The American Experience in Vietnam
Title | The American Experience in Vietnam PDF eBook |
Author | The Editors of Boston Publishing Company |
Publisher | Quarto Publishing Group USA |
Pages | 338 |
Release | 2014-11-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1627884971 |
The landmark, Pulitzer Prize–nominated, bestselling illustrated history, updated for the fiftieth anniversary of the Vietnam War. When it was originally published, the twenty-five-volume Vietnam Experience offered the definitive historical perspectives of the Vietnam War from some of the best rising authors on the conflict. This new and reimagined edition updates the war on the fifty years that have passed since the war’s initiation. The official successor to the Pulitzer Prize–nominated set, The American Experience in Vietnam combines the best serious historical writing about the Vietnam War with new, never-before-published photos and perspectives. New content includes social, cultural, and military analysis; a view of post-1980s Vietnam; and contextualizing discussion of US involvement in the Persian Gulf, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Even if you own the original, The American Experience in Vietnam is a necessary addition for any modern Vietnam War enthusiast. Praise for The American Experience in Vietnam “The heart of the book is a well-written, objectively presented history of the war that includes a lot of military history.” —Vietnam Veterans of America
A Vietnam Experience
Title | A Vietnam Experience PDF eBook |
Author | James B. Stockdale |
Publisher | Hoover Institution Press Publi |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
Admiral Stockdale looks back at his ten years in Vietnam. Ranging in subject from methods of communication in prison to military ethics to the principles of leadership, the thirty-four selections contained in this volume are a unique record of what their author calls a "melting experience," a pressure-packed existence that forces one to grow.
Reflections of a Warrior
Title | Reflections of a Warrior PDF eBook |
Author | Elwood J.C. Kureth |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 2007-11-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1416598359 |
Reflections of a Warrior is a Medal of Honor winner's true story—a Green Beret's six deadly years in the killing fields of Vietnam. PFC Franklin Miller arrived in Vietnam in March 1966, and saw his first combat in a Reconnaissance Platoon. So began an odyssey that would make him into one of the most feared and respected men in the Special Forces elite, who made their own rules in the chaos of war. In the exclusive world of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Studies and Observation Group, Miller ran missions deep into enemy territory to gather intelligence, snatch prisoners, and to kill. Leading small bands of battle-hardened Montagnard and Meo tribesmen, he was fierce and fearless—fighting army policy to stay in combat for six tours. On a top-secret mission in 1970, Miller and a handful of men, all critically injured, held off the NVA in an incredible Alamo-like stand—for which he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. When his time in Southeast Asia ended, he had also received the Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, an Air Medal, and six Purple Hearts. This is his incredible story.
Last Reflections on a War
Title | Last Reflections on a War PDF eBook |
Author | Bernard B. Fall |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | United States |
ISBN | 9780811709040 |
Bernard B Fall was 40 years old when he was killed by a booby trap in northern South Vietnam on February 21, 1967. By the time of his death he had already authored seven books on Vietnam. This book, first published shortly after Dr Fall's death, is a tribute to his life's work. It contains the only known autobiographical account of his life, several previously unpublished articles, notes for 'Street Without Joy Revisited', and transcripts of Dr Fall's tape recordings, including his last recorded words.
Vietnam & Beyond
Title | Vietnam & Beyond PDF eBook |
Author | Jenny La Sala; Jim Markson |
Publisher | Trafford Publishing |
Pages | 313 |
Release | 2014-09-22 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1490746196 |
Vietnam and Beyond is a collection of wartime letters written home by Jim Markson from March 1967 to March 1968. Jim carried sadness and boxed-up memories from Vietnam. Perhaps, if it were not for the general divided and oppositional public opinion of the Vietnam War at that time, the soldiers returning home might have been able to open up and begin the healing process. Instead, those soldiers returning from Vietnam were afraid to tell their story. These fears bound each soldier to the other. We are very proud to embrace all veterans and include stories of veterans of all wars, including WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan to show the similarities of war and the soldier from one generation to another.
Nixon's Vietnam War
Title | Nixon's Vietnam War PDF eBook |
Author | Jeffrey P. Kimball |
Publisher | |
Pages | 536 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
The signing of the Paris Agreement in 1973 ended not only America's Vietnam War but also Richard Nixon's best laid plans. After years of secret negotiations, threats of massive bombing and secret diplomacy designed to shatter strained Communist alliances, the president had to settle for a peace that fell far short of his original aims.
Kill Anything That Moves
Title | Kill Anything That Moves PDF eBook |
Author | Nick Turse |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 401 |
Release | 2013-01-15 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0805086919 |
Based on classified documents and interviews, argues that American acts of violence against millions of Vietnamese civilians during the Vietnam War were a pervasive and systematic part of the war.