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Gordon L. Rottman
Categories:
Author of:
- The AK-47,
- Armies of the Gulf War,
- Army of the Republic of Vietnam 1955–75,
- The Bazooka,
- The Berlin Wall and the Intra-German Border 1961-89,
- The Big Book of Gun Trivia,
- The Book of Gun Trivia,
- Browning .30-caliber Machine Guns,
- Browning .50-caliber Machine Guns,
- The Cabanatuan Prison Raid,
- Carlson’s Marine Raiders,
- D-Day Beach Assault Troops,
- FUBAR F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition,
- German Combat Equipments 1939–45,
- German Field Fortifications 1939–45,
- German Pionier 1939–45,
- The Great Locomotive Chase,
- Green Beret in Vietnam,
- Guam 1941 & 1944,
- The Hand Grenade,
- Hell in the Pacific,
- Inch'on 1950,
- Inside the US Army,
- Japanese Army in World War II,
- Japanese Army in World War II,
- Japanese Infantryman 1937–45,
- Japanese Pacific Island Defenses 1941–45,
- Japanese Paratroop Forces of World War II,
- Khe Sanh 1967–68,
- Korean War Order of Battle,
- Landing Craft, Infantry and Fire Support,
- Landing Ship, Tank (LST) 1942–2002,
- The Los Banos Prison Camp Raid,
- The M16,
- M3 Medium Tank vs Panzer III,
- The Marshall Islands 1944,
- Mobile Strike Forces in Vietnam 1966–70,
- North Vietnamese Army Soldier 1958–75,
- Okinawa 1945,
- Panama 1989–90,
- Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck,
- Peleliu 1944,
- The Rocket Propelled Grenade,
- Saipan & Tinian 1944,
- SNAFU Situation Normal All F***ed Up,
- Soviet Field Fortifications 1941–45,
- Soviet Rifleman 1941-45,
- Special Forces Camps in Vietnam 1961–70,
- Stryker Combat Vehicles,
- Tunnel Rat in Vietnam,
- U.S. Marine Corps World War II Order of Battle,
- US 10th Mountain Division in World War II,
- US Airborne Units in the Mediterranean Theater 1942–44,
- US Airborne Units in the Pacific Theater 1942–45,
- US Army Air Force (1),
- US Army Air Force (2),
- US Army Airborne 1940–90,
- US Army Combat Equipments 1910–88,
- The US Army in the Vietnam War 1965–73,
- US Army Infantryman in Vietnam 1965–73,
- US Army Long-Range Patrol Scout in Vietnam 1965-71,
- US Army Paratrooper in the Pacific Theater 1943–45,
- US Army Rangers & LRRP Units 1942–87,
- US Army Special Forces 1952–84,
- US Combat Engineer 1941–45,
- US Grenade Launchers,
- US Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam,
- US MACV-SOG Reconnaissance Team in Vietnam,
- US Marine Corps 1941–45,
- US Marine Corps Pacific Theater of Operations 1941–43,
- US Marine Corps Pacific Theater of Operations 1943–44,
- US Marine Corps Pacific Theater of Operations 1944–45,
- US Marine Rifleman 1939–45,
- US Marine vs Japanese Infantryman,
- US Mechanized Infantryman in the First Gulf War,
- US Patrol Torpedo Boats,
- US Special Warfare Units in the Pacific Theater 1941–45,
- US World War II Amphibious Tactics,
- US World War II Amphibious Tactics,
- US World War II and Korean War Field Fortifications 1941–53,
- US World War II Parachute Infantry Regiments,
- Victory 1945,
- Viet Cong and NVA Tunnels and Fortifications of the Vietnam War,
- Viet Cong Fighter,
- Vietnam Airborne,
- Vietnam Airmobile Warfare Tactics,
- Vietnam Gun Trucks,
- Vietnam Infantry Tactics,
- Vietnam Riverine Craft 1962–75,
- Vietnam War Booby Traps,
- Vietnam War US & Allied Combat Equipments,
- Warsaw Pact Ground Forces,
- World Special Forces Insignia,
- World War II Airborne Warfare Tactics,
- World War II Allied Sabotage Devices and Booby Traps,
- World War II Axis Booby Traps and Sabotage Tactics,
- World War II Battlefield Communications,
- World War II Combat Reconnaissance Tactics,
- World War II Glider Assault Tactics,
- World War II Infantry Anti-Tank Tactics,
- World War II Infantry Assault Tactics,
- World War II Infantry Fire Support Tactics,
- World War II Japanese Tank Tactics,
- World War II Pacific Island Guide,
- World War II River Assault Tactics,
- World War II Tactical Camouflage Techniques,
- World War II US Armored Infantry Tactics,
- World War II US Army Combat Equipments,
- World War II US Cavalry Groups,
- World War II US Cavalry Units,
- World War II US Marine Infantry Regiments
Contributor:
Biography
Gordon L. Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969–70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments before retiring after 26 years. He was a Special Operations Forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer, living in Texas.