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Elbridge Durbrow served as the third United States ambassador to the Republic of Vietnam from 1957 to 1961. His relationships with Vietnamese president Ngo Đinh Diệm and members of the Military Assi……続きを見る

Once Upon a Distance War tells the stories of such young Vietnam war correspondents as Neil Sheehan, Peter Arnett, and David Halberstam, providing a riveting chronicle of high adventure and brutal s……続きを見る

Book Two, the second of a three-book series, continues from 1966 in Book One, to cover the action of Marine Corps Tankers and Ontos crewmen fighting the locally-grown Viet Cong, the better armed, tr……続きを見る

In the summer of 1967 20-year-old William K. Boe entered the Vietnam war. Twice wounded during his one-year tour of duty, he endured some of the war's hottest moments, including the Tet offensive. H……続きを見る

It all started in the depression to current times including Korean and Vietnam Wars and all in between. The person who guided me through this story is my guardian angel. 続きを見る

My tour in Vietnam was 1969-1970. I was with the CoB, 1/7 Marine. 1st Marine Division. I was in the bush for the majority of that tour. Private when I got to Vietnam and a Sgt E-5 when I left Vietna……続きを見る

The USS Northampton CC-1 was part of the U.S. Government's plan whereby the President of the United States could be evacuated in the event of a nuclear attack (1960–1970). The Joint Chiefs of Staff ……続きを見る

Originally published in 1995. In the early 1970s, largely as a result of the debilitating struggle in Vietnam, the United States began to reassess and redefine its basic approach to East-West relati……続きを見る

The 20 th century saw several political and military conflicts. Starting from the First World War, it's more than sufficient to state that in contrary to several views passed down by political histo……続きを見る

In the jungles of Vietnam, innocence is the first casualty of war... Nineteen-year-old Eddie Henderson is a private in the U.S. Army. His parents are deceased, and he has no one in his life except h……続きを見る

On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard opened fire on Kent State University students protesting the U.S. invasion of Cambodia. Four students were killed and nine more wounded. This book was written……続きを見る

DEROS Vietnam: Dispatches from the Air-Conditioned Jungle presents a unique, fictional montage of the war, and postwar, experiences of Vietnam support troops. Structurally based on Ernest Hemingway’……続きを見る

The Vietnam War is also referred to as the Second Indochina War. There was chaos and unrest in Vietnam for 20 years. The war began in 1955 and ended only in 1975. It was a long costly decisive war w……続きを見る

An absorbing and definitive modern history of the Vietnam War from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Secret War. Vietnam became the Western world’s most divisive modern conflict……続きを見る

The unimagined community proposes a reexamination of the Vietnam War from a perspective that has been largely excluded from historical accounts of the conflict, that of the South Vietnamese. Challen……続きを見る

 Hoping to stay out of Vietnam, David Lyman joined the U.S. Naval Reserve to avoid the draft. By summer 1967 he was with a SeaBee unit on a beach in Chu Lai. A reporter in civilian life, Lyman was ……続きを見る

With modern military emphasis on whiz-bang weapons technology and the constant quest for things that make a bigger bang on the battlefield, it’s easy to forget that at the dark heart of war stands a……続きを見る

A soldier serving with the MIKE Force in Vietnam wakes up every day knowing it might be his last. You don’t run with the indigenous Montagnard strikers expecting to live forever. That’s the nature o……続きを見る

During the Vietnam War, the United States embarked on an unusual crusade on behalf of the government of South Vietnam. Known as the pacification program, it sought to help South Vietnam's government……続きを見る

Some of the most active debate about the Vietnam War today is prompted by those who believe that the United States could have won the war either through an improved military strategy or through more. 続きを見る

Why did the USA become involved in Vietnam? What led US policy makers to become convinced that Vietnam posed a threat to American interests? In The Road to Vietnam, Pablo de Orellana traces the orig……続きを見る

In 'Mosby's War Reminiscences - Stuart's Cavalry Campaigns in Civil War,' John Singleton Mosby provides readers with a firsthand account of the Civil War from the perspective of a Confederate cavalr……続きを見る

John McElroy's 'Andersonville: The Rebel Military Prison' is a haunting account of the atrocities committed against Union soldiers imprisoned in the Confederate-run Andersonville prison during the C……続きを見る

In 'Personal Recollections and Civil War Diary' by Lemuel Abijah Abbott, readers are taken on a poignant journey through the personal experiences of a soldier during the Civil War. The book is writt……続きを見る

Many books have been written about the Vietnam War. Most of them are just overviews of events and often focus on the political aspect of the conflict. Rarely is an individual under the rank of gener……続きを見る

A Vietnam War battalion commander with the 199th LIB recounts the intense combat he saw during the Tet Offensive and NVA attacks in this candid memoir. This visceral combat memoir chronicles the hei……続きを見る

Exploring the complex and morally challenging world of 19th-century transatlantic slaving, *Captain Canot; Or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver* serves as a captivating compendium that offers a pie……続きを見る

In 'Attack of Fortified Places: Including Siege-works, Mining, and Demolitions,' James Mercur delves into the intricate world of military strategy and tactics. Written in a precise and informative s……続きを見る

In "The Battle for Khe Sanh," Moyers S. Shore meticulously chronicles one of the most pivotal and controversial confrontations of the Vietnam War. This compelling narrative adeptly blends historical……続きを見る

A Special Forces medic delivers "a fascinating account of an unfamiliar part of the Vietnamese War, written in a compelling style" ( History Of War). During the Vietnam War, US Army Special Forces A……続きを見る