Us Marine Corps Tank Crewman 1965-70

FOLLOWING KOREA, BY 1960 TANKS AND THEIR CREWS HAD PROVED THEMSELVES TO BE A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF THE MARINE CORPS` COMBINED ARMS TEAM. WHEN THE MARINES WERE ORDERED TO VIETNAM IN 1965, THEY TOOK THEIR TANKS WITH THEM. THIS BOOK EXPLORES THIS DECISION, WHICH CREATED A POLITICAL STORM, AS THE PRESENCE OF THE TANKS BECAME A LIGHTNING ROD FOR ACCUSATIONS OF AN `ESCALATION` OF THE WAR.