Author Gordon L Rottman
US Special Forces in Vietnam created the Civilian Irregular Defence Group (CIDG), a large paramilitary organization designed to protect the local population from Viet Cong incursions, whilst conducting border surveillance, raids and combat patrols in the local area. Their camps were often overrun and having no spare manpower the US Special Forces created dedicated reaction units which could act in a responsive and flexible manner - Mobile Strike (MIKE) Forces. This book examines the MIKE Force units, which were formed from the CIDG, the parachute and airmobile training they were given, and the operations that they undertook, from relieving friendly camps to independent offensive operations, providing the first organizational history of the MIKE forces in combat.

Contents

Introduction

Combat mission

Doctrine and training

Unit organization

Weapons and equipment

Command, control, communications and intelligence

The evolution of MIKE and special recon forces

Combat operations

An assessment of MIKE Forces

Bibliography

Abbreviations

Index
Paperback; September 2007; 96 pages; ISBN 9781846031397



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