"UNIFORMS & EQUIPMENT OF US MILITARY ADVISORS IN VIETNAM" CAMO REFERENCE BOOK

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The majority of American military personnel in Vietnam in the early 1960s were advisors, sent to train and direct their South Vietnamese counterparts in counterinsurgency tactics. Through the massive troop buildup of the mid to late 1960s, and even their eventual withdrawal under Nixon's "Vietnamization" program, US advisors remained in Vietnam, helping their South Vietnamese units stem the tide during the Communist Easter Offensive of 1972. The uniforms and equipment used by American advisors throughout the conflict have been of great interest to collectors for decades, leading Paul Miraldi to write a thorough reference book on the subject in 2000. This "UNIFORMS & EQUIPMENT OF US MILITARY ADVISORS IN VIETNAM" CAMO REFERENCE BOOK is in near mint, unread condition, with only some light scattered storage wear evident (most pictured). Otherwise, the book is in near mint shape, with no other damage. Most interestingly, it boasts an elegantly illustrated dust jacket over hardcovers, and sports 243 pages full of descriptive text, period pictures, and color photographs of MACV advisor sateens, jungle jackets, and ARVN rucksacks, ARVN airborne gear, ARVN ranger ERDL camouflage uniforms, maroon wool berets, and BDQ patches, "Junk Force" advisor flak vests, black pajamas, and tailor made berets, fully badged VNMC advisor tiger stripe camouflage uniforms, all kinds of multi-stitch "cowboy" bush hats, water buffalo leather "cowboy" gun belts and pistol holsters, early jungle boots, the pink flashlight, and much, much more. A beautiful example of a "UNIFORMS & EQUIPMENT OF US MILITARY ADVISORS IN VIETNAM" CAMO REFERENCE BOOK. Now celebrating over 20 years on eBay. Bid with confidence and please view our other great military, aviation, and sporting classics, including a German WW2 MWC LUFTWAFFE PILOT B-UHR AUTOMATIC WRIST WATCH in MINT, unworn, new in the box condition, sporting a crisp 60 minute/12 hour (outer/inner) white numbers black dial, and featuring the classic big "onion" crown and sweeping seconds hand with hacking function.
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