The KILLING Machine of The Vietnam War

It was the icon of the US Navy in the Vietnam War. A revolutionary design in boat manufacturing that brought speed, agility, and firepower to the heart of jungle waterways. They patrolled the brown waters of Mekong, facing ambushes, and other unseen threats, all while reshaping naval warfare as we know it. This is the story of Patrol Boat Riverine - the Master of the Mekong Delta.

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Script Author:
Dejan Milivojevic

Sources:
Cutler, Thomas J. Brown Water, Black Berets: Coastal and Riverine Warfare in Vietnam. Naval Institute Press, 2012.
Follansbee, Joe. "Arsenal: The river patrol boat was the backbone of the Brown Water Navy." Joe Follansbee - Accessed 9/15/2024. https://www.historynet.com/arsenal-ri...
Fulton, William B. Riverine Operations 1966-1969. CreateSpace, 2015.
Mesko, Jim. Riverine: A Pictorial History of the Brown Water War in Vietnam. Naval Institute Press, 1985.
Ortiz, Miguel. “The PBR Was Based on a Recreational Boat and Powered by Jacuzzi Jets.” We Are The Mighty, September 17, 2021. https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty....
Sherwood, John Darrell. War in the Shallows: U.S. Navy Coastal and Riverine Warfare in Vietnam, 1965-1968. Washington, DC: Naval History and Heritage Command Department of the Navy, 2015.