"Mike Kelley has done everyone who served
in Vietnam a great service with his monumental research
for WHERE WE WERE. Veterans and military historians alike
will benefit from his Herculean efforts to nail down precisely
WHERE everything was and WHERE everything happened
in America's long war in Vietnam. If you can't find it in these
pages, it can't be found."

Joseph L. Galloway
co-author: We Were Soldiers Once and Young
Triumph Without Victory: The History of the Persian Gulf War

read a selectioof revn iews here


WHERE WE WERE In Vietnam
A Comprehensive Guide to the Firebases, Military Installations
and Naval Vessels of the Vietnam War - 1945-1975







Hellgate Press announces publication of THE definitive guide to the installations & warships of the Vietnam War

The culmination of over seven years of research, it is the ultimate guide to the military geography of the American War in Vietnam. It also includes references to numerous battle
sites and forts of the French War as well.

With more than 15,000 entries, it covers the entire Indochina theater, including Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and both North and South Vietnam.

Each entry attempts to provide as much of the following as could be identified: name, grid coordinates (95%?), relative location, a.k.a. names, origin of name, dates built and dismantled, who constructed the base, major units sited there, dates of major attacks, unique features, alternate grids, province and military region.

Listed within the text are some 6,000 firebases and LZs, over 2,000 airfields/heliports, as well as over 700 US and ANZAC warships and merchant contract transports.

(Paperback, 8 1/2" x 11", apx 850 pages)


 		  
nnnnnnnnnnnnCoverage Includes:

nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn·  50vpages of maps/grid zone overlays
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn·  Guide to reading military maps
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn·  Thousands of FBs & LZs
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn·  Airfields and heliports (all of Indochina)
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn·  Seaports and docking facilities
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn·  Lima Sites in Laos (all)
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn·   Signal sites, quarries, engineer camps
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn·   Significant terrain features
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn·  US Navy ships/warships
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn·  US Army ships/warships
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn·  US Order of Battle
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn·   Index to L-7014 series maps NVN/SVN
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn·  Map resource guide
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn·  War research guide
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn·  Internet resource guide
nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn·  70-page glossary of terms and trivia

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Cover Price: $39.95 - ISBN 1-55571-625-3

Available from: Hellgate Press, Amazon.com, Barnesandnobel.com and Borders.com
*NOTE: For Australia/New Zealand distribution, go to Crusader Books
   

 

About the author: Michael "M-60" Kelley served as a rifleman and machine gunner with D Company, 1st/502d Infantry, 101st Airborne Division from Nov69, until badly wounded, Sep70. Drafted immediately upon graduation from Sacramento State College (BA Art), Mike has since established himself as one of the better-known artists whose focus has been the Vietnam experience. His artwork hangs in numerous museums and private collections around the world, including the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum in Chicago. Between 1984 91, Mike was one of two associate members of the California Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commission (the $2.5 million memorial now sits in Sacramento’s Capitol Park). A focus of his art and writing has been to dispel the myths surrounding the Vietnam veteran. During the 1990’s, his art took a back seat to writing, and his articles have appeared in the Washington Post, Boston Globe, Chicago Sun Times and Vietnam Magazine, among others. His military awards include the Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Air Medal.

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Errors & Omissions: Please report them to the author, Mike Kelley
(no photos or attachments please)