U.S. Navy: Vietnam

Annapolis, MD: United States Naval Institute, 1969. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Good/Fair. Robert D. Moeser (Photographer). The format is approximately 10 inches by 11.75 inches. vii, [1], 247, [1] pages. Decorative front of DJ. DJ has wear, tears and soiling. Personal inscription on the half-title page in Russian. Inscription translates as To Dear Papa from son-sailer upon return from Vietnam November 22, 1971 VoVa. Contents address Carrier Operations, Replenishment at Sea, Naval Gunfire, Hospital Ships, Ships and Men, Amphibious Operations, River Operations, and Photographic Information. Robert D. Moeser spent more than twenty years on active duty in the Navy, twelve as a Photographer's Mate and eight as a Journalist. During the first years of the Vietnam War he made several trips to the combat zone to photograph the Navy's operations. Many of these images appear in his noteworthy book "U.S. Navy: Vietnam", which was published in 1969 by the U.S. Naval Institute (Annapolis, Maryland). Photographer PHC Robert D. Moeser accompanied U.S. and South Vietnamese Marines during Operation Deckhouse V 6-15 January 1967 along the Mekong River delta. Chief Journalist Moeser retired from the Navy in 1968 and was subsequently employed by the U.S. Department of Labor. The U.S. Navy performed a wide array of missions in the Vietnam War. In the air, it was a key partner with the U.S. Air Force during the Rolling Thunder and Linebacker air campaigns against North Vietnam, and in other air operations in Laos and Cambodia. On the coast, it developed a highly effective blockade to prevent the resupply of enemy forces by sea, engaged in naval gunfire support missions against enemy targets in the littoral areas of Vietnam, and provided amphibious transport for Marines operating in I Corps. On the rivers, it stood up several task forces designed to protect commercial traffic, assist allied ground forces in pacifying these areas, and interdict enemy troops and supplies moving on these inland waterways. The U.S. Navy also supported the war effort with a massive sea and riverine logistics operation, built and managed shore facilities throughout South Vietnam, and provided extensive medical support for the allied military operation.