--- product_id: 77502634 title: "Marine Corps Tank Battles in Vietnam" price: "139.80 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/77502634-marine-corps-tank-battles-in-vietnam store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Marine Corps Tank Battles in Vietnam **Price:** 139.80 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Marine Corps Tank Battles in Vietnam - **How much does it cost?** 139.80 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/77502634-marine-corps-tank-battles-in-vietnam) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description In 1965 the large, loud, and highly visible tanks of 3rd Platoon, B Company, 3rd Tank Battalion landed across a beach near Da Nang, drawing unwelcome attention to America’s first, almost covert, commitment of ground troops in South Vietnam. As the Marine Corps presence grew inexorably, the 1st and 3rd Tank Battalions, as well as elements of the reactivated 5th Tank Battalion, were committed to the conflict. For the United States Marine Corps, the protracted and bloody struggle was marked by controversy, but for Marine Corps tankers, it was marked by bitter frustration as they saw their own high levels of command turn their backs on some of the hardest-won lessons of tank-infantry cooperation learned in the Pacific War and in Korea. Nevertheless, like good Marines, the officers and enlisted men of the tank battalions sought out the enemy in the sand dunes, jungles, mountains, paddy fields, tiny villages, and ancient cities of Vietnam. Young Marine tankers fresh out of training, and cynical veterans of the Pacific War and Korea, battled two enemies. The battle-hardened Viet Cong were masters of the art of striking hard, then slipping away to fight another day. The highly motivated troops of the North Vietnamese Army, equipped with long-range artillery and able to flee across nearby borders into sanctuaries where the Marines were forbidden to follow, engaged the Marines in brutal conventional combat. Both foes were equipped with modern anti-tank weapons, and sought out the tanks as valuable symbolic targets. It was a brutal and schizophrenic war, with no front and no rear, absolutely no respite from constant danger, against a merciless foe hidden among a helpless civilian population. Some of the duties the tankers were called upon to perform were long familiar, as they provided firepower and mobility for the suffering infantry in a never-ending succession of search and destroy operations, conducted amphibious landings, and added their heavy guns to the artillery in fire support missions. Under constant threat of ambushes and huge command-detonated mines that could obliterate tank and crew in an instant, the tankers escorted vital supply convoys, and guarded the engineers who built and maintained the roads. In their “spare time” the tankers guarded lonely bridges and isolated outposts for weeks on end, patrolled on foot to seek out the Viet Cong, operated roadblocks and ambushes, shot up boats to interdict the enemy’s supply lines, and worked in the villages and hamlets to better the lives of the brutalized civilians. To the bitter end—despite the harsh conditions of climate and terrain, confusion, endless savage and debilitating combat, and ultimate frustration as their own nation turned against the war—the Marine tankers routinely demonstrated the versatility, dedication to duty, and matchless courage that Americans have come to expect of their Marines. OSCAR E. GILBERT, Ph.D., is a former marine artilleryman and currently a geoscientist living in Texas. His previous published works include the widely acclaimed “Marine Tank Battles in the Pacific” (2001) and “Marine Corps Tank Battles in Korea” (2003). Table of Contents PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS PROLOGUE 1 TWO THOUSAND YEARS OF WAR 2 1965: TAKING MEASURE 3 1966: THE NVA MOVES SOUTH 4 1967: A GROWING MOMENTUM 5 1968: CRISIS AND DECISION 6 1969: ON THE ROPES 7 1970–1975: WITHDRAWAL AND FINAL SPASMS EPILOGUE WHERE ARE THEY NOW? CHAPTER NOTES REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX Review: Lots of information on the tank experience in Nam - I enjoyed this book thoroughly as I am a writer who is considering setting my next protaganist in Vietnam once he graduates from school and chooses a direction. A tank squad may be the place I'll set him. The book gives detailed accounts of encounters in combat and doesn't seem to miss anything. In fact, the author knew well the operation of tanks in numerous campaigns such as the Pacific and Korea, and other countries. Review: Tanks in Vietnam? - Good book that puts a light on a part of the war in Vietnam (a part of US History that many people have been misled about). Until a person reads this book they will not know the part that US Marine Corps Tankers played in the Vietnam War. For a better understanding of the Vietnam War I would also suggest reading Con Thien Hill of Angles and Praying for Slack. Both were written by Marines who served in the Marine Corps 3rd Division which operated up along the DMZ that divided South and North Vietnam. Con Thien Hill of Angles gives a very accurate account of the war just leading up to and briefly after the 1968 TET Offensive. Praying for Slack provides the reader with the experiences of a young 19 year old Marine assigned to Bravo Company, 5th Tank Battalion 5th Marine Division as the Marines in that Company unexpectedly leave Camp Pendleton as a unit (most Marines rotated into and out of units that were in the 1st and 3rd Marine Divisions) to support Marine Corps units in Vietnam and what combat was like for Marine Corps Tank crews who served in that Marine Corps tank company for the next 13 months along the infamous DMZ. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,954,938 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #142 in History of Military Vehicles #575 in Vietnam War History (Books) #1,316 in Conventional Weapons & Warfare History (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 68 Reviews | ## Images ![Marine Corps Tank Battles in Vietnam - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61RRiRySiBL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lots of information on the tank experience in Nam *by D***W on October 19, 2023* I enjoyed this book thoroughly as I am a writer who is considering setting my next protaganist in Vietnam once he graduates from school and chooses a direction. A tank squad may be the place I'll set him. The book gives detailed accounts of encounters in combat and doesn't seem to miss anything. In fact, the author knew well the operation of tanks in numerous campaigns such as the Pacific and Korea, and other countries. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tanks in Vietnam? *by T***R on June 28, 2013* Good book that puts a light on a part of the war in Vietnam (a part of US History that many people have been misled about). Until a person reads this book they will not know the part that US Marine Corps Tankers played in the Vietnam War. For a better understanding of the Vietnam War I would also suggest reading Con Thien Hill of Angles and Praying for Slack. Both were written by Marines who served in the Marine Corps 3rd Division which operated up along the DMZ that divided South and North Vietnam. Con Thien Hill of Angles gives a very accurate account of the war just leading up to and briefly after the 1968 TET Offensive. Praying for Slack provides the reader with the experiences of a young 19 year old Marine assigned to Bravo Company, 5th Tank Battalion 5th Marine Division as the Marines in that Company unexpectedly leave Camp Pendleton as a unit (most Marines rotated into and out of units that were in the 1st and 3rd Marine Divisions) to support Marine Corps units in Vietnam and what combat was like for Marine Corps Tank crews who served in that Marine Corps tank company for the next 13 months along the infamous DMZ. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Good Read *by D***Z on December 15, 2016* I recently finished reading Ed Gilbert's "Marine Corps Tanks Battles in Vietnam". Before I was halfway through the book I had already ordered his book about Marine tanks in Korea. I intend to read all of his books on the subject. Although I am a former Marine tank crewman, I served on M60A1 tanks from 1980 to 1984. Thankfully I never had to endure combat. So I can't claim to have any personal knowledge about the accuracy of the book. But when I was in many of the senior SNCOs and a few of the Officers had been in Vietnam. None of the men that I knew are mentioned in the book, but the situations, the actions, the jargon, and everything else, described in the book ring true to what these men told us and taught us. There's something else too. The Marine Corps is smaller then the other services [other than the Coast Guard], much smaller. And tanks are a tiny little, obscure, corner of the Corps. Over the years very little has been written about the role of Marine armor. I appreciate Ed Gilbert bringing the courage, sacrifice, and combat skill of Marine tankers to life in this book. It's a good read. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/77502634-marine-corps-tank-battles-in-vietnam](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/77502634-marine-corps-tank-battles-in-vietnam) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-07-10*