During 1965 and HlCi6 when the possibility of creating a U.S. riverine force for operations in the Mekong Delta was being discussed, there were three basic considerations that weighed heavily in favor of the force: a tradition of past American success in riverine operations, particularly Union operations in the Mississippi basin during the Civil War; the success more recently archived by the French in riverine operations during the Indochina \Var under conditions that appeared to have changed little during the years that ...
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During 1965 and HlCi6 when the possibility of creating a U.S. riverine force for operations in the Mekong Delta was being discussed, there were three basic considerations that weighed heavily in favor of the force: a tradition of past American success in riverine operations, particularly Union operations in the Mississippi basin during the Civil War; the success more recently archived by the French in riverine operations during the Indochina \Var under conditions that appeared to have changed little during the years that had intervened; and, most important. a situation in the Mekong Delta that seemed ripe for exploitation hy a riverine force."
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Good. x, 210 pages. Maps inside front and back covers. Charts. Diagrams. Tables. Maps. Illustrations. Glossary. Index. Cover has small tear at bottom front. As the United States increased its troop commitment to Southeast Asia, Fulton became the commander of the division's 2nd Brigade and, under his leadership, his unit expanded from a handful of officers and noncommissioned officers into a full-strength, combat-ready fighting unit that was deployed to Vietnam in late January 1967. While in country, Fulton launched combat operations in the Mekong River Delta and later, because of its combat efficiencies in this new endeavor, the brigade teamed up with Navy Task Force 117 to form the Mobile Riverine Force an effective and proficient joint fighting unit of historic proportions. To record the successes of these operations, Fulton later authored a monograph titled "Vietnam Studies Riverine Operations, 1966-1969." After becoming the 9th Division's assistant division commander, Fulton served in several key staff assignments in Washington and also as the deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Training Center (Infantry), Fort Polk, La.; commanding general, 9th Infantry Division, Fort Lewis, Wash., and commanding general, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Fort Sheridan, Ill. This monograph describes U.S. Army Riverine planning and operations in the Republic of Vietnam during the years 1966 through 1969. Since the personal experience of the author was with preparations for riverine operations and the initial operations themselves, emphasis has been placed on these activities through early 1968. In summarizing operations conducted in the balance of the three-year period, particular attention has been called to significant trends or changes in riverine operations in Vietnam, a cooperative enterprise of the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy. Looking back from the vantage point of early 1972, this study attempts to reconstruct the events and describe the situation as it was from 1966 through 1969, using official records, reports, and personal interviews.
