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WhenUScombatunitsbeganarrivinginVietnaminmid-1965theywereinitiallybasedincoastalcities.Munitionsandsuppliesweredeliveredbyseaatportstodirectlysupplythenewlyarrivedforces.ItwasnotlongbeforeAmericanunitsbegantoventureintothecountrysidetoengagetheVCintheareastheycontrolled.Manyoftheseareaswerewellinlandandforwardbaseshadtobeestablished.Thesebaseshadtobecontinuouslysuppliedandrequiredagreatdealoftonnage.SupplieshadtobetransportedoverlandfromthecoastalportsofQuiNhonandCamRanhBayatBongSon,AnKhe,Pleiku,Dalat,andBuonMaThuot.Later,moreinlandbaseswereestablishedandmoreseaportsopened.Thelogisticaleffortsexpandedanditbecameamajorefforttorunconvoystothesebases.Discoverthehistoryofthelittle-knownbutvitallyimportantimprovisedvehicles,or'guntrucks',thatweredevelopedin-theatreinVietnambythevehiclecrewsthemselvestoprotectconvoysfromVietCongambushesinthishighly-detailed,fully-illustratedtitlefromourpopularNewVanguardseries.