US Navy Special Warfare Units in Korea and Vietnam: UDTs and SEALs, 1950-73

by Eugene Liptak, Stephen Walsh (Illustrator)

Overview

During the Korean War and the Vietnam War, US Navy Special Warfare units played a variety of vital combat roles amid two of the deadliest conflicts of the Cold War. In Korea, underwater demolition teams (UDTs) surveyed beaches for amphibious operations, cleared sea mines from harbors, conducted seaborne raids against inshore targets, and served as scouts for the infiltration of Korean guerrillas and British Royal Marine Commando raids along the North Korean coast. In South Vietnam, UDTs surveyed beaches and demolished Viet Cong bunkers, supply caches, and river obstacles in the Mekong Delta. The SEALs (Sea Air Land teams) deployed entire platoons into the Mekong Delta and the Rung Sat Special Zone to conduct guerrilla warfare against the Viet Cong that included ambushes, reconnaissance, and capturing leaders and supply caches. In addition, the SEALs also played important roles in the Phoenix Program and in rescuing prisoners of war. Fully illustrated throughout, this study explores how the US Navy's specially trained naval commandos accomplished their missions in Korea and Vietnam.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472846938
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	11/25/2021
Series:	Elite , #242
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
Sales rank:	719,141
File size:	13 MB
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About the Author

Eugene Liptak holds both a Bachelor's Degree in History and a Master's Degree in Library Science from the University of Arizona. His interest in military history comes from reading, documentaries, movies, and visiting museums.

Stephen Walsh studied art at the North East Wales Institute and has worked as a professional illustrator since 1988. Since then he has illustrated a variety of books and games including Settlers of Catan. His projects for Osprey include such diverse subjects as the battle of Otterburn, the Chinese army from 1937 to 1949, and the US Home Front in World War II.

Table of Contents

Introduction
US Navy UDTs in the Korean War: Organization and Equipment
UDT Operations in Korea
US Navy UDTs in the Vietnam War: Organization and Equipment
UDT Operations in Vietnam
US Navy SEALs in the Vietnam War: Organization and Equipment
SEAL Operations in Vietnam
Aftermath
Select Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

Plenty of interesting stories about the work of these largely covert teams while the background also accompanies the helpful artwork illustrations which I think will attract many modellers who will get plenty of inspiration from them.” —Robin Buckland, Military Model Scene

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