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    Does anyone know where I can obtain .pdf copies of military manuals on small boat operations and tactics?

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    There is a different perspective on the issue, a book on the Portugese use of naval forces in their colonial wars in Africa, mainly Guinea-Bissau. The author is Jack Cann: http://www.virginia.edu/history/user/257 and the book is:

    The Brown Waters of Africa: Portuguese Riverine Operations, 1961-1974. St. Petersburg, Fla.: Hailer Publishing, 2007.

    Plus try a submitted paper on Portugese COIN: http://council.smallwarsjournal.com/...ead.php?t=5350 and Takedown Ops: http://council.smallwarsjournal.com/...ead.php?t=7144

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    Thanks for the links.

    Is there a US military manual on the subject of small boat operations? And is it available anywhere on the web?

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    The Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Corps co-wrote a publication on tactical boat operations but I don't think you can't get that on the web. What aspect of boat ops draws your interest?

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    I'm interested in all of the considerations related to conducting military ops from small boats. Riverine operations, in particular.

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    Here's a link that should provide you with a good overview of the development of riverine forces (both USN and USMC). It's a good start. They do list the older doctrine, which is on the web and available.

    http://www.cna.org/documents/D0013241.A5.pdf

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    Quote Originally Posted by Small_Axe View Post
    I'm interested in all of the considerations related to conducting military ops from small boats. Riverine operations, in particular.
    Look at this monograph from CMH. I used it to teach a class on the subject to the Bangladesh Staff College.

    VIETNAM STUDIES RIVERINE OPERATIONS 1966-1969

    This monograph describes U.S. Army Riverine planning and operations in the Republic of Vietnam during the years 1966 through 1969. Since the personal experience of the author was with preparations for riverine operations and the initial operations themselves, emphasis has been placed on these activities through early 1968. In summarizing operations conducted in the balance of the three-year period, particular attention has been called to significant trends or changes in riverine operations in Vietnam, a co-operative enterprise of the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy.
    Looking back from the vantage point of early 1972, this study attempts to reconstruct the events and describe the situation as it was from 1966 through 1969, using official records, reports, and personal interviews.
    The author is indebted especially to the officers of the 9th Infantry Division who helped in the research and writing of this monograph. Major Johnnie H. Corns was initially the intelligence officer and later the operations officer of the 2d Brigade during 1966 and 1967. His research, writing, and continuous editing have been indispensable in preparation of this study. Colonel Lucien F,. Bolduc, Jr., commanded the 3d Battalion, 47th Infantry, and was later operations officer of the 9th Infantry Division during preparations for and initial conduct of riverine operations. His contributions in preparing the 2d Brigade of the Old Reliables for these operations and in preparing this manuscript are fully appreciated. Colonel Thomas C. Loper, 9th Infantry Division Engineer in 1967 and 1968, contributed both in the enactment and the recording of the riverine story. The author also wishes to acknowledge the typing assistance of Miss Ann ivl. Faherty and Miss Judith A. Secondo, who patiently saw the manuscript through several drafts.
    Washington, D. C.
    15 August 1972 WILLIAM B. FULTON
    Major General, U.S. Army

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    Small Axe,

    Try this link: http://usmc.boats.dt.navy.mil/crrc.asp

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