Ru - Vietnam War 1

Il fil rouge di questo libro che illustra battaglie combattute in Africa e in Asia, a migliaia di chilometri e a secoli di distanza tra loro, è – come sintetizza Corrado Augias nella sua prefazione ……続きを見る

A gripping and unflinching examination of one of the darkest chapters in modern history and the global forces that allowed it to unfold. Between 1975 and 1979, Cambodia endured unimaginable horror u……続きを見る

As a 20 yr old Marine in Vietnam in 1967 /68 I will describe what it was like flying on missions as a Helicopter Gunner and Crew Chief with HMM-361, having accumulated 314 combat missions in my 13-m……続きを見る

"Broadcasting Vietnam" offers a powerful and deeply human look at one of the most controversial wars in modern history and how it was brought into the living rooms of America. With an unflinching ey……続きを見る

"Broadcasting Vietnam" offers a powerful and deeply human look at one of the most controversial wars in modern history and how it was brought into the living rooms of America. With an unflinching ey……続きを見る

For two Americans in Saigon in 1963, the personal and the political combine to spark the drama of a lifetime Before it spread into a tragic war that defined a generation, the conflict in Vietnam smo……続きを見る

Rough Draft draws the curtain on the race and class inequities of the Selective Service during the Vietnam War. Amy J. Rutenberg argues that policy makers' idealized conceptions of Cold War middle-c……続きを見る

Lee E Russell utilises his expert knowledge to guide us through the post-WWII history of the Marines, chronicling their involvement in Korea, Vietnam, Lebanon and Grenada. The account includes such ……続きを見る

It's hard to imagine that an autobiographical detail of a Vietnam War dissenter, who chose to be imprisoned rather than fight in a senseless war, could be an enjoyable read. However, fans of the 196……続きを見る

This Madison & Adams edition presents the true story of the infamous trial and all those included, together with the actual transcript of the testimonies, closing arguments and the verdict. The tria……続きを見る

This commemoration booklet focuses on naval air power during the final years of the Vietnam War. For much of this period, Navy aircraft sought to hamper the flow of supplies down the Ho Chi Minh Tra……続きを見る

Voices From Vietnam began as a stage play but, due to the overwhelming number of contributors, is now published in this companion book. Both the play and the book are a collaborative effort between ……続きを見る

"Danielle Trussoni, whose father was never able to shed his memories of Vietnam, traces how trauma is passed from generation to generation." ー Vogue One of the New York Times Book Review 's 10 Bes……続きを見る

This book is an autobiography of my Vietnam War experiences from November, 1970 to October, 1971. I was stationed for 10 months on Hon Tre Island off the Nha Trang city mainland and the rest of my t……続きを見る

From the New York Times bestselling author of Sons and Soldiers comes the incredible but true story of Dieter Dengler, the only pilot to escape captivity from a POW camp in the Laotian jungle during……続きを見る

This book presents the work accomplished by the Royal Navy in combating the unrestricted submarine warfare instituted by the Central Powers in February, 1917. It is consequently largely concerned wi……続きを見る

"Honest and funny, passionate and contrite, meticulously researched and deeply philosophical: an essential document on the '60s." ー Washington Post Mark Rudd, former '60s radical student leader and……続きを見る

An American army general presents an insider's history of the Vietnam War with "a tough, dispassionate, common-sense analysis" of what went wrong ( Baltimore Sun). On April 30, 1975, Saigon and the ……続きを見る

English-language scholarship all too often dismisses South Vietnam as an American creation, a product of US imperialism. Republican Vietnam, 1963–1975 boldly upends this depiction, exposing a divers……続きを見る

In February 1968, the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division was understrength, with only enough paratroopers to deploy a single brigade. The 3rd Brigade was flown 9000 miles to reinforce American units……続きを見る

This is a natural sequel of the first book, It starts from the Tet offensive and goes right to the demilitarization period and the homecoming of the troops. This book has a different protagonist; ho……続きを見る

Vietnam's Year of the Rat explores the lunar New Year 1960 and the dynamic relationship between two competing groups vying for control in the Republic of Vietnam. One group, led by United States Amb……続きを見る

Marcelino Truong: Marcelino Truong is an illustrator, painter, and author. Born the son of a Vietnamese diplomat in 1957 in the Philippines, he and his family moved to America (where his father work……続きを見る

In 1968, in the western jungle of Vietnam near Laos, a Special Forces Company, under the command of an Australian Army Captain, supported by a Marine artillery detachment, occupied an old French for……続きを見る

Rufus Phillips offers an extraordinary inside history of the most critical years of American involvement in Vietnam, from 1954 to 1968, and explains why it still matters. Describing what went right ……続きを見る

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Warfare Collection - Complete Historiographical Military Works of Rudyard Kipling: Sea Warfare, The Irish Guards in the Great War, A Fleet in Being, America's Defe……続きを見る

Elite and highly trained, the 3d Force Recon's eight-man teams were assigned to obtain vital information about NVA operations. Alone, the men of these small teams were sent behind enemy lines, where……続きを見る

This study examines the generalship of the French Commander-in-Chief in Indochina, General Henri E. Navarre, during the battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954. This thesis employs a model of generalship fr……続きを見る

Includes over 25 maps and illustrations This monograph forms part of the Indochina Monograph series written by senior military personnel from the former Army of the Republic of Vietnam who served ag……続きを見る

Includes over 15 illustrations This operation highlights the role that the small country of Laos played in the foreign policy calculations of the newly elected U.S. president, John F. Kennedy. Grave……続きを見る