Author: Randy E. M Foster
Illustrator: Peter Dennis

About this book
Artillery fire support bases of the Freeworld forces played a critical role in the conduct of operations during the Vietnam War. They served to lay down high-volume fire on enemy firing sites, supported friendly infantry operations, and executed harassing fire missions where exact targets were not known. But the firebases themselves - which housed a range of other facilities such as troop shelters, surveillance radars and command centers - had to be defended against ground attack, and as a result became significant fortifications in their own right. This book describes the design, development and operational history of the fire support bases throughout the conflict.

Contents

• Introduction
• What is a firebase?
• Building a firebase
• The operational use of firebases
• Tour of a firebase: design and developments
• Life in a firebase
• Aftermath
• The sites today
• Select bibliography
• Glossary and abbreviations
• Index
• Paperback; January 2007; 64 pages; ISBN: 9781846031038