs lived in the Vietnamese villages, with the difficult and dangerous mission of defending the villages from both the National Liberation Front guerrillas and the soldiers of the North Vietnamese Army. The CAPs also worked to improve living conditions by helping the people with projects, such as building schools, bridges, and irrigation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574418262
• ISBN13: 9781574418262
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: University of North Texas Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.1"