The Combined Action Platoons: The U.S. Marines' Other War in Vietnam

The Combined Action Platoons: The U.S. Marines' Other War in Vietnam

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Book Description
Created as a response by the U.S. Marines to what was known as the other war in Vietnam, the Combined Action Program (CAP) was comprised of platoons each combining a 14-man marine rifle squad, a navy corpsman, and a platoon of South Vietnamese militia. These CAP units were unique to the war, as their function was to "capture and hold" rather than to search and destroy. Peterson not only provides a valuable historical account of the program but also analyzes the civic action and community development projects undertaken by the CAP marines. His study is done with an eye to the future as U.S. counterinsurgency has again found expression in other Third World conflicts.

About the Author
MICHAEL E. PETERSON was a "by product of the converging and confusing forces of 1950s anti-communism and 1960s idealism," as he puts it. He enlisted in the Marines and served in Vietnam during 1968 with the First Marine Division. He extended his tour of duty twice to serve with the Combined Action Program.

The Combined Action Platoons: The U.S. Marines' Other War in Vietnam,Michael E. Peterson,Praeger Publishers,0275932583,Asia - Southeast Asia,Civic action,Civilian relief,History,History - Military / War,Marine Corps,Military,Military - General,Military Tactics And Strategy,South Asia - History,United States,United States.,Vietnam War, 1961-1975,Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975,Asian / Middle Eastern history: postwar, from c 1945 -,Vietnam,South East Asia - History

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