Under-armed, Overtorqued, Unafraid: a Study of the Aeroscout Employment Evolution in Vietnam

Publisher Marketing: The study begins with a general overview of the years following the Korean War through the Vietnam War. The overview examines the changing political landscapes, the events that helped to change doctrine, and the tactical changes that affected the development, employment, and integration of aeroscouts. The next chapter examines the political environment. The differing policies and the competing political agendas created an environment where the Army was forced to identify important changes necessary to remain relevant. The next chapter focused on the doctrinal changes, important milestones, and pioneers in Army Aviation. The chapter concludes with the idea that despite many individual and collective influences of key leaders, politicians, committees, and competing services, at the end of the day it was a collective effort that served as the catalyst for change. The final chapter examines the tactical changes by focusing first on the technological advancements, second on the weapons advancements, and finally on the changes in tactical employment. The study concludes that competition was the main force for change. Leaders searched for solutions but they really did not fully comprehend what the doctrinal development question was, which served as a poor example of how to integrate new technology and doctrine. Contributor Bio:  Arnold, Michael Raised the son of a farmer in small town Oklahoma, Mark Arnold has been writing for over 35 years. He has always been driven to write enabling his skills to mature to the level they are today. With his keen since of storytelling, Mark uses his extensive knowledge of end time prophecy to tell you what the world would look like if all of the end times conspiracy theories came together at once in his novel, The Inevitable. He has a keen ability to make you feel as if you are experiencing the end of the world today and he takes you into the millennium in The 7th Talisman. The Edge of Imagination makes you feel as if you are in heaven and was his most difficult to write, hence the name. Mark has been a student of end times prophecy for over 20 years. He has a small but growing FaceBook and Twitter pages with members from around the world. His website, www.apocalyptictruth.com is a great source for end times studies . He publishes a daily online paper where he includes daily headlines from all over the word that is linked on his website.