Biography

Gordon L Rottman (February 24, 1947) 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 until 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. He began writing military history books in 1984 and is currently a full-time author. He has written 50 books for Osprey.

**Source**: [*Vietnam Infantry Tactics*](https://openlibrary.org/books/OL24925135M)

Books by Gordon L. Rottman

Corregidor 1945
Corregidor 1945
2022
Hunters Island
Hunters Island
2022
Grunt Slang in Vietnam
Grunt Slang in Vietnam
2020
Marta's Ride
Marta's Ride
2020
Vietnam War Booby Traps
Vietnam War Booby Traps
2020
World War II US Marine Infantr
World War II US Marine Infantry Regiments
2018
US Grenade Launchers
US Grenade Launchers
2017
Vietnam War US and Allied Comb
Vietnam War US and Allied Combat Equipments
2017
World War II US Army Combat Eq
World War II US Army Combat Equipments
2016
Browning . 30-Caliber Machine
Browning . 30-Caliber Machine Guns
2014
Carlson's Marine Raiders - Mak
Carlson's Marine Raiders - Makin Island 1942
2014
Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck
Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck
2014
US Marine vs Japanese Infantry
US Marine vs Japanese Infantryman
2014
US World War II Parachute Infantry Regiments
US World War II Parachute Infantry Regiments
2014
World War II Us Cavalry Group
World War II Us Cavalry Group
2014
Big Book of Gun Trivia
Big Book of Gun Trivia
2013
Book of Gun Trivia
Book of Gun Trivia
2013
German Combat Equipments 1939-
German Combat Equipments 1939-45
2013
Japanese Army in World War II
Japanese Army in World War II
2013
M3 Medium Tank vs Panzer III
M3 Medium Tank vs Panzer III
2013
Marshall Islands 1944
Marshall Islands 1944
2013
Mobile Strike Forces in Vietna
Mobile Strike Forces in Vietnam 1966-70
2013
Saipan and Tinian 1944
Saipan and Tinian 1944
2013
SNAFU Situation Normal All F***ed Up
SNAFU Situation Normal All F***ed Up
2013
The Hardest Ride
The Hardest Ride
2013
US Airborne Units in the Pacif
US Airborne Units in the Pacific Theater 1942-45
2013
US Army in the Vietnam War 196
US Army in the Vietnam War 1965-73
2013
US Army Long-Range Patrol Scout in Vietnam 1965-71
US Army Long-Range Patrol Scout in Vietnam 1965-71
2013
US Marine Corps Pacific Theate
US Marine Corps Pacific Theater of Operations 1941-43
2013
US Marine Corps Pacific Theate
US Marine Corps Pacific Theater of Operations 1943-44
2013
US Marine Corps Pacific Theater of Operations 1944-45
US Marine Corps Pacific Theater of Operations 1944-45
2013
Vietnam Infantry Tactics
Vietnam Infantry Tactics
2013
World War II Infantry Anti-Tank Tactics
World War II Infantry Anti-Tank Tactics
2013
World War II River Assault Tactics
World War II River Assault Tactics
2013
World War II Tactical Camoufla
World War II Tactical Camouflage Techniques
2013
Berlin Wall and the Intra-Germ
Berlin Wall and the Intra-German Border 1961-89
2012
Cabanatuan Prison Raid
Cabanatuan Prison Raid
2012
German Field Fortifications 19
German Field Fortifications 1939-45
2012
Great Locomotive Chase
Great Locomotive Chase
2012
Green Beret in Vietnam, 1957-7
Green Beret in Vietnam, 1957-73
2012
Inch'on 1950
Inch'on 1950
2012
Japanese Pacific Island Defens
Japanese Pacific Island Defenses 1941-45
2012
Japanese paratroop forces of World War II
Japanese paratroop forces of World War II
2012
Khe Sanh 1967-68
Khe Sanh 1967-68
2012
Landing Ship, Tank (LST) 1942-2002
Landing Ship, Tank (LST) 1942-2002
2012
North Vietnamese Army Soldier 1958-75
North Vietnamese Army Soldier 1958-75
2012
Soviet Field Fortifications 19
Soviet Field Fortifications 1941-45
2012
Stryker Combat Vehicles
Stryker Combat Vehicles
2012
US 10th Mountain Division in World War II
US 10th Mountain Division in World War II
2012
US Army Air Force (1)
US Army Air Force (1)
2012
US Army Combat Equipments 1910
US Army Combat Equipments 1910-88
2012
US Army Infantryman in Vietnam
US Army Infantryman in Vietnam 1965-73
2012
US Army Rangers and LRRP Units
US Army Rangers and LRRP Units 1942-87
2012
Us Combat Engineer 1941-45
Us Combat Engineer 1941-45
2012
US Marine Corps 1941-45
US Marine Corps 1941-45
2012
US Marine Rifleman 1939-45
US Marine Rifleman 1939-45
2012
Viet Cong and NVA Tunnels and
Viet Cong and NVA Tunnels and Fortifications of the Vietnam War
2012
Vietnam Airborne
Vietnam Airborne
2012
Vietnam Riverine Craft 1962-75
Vietnam Riverine Craft 1962-75
2012
Warsaw Pact Ground Forces
Warsaw Pact Ground Forces
2012
World War II US Cavalry Groups
World War II US Cavalry Groups
2012
Browning . 50-Caliber Machine
Browning . 50-Caliber Machine Guns
2011
Hell in the Pacific
Hell in the Pacific
2011
Landing Craft, Infantry and Fire Support
Landing Craft, Infantry and Fire Support
2011
Los Banos Prison Camp Raid
Los Banos Prison Camp Raid
2011
M16
M16
2011
Peleliu 1944
Peleliu 1944
2011
Special Forces Camps in Vietna
Special Forces Camps in Vietnam 1961-70
2011
US Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam
US Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam
2011
US Mechanized Infantryman in the First Gulf War
US Mechanized Infantryman in the First Gulf War
2011
Us Patrol Torpedo Boats
Us Patrol Torpedo Boats
2011
US World War II and Korean War
US World War II and Korean War Field Fortifications 1941-53
2011
Vietnam Gun Trucks
Vietnam Gun Trucks
2011
World War II Axis Booby Traps and Sabotage Tactics
World War II Axis Booby Traps and Sabotage Tactics
2011
World War II US Armored Infantry Tactics
World War II US Armored Infantry Tactics
2011
World War II US Cavalry Units
World War II US Cavalry Units
2011
Rocket Propelled Grenade
Rocket Propelled Grenade
2006
Guam 1941 and 1944
Guam 1941 and 1944
2004
Korean War Order of Battle
Korean War Order of Battle
2002
U. S. Marine Corps World War II Order of Battle
U. S. Marine Corps World War II Order of Battle
2001
Bazooka
Bazooka
1993
US Airborne Units in the Medit
US Airborne Units in the Mediterranean Theater 1942-44