Iron Butterfly

Iron Butterfly
ISBN-10
1452027021
ISBN-13
9781452027029
Series
Iron Butterfly
Category
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Pages
396
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
AuthorHouse
Authors
Ralph Christopher, Chief Jim Davy, Jim Davy

Description

The true story of an elite group of men who wrote a page in Naval history. They patrolled the waterways in thirty-one foot river patrol boats powered by Detroit diesel engines with water jet-propulsion. Armed with machineguns and grenade launchers, as well as sheer guts and determination, these sailors faced danger around every bend in the river. Working together, they became one of the finest weapons in Admiral Zumwalt's arsenal for turning back the tide of communist infiltration into Saigon, taking control of the inland waterways. These are true accounts of their bravery, which they proved time and again by spearheading operations into enemy controlled territory. United together in brotherhood, they accomplished all their missions and won their part of the Vietnam War. .

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