Vietnam War 61

Fact-packed Vietnam War history book for teens & also adults - a must read! 20+ photographs, bringing the war to life! The Vietnam War for Teens will give you more than just the dates, facts, and fi……続きを見る

"With astonishing verve, The League of Wives persisted to speak truth to power to bring their POW/MIA husbands home from Vietnam. And with astonishing verve, Heath Hardage Lee has chronicled their l……続きを見る

Featured in the NY Emmy-nominated documentary New York City's Vietnam Veterans (CUNY-TV) A collection of heartrending oral histories that topples assumptions about the people who served in Vietnam T……続きを見る

While Vietnam is usually perceived as an infantry war, with US forces deploying by helicopter, the long supply lines that led to their inland bases had to be traveled by ground vehicles. The 8th and……続きを見る

This book tells the compelling story of the average US infantryman in Vietnam. Beginning with conscription, enlistment, Basic Training, and Advanced Individual Training at the Armed Forces Induction……続きを見る

Vietnam was the US Special Forces most complex and controversial mission, one that began in 1957 and ended in 1973. Camp strike forces, mobile strike forces, mobile guerrilla forces, special reconna……続きを見る

Commonly mistaken for the locally raised Viet Cong, the NVA was an entirely different force, conducting large-scale operations in a conventional war. Despite limited armour, artillery and air suppor……続きを見る

As World War II drew to a close, the Imperial Japanese military seized control of Laos, a French protectorate, and encouraged nationalist movements to forestall the revival of French power in the re……続きを見る

A helicopter door gunner watches tracers stitch the jungle. A medic takes notes in a schoolhouse scarred by chemicals. A platoon holds a ridge at dawn. Zero Hour Vietnam is the record of those momen……続きを見る

"This is the history of the war in Vietnam we have been waiting for. This is a marvelous achievement--meticulously documented, excitingly narrated, written with grace, wit, and passion."– Howard Zin……続きを見る

Drawing upon Vietnamese, Chinese, former Soviet, and American sources, Ang Cheng Guan provides an updated and concise account of the Vietnam War (1954–1975) from the Vietnamese communists’ perspecti……続きを見る

To wage the war in Vietnam, Johnson and Nixon turned the White House into a nest of criminal conspiracies. The war was the precondition for Johnson's not running for reelection and Nixon's ignominio……続きを見る

Spy Planes, Intruders, and Wild Weasels examines the emergence of electronic warfare and SEAD as critical components of air strategy during the Vietnam War. Utilizing declassified documents and firs……続きを見る

During the Vietnam War, the Viet Cong (VC) main forces and North Vietnamese Army (NVA) were forced to hide weapons and supplies underground and to dig protective shelters to counter massive US firep……続きを見る

In 1961 US Special Forces units began entering remote areas of Vietnam dominated by the Viet Cong. Their task was to organize local defense and strike forces aimed at stopping the enemy from gaining……続きを見る

This book discusses the original reorganization of these forces into the first national army, evolved from the colonial units created by the French. Complete with a detailed history of the command s……続きを見る

Vietnam was America's most divisive and unsuccessful foreign war. It was also the first to be televised and the first of the modern era fought without military censorship. From the earliest days of ……続きを見る

A helicopter door gunner watches tracers stitch the jungle. A medic takes notes in a schoolhouse scarred by chemicals. A platoon holds a ridge at dawn. Zero Hour Vietnam is the record of those momen……続きを見る

It is 1969, and the American war in Vietnam is raging. The Australian government has agreed to the US President’s request for military support in the struggle against Communism. Australia unhesitati……続きを見る

It was August 1964 when Congress overwhelmingly passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution that President Johnson eagerly signed into law. In essence, it was an unofficial declaration of war against North……続きを見る

There was no money for college when Terry Ashe graduated high school. The farm family of four was left destitute when Terry’s dad, a highly decorated World War II veteran, was hit and severely disab……続きを見る

In "Death Came Calling, But I Wasn't Home," author Floyd Schneider takes readers on a raw and gripping journey through his experiences as a soldier in the Vietnam War. Starting with his transition f……続きを見る

We Shot the War: Overseas Weekly in Vietnam examines the legacy of one of the most popular and eccentric newspapers to cover the Vietnam War. With its mix of hard-hitting military exposés, pinups, a……続きを見る

As seen in the award-winning feature film, Lady Bird. A classic since its original landmark publication in 1980, Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States is the first scholarly work to ……続きを見る

In Small Revolutionaries**, Mai Anh Nguyen analyzes the life histories of young Vietnamese who participated in the military struggle against the United States and its South Vietnamese allies from 19……続きを見る

A poignant and deeply personal memoir, Facing the Wall recounts the long and painful journey of a wife navigating life alongside a Vietnam War veteran struggling with PTSD. Through raw and heartfelt……続きを見る

Forty years after the Vietnam War ended, many in the United States still struggle to come to terms with this tumultuous period of US history. The domestic anti-war movement, with cooperation from th……続きを見る

James F. Dunnigan and Albert A. Nofi's Dirty Little Secrets of the Vietnam War allows us to see what really happened to American forces in Southeast Asia, separating popular myth from explosive rea……続きを見る

The war in Vietnam was an ethical minefield for the medical humanitarians who volunteered to treat the injured and dying. The United States government used humanitarian aid as a counterinsurgency st……続きを見る

The war in Vietnam was an ethical minefield for the medical humanitarians who volunteered to treat the injured and dying. The United States government used humanitarian aid as a counterinsurgency st……続きを見る