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US Special Forces in Vietnam created the Civilian Irregular Defence Group (CIDG), a large paramilitary organization designed to protect the local population from Viet Cong incursions, whilst conducting border surveillance, raids and combat patrols in the local area. Their camps were often overrun and having no spare manpower, the US Special Forces created dedicated reaction units which could act in a responsive and flexible manner - Mobile Strike (MIKE) Forces. This book examines the MIKE units, which were formed from the CIDG, the parachute and airmobile training they were given, and the operations that they undertook, from relieving friendly camps to independent offensive operations, providing the first organizational history of the MIKE forces in combat.Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-139781846031397
eBay Product ID (ePID)86693455
Product Key Features
Number of Pages96 Pages
Publication NameMobile Strike Forces in Vietnam 1966-70
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGovernment, History
Publication Year2007
TypeTextbook
AuthorGordon Rottman
SeriesBattle Orders S.
Dimensions
Item Height184 mm
Item Weight350 g
Item Width248 mm
VolumeNo. 30
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorGordon Rottman