Stingray
In 1966, the Marine Corps introduced a bold, new concept to the battlefield. Little did the designers of that concept realize that it would change the way wars are fought, and the Corps, from that day forward.

One of the most influential strategies of the Vietnam War, the Stingray Patrol comprised seven to ten marines in small teams, inserted by chopper deep in enemy territory. Surrounded on all sides by North Vietnamese Army troops and Viet Cong guerrillas, these small, high-effective teams brought death and destruction to the enemy without ever going head-to-head in a gunfight with them.

Like today’s Special Forces, Navy SEALs, Army Rangers, and Marine Force Recon units that operate behind enemy lines using laser pointers and satellite communications, these Stingray Patrols helped target the enemy for artillery and air strikes . . . with devastating accuracy and effect.

Force Recon Marine and team leader Bruce “Doc” Norton participated in many Stingray missions and, now, through interviews, eyewitness accounts, and declassified documents, he takes the reader behind enemy lines, telling the full story of Stingray’s origins and operations.

STINGRAY is the definitive history of these units and missions, available now for the first time in eBook format.
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Stingray
In 1966, the Marine Corps introduced a bold, new concept to the battlefield. Little did the designers of that concept realize that it would change the way wars are fought, and the Corps, from that day forward.

One of the most influential strategies of the Vietnam War, the Stingray Patrol comprised seven to ten marines in small teams, inserted by chopper deep in enemy territory. Surrounded on all sides by North Vietnamese Army troops and Viet Cong guerrillas, these small, high-effective teams brought death and destruction to the enemy without ever going head-to-head in a gunfight with them.

Like today’s Special Forces, Navy SEALs, Army Rangers, and Marine Force Recon units that operate behind enemy lines using laser pointers and satellite communications, these Stingray Patrols helped target the enemy for artillery and air strikes . . . with devastating accuracy and effect.

Force Recon Marine and team leader Bruce “Doc” Norton participated in many Stingray missions and, now, through interviews, eyewitness accounts, and declassified documents, he takes the reader behind enemy lines, telling the full story of Stingray’s origins and operations.

STINGRAY is the definitive history of these units and missions, available now for the first time in eBook format.
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Stingray

Stingray

by Bruce H. Norton
Stingray

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by Bruce H. Norton

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Overview

In 1966, the Marine Corps introduced a bold, new concept to the battlefield. Little did the designers of that concept realize that it would change the way wars are fought, and the Corps, from that day forward.

One of the most influential strategies of the Vietnam War, the Stingray Patrol comprised seven to ten marines in small teams, inserted by chopper deep in enemy territory. Surrounded on all sides by North Vietnamese Army troops and Viet Cong guerrillas, these small, high-effective teams brought death and destruction to the enemy without ever going head-to-head in a gunfight with them.

Like today’s Special Forces, Navy SEALs, Army Rangers, and Marine Force Recon units that operate behind enemy lines using laser pointers and satellite communications, these Stingray Patrols helped target the enemy for artillery and air strikes . . . with devastating accuracy and effect.

Force Recon Marine and team leader Bruce “Doc” Norton participated in many Stingray missions and, now, through interviews, eyewitness accounts, and declassified documents, he takes the reader behind enemy lines, telling the full story of Stingray’s origins and operations.

STINGRAY is the definitive history of these units and missions, available now for the first time in eBook format.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940014453318
Publisher: Quadrant Books
Publication date: 05/15/2012
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 368
Sales rank: 242,121
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Bruce H. Norton served as a navy corpsman with both 3rd and 1st Force Reconnaissance Companies, and was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart Medals during his two tours in Vietnam. He graduated from the College of Charleston (SC) in 1974 and was commissioned as a Marine Corps officer. He retired from the Corps in 1992, at the grade of Major. He currently serves as a senior military analyst at the Center for Advanced Operational Culture Learning (CAOCL) at Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia, and is an instructor at the Marine Corps University’s Command and Staff College. He is the author of numerous books on Marine Corps history and the recipient of numerous writing awards.
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