Download or read book Combat Operations: Stemming the Tide, May 1965 to October 1966 (Paperback) written by John M. Carland and published by Department of the Army. This book was released on 2000-06-06 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Center of Military History Publication 91 5 1. United States Army in Vietnam. Focuses on the first 18 months of combat in Vietnam. Describes how the United States Army entered the war and fought its first battles north of Saigon and in the Central Highlands.