Brown water black berets book

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The experience of men on the rivers during the vietnam war. There are also several books out about the vn usn rvier forces which have many photos and are listed in the book report section of this forum. Coastal and riverine warfare in vietnam bluejacket books kindle edition by cutler, thomas j download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Known for their black berets and limitless courage, they. Brown water navy in vietnam naval historical foundation. The book links here will take you to s page for that book. A maroon beret has been adopted as official headdress by the airborne forces, a tan beret by the 75th ranger regiment, a brown beret by the security force. The article is an excerpt from his bookbrown water, black berets. This is a wellwritten journalistic account of some. The paperback of the brown water navies by roger c. Navys brownwater force played a vital but often overlooked role in the vietnam war.

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