US Navy Special Warfare Units in Korea and Vietnam: UDTs and SEALs, 1950-73

US Navy Special Warfare units played a crucial role in the Korean War and Vietnam War, conducting underwater demolition teams, seaborne raids, and guerrilla warfare to accomplish their missions. This study explores how these units achieved their goals.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 64 pages
Publication date: 25 November 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

The United States Navy's Special Warfare units played a crucial role in the Korean War and the Vietnam War, two of the deadliest conflicts of the Cold War. In Korea, Underwater Demolition Teams (UDTs) conducted a wide range of combat operations. They surveyed beaches for amphibious operations, cleared sea mines from harbors, conducted seaborne raids against inshore targets, and served as scouts for Korean guerrillas and British Royal Marine Commando raids along the North Korean coast.

In South Vietnam, UDTs conducted surveys of beaches and demolished Viet Cong bunkers, supply caches, and river obstacles in the Mekong Delta. The SEALs (Sea, Air, and Land teams) deployed entire platoons into the Mekong Delta and the Rung Sat Special Zone to engage in guerrilla warfare against the Viet Cong. This included ambushes, reconnaissance, and the capture of leaders and supply caches.

The SEALs also played a significant role in the Phoenix Program and in rescuing prisoners of war. This comprehensive study explores the methods and strategies used by the US Navy's specially trained naval commandos to accomplish their missions in Korea and Vietnam, with fully illustrated examples throughout.

Weight: 216g
Dimension: 184 x 248 x 7 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472846921