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100 1 _aMercogliano, Salvatore R.,
245 1 0 _aFourth arm of defense :
_bsealift and maritime logistics in the Vietnam War /
_cSalvatore R. Mercogliano.
246 3 0 _aSealift and maritime logistics in the Vietnam War
264 1 _aWashington, D.C. :
_bNaval History and Heritage Command,
_c[2017]
300 _a78 pages :
_billustrations (some color), color maps, portraits ;
_c26 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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_2rdacarrier
490 0 _aThe U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War
505 0 _aThe U.S. Merchant Marine and early sealift operations -- The buildup of forces -- Organizing the Trans-Pacific logistics operation -- Moving cargo onto and along the shore -- Merchant mariners under fire -- The drawdown -- The end of U.S. military operations in Southeast Asia -- Conclusion -- Sidebars -- The Army's aircraft carrier: USNS Corpus Christi Bay -- The master of sealift : Vice Admiral Lawson P. Ramage -- The tragic saga of the SS Badger State -- The SS Columbia Eagle mutiny -- USNS Taluga and underway replenishment of the fleet -- Acronyms.
520 _a"This publication is the eighth in the series The U.S. Navy and the Vietnam War. The publication focuses on the sealift and logistic operations during the war and includes a number of photographs as well as sidebars detailing specific people and ships involved in the logistic operations."--Provided by publisher.
650 0 _aVietnam War, 1961-1975
_xTransportation.
650 0 _aMilitary sealift
_zUnited States
_xHistory
_y20th century.
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bNavy.
_bMilitary Sea Transportation Service.
650 0 _aMerchant marine
_zUnited States
_xHistory
_y20th century.
650 0 _aVietnam War, 1961-1975
_xNaval operations, American.
776 0 8 _iOnline version:
_aMercogliano, Salvatore R., author.
_tFourth arm of defense
_dWashington, D.C. : Naval History and Heritage Command, [2017]
_z9780945274971
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