
Gordon L. Rottman
Also known as
Gordon Rottman
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)
Born 1947-02-24
Identifiers
- VIAF72919925
- WikidataQ15053679
- Open LibraryOL845341A
Top Subjects
- History (65)
- History - Military / War (61)
- Military (46)
- History / Military / World War II (36)
- Military - World War II (35)
- Second World War, 1939-1945 (27)
- Military - General (19)
Books by Gordon L. Rottman
Total count: 120
US Army Special Forces 1952-84Osprey Publishing1985-05-23
US Army Rangers & LRRP Units, 1942-87Osprey Pub.1987-01-01
Warsaw Pact ground forcesOsprey Pub.1987-01-01-
U.S. Army Rangers and LRRP Units, 1942-87 (Elite)Tandem Library1988-01-01
Inside the US ArmyOsprey Publishing1988-11-24
World special forces insignianot including British, United States, Warsaw Pact, Israeli, or Lebanese unitsOsprey Pub.1989-01-01
U.S. Army Combat Equipments, 1910-1988Osprey Publishing1989-01-26
U.S. Army Airborne, 1940-90Osprey1990-01-01
Vietnam AirborneOsprey Publishing1990-05-24
US Army Airborne 1940-90Osprey Publishing1990-09-27
The official lite history (and cookbook) of the Gulf WarElectric Strawberry Press1991-01-01
German Combat Equipment 1939-45Osprey Publishing1991-04-25
Panama 1989-90Osprey Publishing1991-11-28
Armies of the Gulf WarOsprey Publishing1993-05-27
US Army Air Force (2)Osprey Publishing1994-01-27-
The German Army (Concord Fighting Men 6000)Concord Publications1995-02-01
US Marine Corps 1941-45Osprey Publishing1995-05-15
The Vietnam Brown Water NavyRiverine and Coastal Warfare 1965-69The Military Bookclub1998-01-01
US Army Air Force (1)Osprey Publishing1998-04-24-
Korean War order of battleUnited States, United Nations and Communist ground forces 1950-1953Brown Mouse Publishing Company1999-01-01
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U.S. Army Special ForcesAirborne Rangers (Warfare and Weapons)Franklin Watts1999-03-01
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Panama 1989 - 1990Ediciones del Prado1999-07-01
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Tropas Aerotransportadas del Ejercito de Ee.Uu.Ediciones del Prado1999-07-01
US Marine Corps(1941-1945)RBA2000-01-01
Equipos de combate alemanesRBA2000-01-01
U.S. Marine Corps World War II Order of BattleGround and Air Units in the Pacific War, 1939-1945Greenwood Press2001-11-30
World War II Pacific Island GuideA Geo-Military StudyGreenwood Press2001-12-30
Vietnam Armor in Action (Armor at War)Concord Publications2002-03-15
Okinawa 1945The Last Battle (Campaign)Osprey Publishing2002-03-25
Green Beret in Vietnam1957-73Osprey Publishing2002-07-25
Peleliu 1944The Forgotten Corner Of Hell (Campaign)Osprey Publishing2002-11-13
Japanese Pacific Island Defenses 1941-45 (Fortress)Osprey Publishing2003-02-19
Okinawa 1945the last battlePraeger2004-01-01
US Marine Corps Pacific Theater of Operations 1941-43 (Battle Orders)Osprey Publishing2004-02-25
Saipan & Tinian 1944Piercing the Japanese Empire (Campaign)Osprey Publishing2004-04-27
Guam 1941 & 1944Loss and Reconquest (Campaign)Osprey Publishing2004-07-25
German Field Fortifications 1939-45 (Fortress)Osprey Publishing2004-08-20
US Marine Corps Pacific Theater of Operations 1943-44 (Battle Orders)Osprey Publishing2004-09-23
The Marshall Islands 1944"Operation Flintlock, the capture of Kwajalein and Eniwetok" (Campaign)Osprey Publishing2004-10-22
US Marine Corps Pacific Theater of Operations 1944-45Osprey Publishing2004-10-22
US World War II Amphibious Tactics, Army and Marine Corps, Pacific TheaterOsprey Publishing2004-11-11
Japanese Army in World War IIConquest of the Pacific 1941-42 (Battle Orders)Osprey Publishing2005-01-01-
Special Forces Camps in Vietnam, 1961-1970Osprey2005-01-01
World War II Infantry Anti-Tank TacticsIll editionOsprey Publishing2005-02-05
US Special Warfare Units in the Pacific Theater 1941-45"Scouts, Raiders, Rangers and Reconnaissance Units" (Battle Orders)Osprey Publishing2005-04-12
US World War II and Korean War Field Fortifications 1941-53 (Fortress)Osprey Publishing2005-04-12
Khe Sanh 1967-68Marines battle for Vietnam's vital hilltop base (Campaign)Osprey Publishing2005-05-08
US Army Infantryman in Vietnam 1965-73 (Warrior)Osprey Publishing2005-07-13
Special Forces Camps in Vietnam 1961-70 (Fortress)Osprey Publishing2005-08-10
Japanese Infantryman 1937-45Sword of the Empire (Warrior)Osprey Publishing2005-08-10
Japanese Paratroop Forces of World War II (Elite)Osprey Publishing2005-09-10
Japanese Army in World War IIThe South Pacific and New Guinea, 1942-43Osprey Publishing2005-12-10
"Landing Ship, Tank (LST) 1942-2002"Osprey Publishing2005-12-10
March to the WestThe German Invasion of France & the Low CountriesConcord Publications2006-01-01
World War II Airborne Warfare TacticsOsprey Publishing2006-02-28-
World War II Airborne Warfare Tactics (CO-ED)Osprey Publishing2006-03-07
Inch'on 1950The last great amphibious assault (Campaign)Osprey Publishing2006-04-25
Stryker Combat VehiclesOsprey Publishing2006-07-25
Viet Cong and NVA Tunnels and Fortifications of the Vietnam War (Fortress)Osprey2006-08-29
US World War II Amphibious TacticsMediterranean & European Theaters (Elite)Osprey Publishing2006-09-26
US Airborne Units in the Mediterranean Theater 1942-44Osprey2006-10-31
Marine Rifleman in World War IIPacific Theater (Warrior)Osprey Publishing2006-11-28
Vietnam Riverine Craft 1962 - 75Osprey Publishing2006-11-28
Vietnam Airmobile Warfare TacticsOsprey Publishing2007-03-27
Soviet Field Fortifications 1941-45 (Fortress)Osprey Publishing2007-04-24
Viet Cong Fighter (Warrior)Osprey Publishing2007-05-22
US Airborne Units in the Pacific Theater 1942-45 (Battle Orders)Osprey Publishing2007-05-22
FUBAR F---ed Up Beyond All RecognitionSoldier Slang of World War II (General Military)Osprey Pub.2007-09-11
Mobile Strike Forces in Vietnam 1966-70 (Battle Orders)Osprey Publishing2007-09-18
World War II Combat Reconnaissance TacticsOsprey Publishing2007-09-18
Soviet Rifleman 1941-45 (Warrior)Osprey Publishing2007-10-23
World War II Japanese tank tacticsOsprey2008-01-01
Battle in the eastthe German army in RussiaConcord2008-01-01
US Army Long-Range Patrol Scout in Vietnam, 1965-71Osprey2008-01-01
US patrol torpedo boatsWorld War IIOsprey Pub.2008-01-01
The Berlin Walland the Inner-German Border 1961-89 (Fortress)Osprey Publishing2008-02-19
World War II Infantry Assault TacticsOsprey Publishing2008-03-18
The US Army in the Vietnam War 1965-73 (Battle Orders)Osprey Publishing2008-04-22
Hell in the PacificThe Battle for Iwo Jima (General Military)Osprey Publishing2008-05-20
M3 Medium Tank vs Panzer IIIKasserine Pass, 1943 (Duel)Osprey Publishing2008-05-20
US Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam (Warrior)Osprey Publishing2008-06-17
Landing craft, infantry and fire supportOsprey2009-01-01-
World War II US Cavalry unitsPacific theaterOsprey2009-01-01
Waffen SS in actionConcord2009-01-01
World War II Axis booby traps and sabotage tacticsOsprey2009-01-01
The Cabanatuan prison raidthe Philippines 1945Osprey2009-01-01
FubarSoldier Slang of World War IIPaperback ed.Osprey Pub.2009-01-01
World War II US armored infantry tacticsOsprey2009-01-01
North Vietnamese Army soldier, 1958-75Osprey2009-01-01
FubarSoldier Slang of World War IIPaperback ed.Osprey Pub.2009-01-01
World War II Axis booby traps and sabotage tactics[Distributed by] Random House Distribution Center2009-01-01
The rocket propelled grenadeOsprey2010-01-01
Army of the Republic of Vietnam 1955-75Osprey Pub.2010-01-01
World War II Allied Sabotage Devices and Booby TrapsOsprey Publishing2010-01-01
The Los Banos Prison Camp raidthe Philippines 1945Osprey2010-01-01
World War II battlefield communicationsOsprey2010-01-01
US combat engineer, 1941-45Osprey2010-01-01
German Pionier 1939-45combat engineer of the WehrmachtOsprey Pub.2010-01-01
US MACV-SOG reconnaissance team in VietnamOsprey Pub.2011-01-01
Vietnam gun trucksOsprey Pub Co.2011-01-01
The most daring raid of the Civil Warthe great locomotive chaseRosen Pub.2011-01-01
The M16Osprey Publishing2011-01-01
Vietnam infantry tacticsOsprey Pub.2011-01-01
The AK-47Osprey Publishing2011-01-01-
World War II Axis Booby Traps and Sabotage TacticsBloomsbury Publishing Plc2011-01-01
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US Marine Versus Japanese InfantrymanGuadalcanal 1942-43Bloomsbury Publishing Plc2012-01-01
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Carlson's Marine RaidersMakin Island 1942Bloomsbury Publishing Plc2012-01-01
Snafu Situation Normal All F***Ed UpSailor, Airman, and Soldier Slang of World War IIBloomsbury Publishing Plc2012-01-01
Tunnel Rat in VietnamOsprey Publishing2012-01-01-
The book of gun triviaessential firepower facts2013-01-01
World War II River Assault TacticsOsprey2013-01-01
Panzerfaust and PanzerschreckOsprey Publishing2014-08-19-
Hand GrenadeBloomsbury Publishing Plc2015-01-01
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Victory 1945Western Allied Troops in Northwest EuropeBloomsbury Publishing Plc2015-01-01
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Pacific WarFrom Pearl Harbor to OkinawaBloomsbury Publishing Plc2015-01-01
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World War II US Army Combat EquipmentsBloomsbury Publishing Plc2016-01-01
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World War II Infantry Fire Support TacticsBloomsbury Publishing Plc2016-01-01
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Vietnam War US and Allied Combat EquipmentsBloomsbury Publishing Plc2017-01-01
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D-Day Beach Assault TroopsBloomsbury Publishing Plc2017-01-01
US Grenade LaunchersM79, M203, and M320Osprey2017-09-19