Vikings in Vietnam

Norwegian Patrol Boat Captains in CIA Clandestine Operations

Alessandro Giorgi (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

144 Seiten

2024
Schiffer Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7643-6788-5 (ISBN)

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A history of Norwegian skippers hired by the CIA to command fast patrol boats on secret missions into North Vietnam

In a little-known episode of the Vietnam War, the CIA hired Norwegian skippers to command fast patrol boats to land South Vietnamese commandos and combat swimmers on the coasts of North Vietnam. This book will explain who the “Vikings” were, describe their missions, and detail their equipment (primarily Swift- and Nasty-class patrol boats). Author Alessandro Giorgi relied heavily on recently declassified source material to piece together the story.

Alessandro Giorgi is an Italian military historian, author, and teacher. He is especially interested in clandestine operations from World War II through the end of the Cold War. He has presented at academic conferences in the US and Europe and is a member of the Italian Society of Military History. This is his third book.

Erscheinungsdatum	22.03.2024
Zusatzinfo	108 color and b/w photos
Verlagsort	Atglen
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	45 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Fotokunst
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	0-7643-6788-9 / 0764367889
ISBN-13	978-0-7643-6788-5 / 9780764367885
Zustand	Neuware