Extensively researched, Mighty Midgets at War, accurately chronicles the history of the mighty midgets--Landing Craft Support Vessels--and the terror-filled duty into which sailors aboard them were thrust. Based exclusively on original ships' logs, official U.S. Navy action reports, translations of French Navy records, and correspondence and interviews with U.S. Navy personnel and Vietnamese naval officers, it follows the careers of these great ships from WWII to Vietnam and in several cases, following them to their eventual retirement or sale to other countries. Includes over 100 photos and illustrations.
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"...Rielly has done us, the Navy and history, a great service in writing this book, and we salute him." -- Richard M. McCool, Captain, USN (Ret)
"The definitive work on the subject...meticulous...His skill as a photographer is evident throughout the book..." -- Ray Baumler, Historian/Archivist Emeritus, National Association of USS LCL(L) 1-130
Winner of Sea Classics' 2000 "Book of the Year" Award "...Well worth the wait." A "masterful compilation...definitely recommended." -- Sea Classics, January, 2001
"The definitive work on the subject...meticulous...His skill as a photographer is evident throughout the book..." -- Ray Baumler, Historian/Archivist Emeritus, National Association of USS LCL(L) 1-130
Winner of Sea Classics' 2000 "Book of the Year" Award "...Well worth the wait." A "masterful compilation...definitely recommended." -- Sea Classics, January, 2001
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After writing the history of his father's ship, LCS L(61), Robin L. Rielly continued his work with a detailed investigation into the development of the class, and the careers of individual ships within it. His activities led to his appointment as archivist for the National Association of USS LCS(L) 1-130. He currently assists in the maintenance of the L. Richard Rhame Collection at the Naval Historical Center in Washington, D.C., a site devoted to the LCS(L) ships and their history.
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This review is from: Mighty Midgets at War: The Saga of the LCS (L) Ships from Iwo Jima to Vietnam (Paperback)
From the World War II era engagements to the Vietnam years, Land Craft Support Vessels LCS(L) were a key element in the American naval domination of the seas. Military archivist Robin Rielly's Mighty Midgets At War: The Saga of the LCS(L) Ships From Iwo Jima To Vietnam is a vividly recounted chronicle history of these ships and the men who sailed them. We are also treated to the life history of some of these ships from their creation through their eventual retirement or sale to the fleets of other nations. The informative, engaging text is enhanced with more than one hundred period photos and illustrations. Mighty Midgets At War is a superlative contribution to military studies reading lists and history collections.
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It was the year AD 1260 and the monk Nichiren wandered the countryside in Eastern Japan preaching his brand of nationalistic Buddhism known as the Hokke (Lotus) Sect. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
radar picket station, skunk patrol, radar picket duty, piloted bomb, suicide boats, fire support ships, minesweeping operations, picket ships, picket stations, rocket run, suicide planes, gun tubs, general quarters, radar pickets, task unit, action report Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Viet Minh, National Archives, United States, Mighty Midgets, Viet Cong, Red River, Iwo Jima, Nam Dinh, Vietnamese Navy, Kerama Retto, Navy Photograph, Ninh Binh, Linh Kiem, San Diego, Aaron Ward, Cassin Young, Combat Air Patrol, Hung Yen, Pearl Harbor, Executive Officer, Major General, World War, Day River, Flotilla Four, Phnom Penh New!
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It was the year AD 1260 and the monk Nichiren wandered the countryside in Eastern Japan preaching his brand of nationalistic Buddhism known as the Hokke (Lotus) Sect. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
radar picket station, skunk patrol, radar picket duty, piloted bomb, suicide boats, fire support ships, minesweeping operations, picket ships, picket stations, rocket run, suicide planes, gun tubs, general quarters, radar pickets, task unit, action report Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Viet Minh, National Archives, United States, Mighty Midgets, Viet Cong, Red River, Iwo Jima, Nam Dinh, Vietnamese Navy, Kerama Retto, Navy Photograph, Ninh Binh, Linh Kiem, San Diego, Aaron Ward, Cassin Young, Combat Air Patrol, Hung Yen, Pearl Harbor, Executive Officer, Major General, World War, Day River, Flotilla Four, Phnom Penh New!
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