GRUNT: A Pictorial Report on the US Infantry's Gear and Life During the Vietnam War- 1965-1975

GRUNT A Pictorial Report on the US Infantry's Gear and Life During the Vietnam War- 1965-1975 Author:Antonio Arques Language:English Format:Hardcover Dimensions:9" x 12" Pages:456 Photos:2000 full color pictures Publisher:Andrea Press ISBN:9788496658493 Item No. 9788496658493 Fifty years after the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorizing US forces to defend South Vietnam, this incredible book arrives with a one-stop visual tour of every item of gear employed by American infantrymen in the long years of battle that followed. With over 2,000 photos accompanied by insightful text (did we know that the US buildup was so sudden that initial divisions had to be issued black leather footwear instead of tropical boots?) this work digs into every nook and cranny of the infantry’s experience “in-country.” M-16s, Claymores, M-60s, grenades and knives and knives are naturally examined in full color. But so is every variety of clothing, rations, helmets, hats and caps, as wel