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Riverine: A Brown Water Sailor in the Delta, 1967
Riverine A Brown Water Sailor in the Delta 1967
Author: Don Sheppard
During the Vietnam War the U.S. Navy established a river force code-named Operation Game Warden whose mission was to deny Mekong Delta waterways to the Viet Cong. For the four-man crews in their 31-foot fiberglass boats powered with twin diesels and armed with 50-caliber machine guns, the action was almost continuous. Sheppard, who commanded one...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780671796914
ISBN-10: 0671796917
Publication Date: 2/1/1994
Pages: 384
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3.8 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Pocket
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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gmc248 avatar reviewed Riverine: A Brown Water Sailor in the Delta, 1967 on + 13 more book reviews
Good book, great story. Good perspective from a command point of view.... a commander who went out into the field and participated!
Great, quick reading. Doesn't drone on with endless details. Plenty of detail IS included.

NOTE: Photo of book cover shot included on this site is distorted. If I knew how, would upload a picture of my copy.


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