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By the time of the Vietnam War, the U.S. military had transitioned to jet aircraft. Yet leaders soon learned prop-driven planes could still play a role in counterinsurgency warfare. World War II-era……続きを見る

At "zero dark thirty" on January 30, 1971, units of the U.S. Fifth Mechanized Division left their firebases along the DMZ heading west along Provincial Route 9. The mission, called Dewey Canyon II, ……続きを見る

"Der Krieg im Westen" ist ein Kriegsbericht aus dem Ersten Weltkrieg. Aus dem Text: "Während die verbündeten Armeen in Westgalizien das russische Tor aus den Angeln brechen, sind wir hier oben im We……続きを見る

The Letters is much more than a compelling love story. It is an intimate view into a woman's mind and heart and a soldier's life through his correspondence during the Vietnam War. The author believe……続きを見る

Triumph Regained: The Vietnam War, 1965–1968 is the long-awaited sequel to the immensely influential Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954–1965. Like its predecessor, this book overturns the conve……続きを見る

LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION ‘A mighty achievement’ OCEAN VUONG ‘Beautiful, brilliant’ R. F. KUANG ‘Dazzling’ OBSERVER ‘Will shatter your heart’ GLAMOUR ‘Powerful’ SUNDAY TIMES An……続きを見る

The conventional narrative of the Vietnam War often glosses over the decade leading up to it. Covering the years 1954-1963, this book presents a thought-provoking reexamination of the war's long pre……続きを見る

The Air War in Vietnam is a deep dive into the effectiveness of air power during the Vietnam War, offering particular evaluation of the extent to which air operations fulfilled national policy objec……続きを見る

By the autumn of 1971 a war-weary American public had endured a steady stream of bad news about the conduct of its soldiers in Vietnam. It included reports of fraggings, massacres, and cover-ups, mu……続きを見る

Winner: Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award When American and South Vietnamese forces, led by General Creighton Abrams, launched an attack into neutral Cambodia in 1970, the invas……続きを見る

Steven Grzesik's counter-culture experience in Greenwich Village ended with a bad acid trip followed by a draft notice. The Vietnam War, then at its height, seemed doomed to failure by cynical polit……続きを見る

Eight American military veterans of the Vietnam/Cold War era describe their service and its influence on their lives. Their service is shaped by the history of America’s raising of its military forc……続きを見る

On his second tour in Vietnam, U.S. Army Captain John Haseman served 18 months as a combat advisor in the Mekong Delta's Kien Hoa Province. His detailed memoir gives one of the few accounts of a dis……続きを見る

A secret mission sends the author to Vietnam's Mekong Delta, the bread basket of old Indo - China. He uncovers a sophisticated enemy supply network unknown to our military hierarchy. Using intellige……続きを見る

From the bestselling author of Kokoda and Gallipoli comes the epic story of Australia's deadliest Vietnam War battle. 4.31 pm: Enemy [on] left flank. Could be serious. 5.01 pm: Enemy ... penetrating……続きを見る

This is the definitive story of one of the longest and most controversial conflicts in US history. Created in association with the Smithsonian Institution, this authoritative history of the Vietnam ……続きを見る

On October 17, 1965, Navy LTJG Porter Halyburton was shot down over North Vietnam on his 76th mission and listed as killed in action. One-and-a-half years later he was found to be alive and a prison……続きを見る

Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre Ho Chi Minh, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo. En tan solo 50 minutos usted podrá: • Descubrir la ……続きを見る

Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre Dwight D. Eisenhower, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo. En tan solo 50 minutos usted podrá: • Sabe……続きを見る

In the summer of 1969, as the Vietnam War was being turned over to the South Vietnamese, Lieutenant John Raschke arrived in Chuong Thien Province deep in the Mekong Delta, eager to have a positive i……続きを見る

Este relato autobiográfico describe momentos cómicos y algunos divertidísimos, pero también contiene memorias sumamente conmovedoras y tristes. Incluyen el momento cuando un soldado raso se desmayó ……続きを見る

This study explains how the armies of North and South Vietnam, newly equipped with the most modern Soviet and US tanks and weaponry, fought the decisive armored battles of the Easter Offensive. Wear……続きを見る

The first history of the legendary US Army's HAWK missile system, the world's first mobile air-defense missile system, which saw service and combat around the world. Designed to counteract the threa……続きを見る

In this fully illustrated introduction, leading Vietnam War historian Dr Andrew Wiest provides a concise overview of America's most divisive war. America entered the Vietnam War certain of its Cold ……続きを見る

A history of the enduring Essex-class ships, the US Navy's finest and most numerous fleet carrier during World War II, which were modernized repeatedly and served with distinction. The Essex class w……続きを見る

In late January 1968, some 84,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops launched a country-wide general offensive in South Vietnam. The bitter fighting that raged in Hue for more than three weeks dr……続きを見る

""If a historian were allowed but one book on the American involvement in Vietnam, this would be it."" - Foreign Affairs When first published in 1979, four years after the end of one of the most di……続きを見る

A true story written by a man that experienced being a combat soldier in the Vietnam War and how it still effects him, fifty years later. 続きを見る

From 1969 to 1974 Ehrhart was just passing time. His reentry into the "world" began with his enrollment as a 21-year-old freshman (and token Vietnam vet) at Swarthmore College. At first simply tryin……続きを見る

In a new and updated second edition, this book--first published in 1983--provides a detailed review of the end of the Vietnam War. Drawing on the author's eyewitness reporting and extensive research……続きを見る