Jakes was responsible for preparing all maps, charts, and cover layouts.
Gibson of the Production Section, who worked unstintingly on both comment editions and the final version. Mary Lewis, who helped type the first comment draft, and Miss Catherine A. Johnston, head of the Publications Production Section, skillfully shepherded the manuscript through the various production stages. Lieutenant Colonel Lane Rogers completed the final editing and also wrote the reconnaissance section of Chapter 11. Shaw, Jr., Chief Historian of the History and Museums Division. The manuscript was prepared under the editoral direction of Mr. The production of this volume has been a cooperative effort on the part of several members of the History and Museums Division. All ranks used in the body of the text are those ranks held by the individual in 1965. A list of all those asked to comment is included in the appendices. Comment drafts of the manuscript were reviewed by over 110 persons, most of whom were directly associated with the events and many of their remarks have been incorporated into the narrative. Although none of the information in this history is classified, some of the documentation on which it is based still has a classified designation. Marine Corps, records of other Services when appropriate, the Oral History Collection of the History and Museums Division, comment files of the History and Museum Division, and pertinent published primary and secondary works. In addition to the four studies listed above, the authors have consulted the official records of the U. Shulimson continued with the revision, incorporating new research material as it became available. Upon Major Johnson's departure from the division the following year, Mr. In 1972, Major Johnson was given the task of combining these four separate histories into one coherent narrative. Marines in Vietnam, May-December 1965,'' Parts 1 and 2 of a then projected eight-part, single-volume history, entitled ' 'Marines in Vietnam, 1954-May 1968." Marines in Vietnam, Introduction,'' and "U.S. Marine Corps Operations in the Republic of Vietnam, July-December 1965" and Jack Shulimson, "U. Marine Corps Operations in Vietnam, January-June 1965" Jack Shulimson, "U. Cahill and Jack Shulimson, "History of U. Marines in Vietnam, 1965 is largely based on previously classified studies prepared by the History and Museums Division in the 1960s and early 1970s. Marine Corps (Ret.) Director of Marine Corps History and Museums He is now Commanding Officer, Headquarters and Service Battalion, 1st Force Service Support Group at Camp Pendleton, California.īrigadier General, U. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam in Saigon. Lieutenant Colonel Johnson served two tours in Vietnam, first as Commanding Officer, Battery L, 4th Battalion, llth Marines from May 1966 until May 1967 and then from December 1970 until August 1971 as public information officer in the Public Information Office, U.
He has a BA in history from the University of Minnesota and was commissioned in the Marine Corps upon graduation in 1959. Johnson was with the History and Museums Division from September 1972 until September 1973. Major (now Lieutenant Colonel) Charles M. Shulimson has a MA in history from the University of Michigan and is a PhD candidate in American Studies at the University of Maryland. He has been with the division since 1964 and has worked on Vietnam studies since 1965. Jack Shulimson, is the senior civilian historian on the Vietnam project.
Marines in Vietnam, 1954-1964 The Advisory and Combat Assistance Era. This volume continues to treat the activities of Marine advisors to the South Vietnamese armed forces but in less detail than its predecessor volume, U. The narrative traces the landing of the nearly 5,000-man 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade and its transformation into the in Marine Amphibious Force, which by the end of the year contained over 38,000 Marines.ĭuring this period, the Marines established three enclaves in South Vietnam's northernmost corps area, I Corps, and their mission expanded from defense of the Da Nang Airbase to a balanced strategy involving base defense, offensive operations, and pacification.
This volume details the Marine activities during 1965, the year the war escalated and major American combat units were committed to the conflict.
DCOMMANDER 3.5.0 SERIES
This is the second volume in a series of nine chronological histories being prepared by the Marine Corps History and Museums Division to cover the entire span of Marine Corps involvement in the Vietnam War. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C.20402 (Paper Cover) Johnson, USMCįor sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. MARINES IN VIETNAM THE LANDING AND THE BUILDUP 1965 Appendix A: Marine Task Organizations and CommandĪppendix B: Glossary of Terms and AbbreviationsĪppendix C: Chronology of Significant Events
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