1st Cav in Vietnam, The – Anatomy of a Division – Historical Book – Presidio Press from Presidio Press

Description

Historically, the majority of the U.S. cavalry served as dragoons. They rode into battle but fought on foot. The airmobile 1st Cavalry Division continued this cavalry tradition by riding helicopters into battle. The division cavalrymen employed automatic weapons, and were supported by aerial rocket artillery – the airmobile equivalent of the famed horse artillery – but dismounted to fight.

This book is a critical analysis of the mechanism and composition of the airmobile cavalry division, from its inception through the end of the Vietnam conflict (when the airmobile status was terminated).