Vietnam War 36

Arguably the greatest sniper in modern warfare, Simo Hayha accumulated over 800 confirmed kills during the course of his war service. 続きを見る

AN ANTHOLOGY OF THE HEROICS OF SOLDIERS WHO SERVED DURING THE VIETNAM WAR The Medal of Honor is awarded to an individual serving or in the Armed Services of the United States who has shown valor in ……続きを見る

A look back at the military career of William Edward "Billy" Sing, DCM (2 March 1886 – 19 May 1943), a part Chinese Australian soldier who served in the Australian Imperial Force during World War I,……続きを見る

Before there was "American Sniper" Chris Kyle, there was Adelbert "Bert" Waldron. Waldron is alleged to have over one-hundred and nine kills in the Vietnam War. He received two Distinguished Service……続きを見る

Major Donald T. Steinbrunner was a successful professional football player in the 1950's. Drafted by the Cleveland Browns, he was an offensive tackle who got lots of playing time during his rookie (……続きを見る

In 1991 Chuck Mawhinney was reluctantly dragged out of anonymity when it was revealed that he held the record among United States Marine Corps snipers with over 103 confirmed kills. This story takes……続きを見る

Robert Lewis Howard is perhaps the most highly decorated United States Army soldier since World War II. He was a Medal of Honor recipient of the Vietnam War, wounded 14 times in nearly five years of……続きを見る

Military mistakes impel strategic reflection. The French Indochina War (FIW) from 1946-1954 furnishes useful insights with some resonance for current challenges. A combination of pre-exiting conditi……続きを見る

A LOOK BACK AT SOME OF THE BRAVEST MEN TO SERVE IN THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ROBERT HOWARD Robert Lewis Howard is perhaps the most highly decorated United States Army soldier since World War II. He……続きを見る

This book of Nick Ut’s pictures and Hal Buell’s wonderfully spare prose about Nick’s life is so much more than a long-deserved tribute to Ut. It is a recognition of the courage, bravery and professi……続きを見る

A COLLECTION OF AMERICAN SOLDIER MILITARY HEROICS JOHN BASILONE War brings out the best and the worst in people. With the United States participating in countless wars over the years, there have bee……続きを見る

Lovingly called "Freddy" by close friends and relatives, Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez was a member of the United States Marine Corp. A war hero, he served in Vietnam from January of 1966 to February of 19……続きを見る

A look at two of the United States Military's most elite and successful snipers of all-time : Carlos Hathcock, Chuck Mawhinney, Adelbert Waldron There are few names at the top of the list of militar……続きを見る

Glenn Petersen flew seventy combat missions in Vietnam when he was nineteen, launching from an aircraft carrier in the Tonkin Gulf. He'd sought out the weighty responsibilities and hazardous work. B……続きを見る

Three of the most courageous soldiers in American military history are profiled. Gary Gordon was a Master Sergeant in the U.S. Army while his brother-in-arms, Randy Shughart, was a Sergeant First cl……続きを見る

A series of Military Hero stories... The United States Marine Corps was founded in 1775 and have a very long and turbulent history. They are in charge of special missions that require outstanding ta……続きを見る

Pandemics and military catastrophes illustrate systems fragility and impel strategic reflection. The French Indochina War (FIW) from 1946-1954 furnishes insights with resonance for current infectiou……続きを見る

La lunga e cruenta guerra del Vietnam viene ricordata come una «sporca guerra», un termine perfetto per descrivere il fallimentare impegno americano in Vietnam, che durò 10 lunghi anni. Gli Stati Un……続きを見る

Tutte le guerre sono combattute due volte, la prima volta sul campo di battaglia, la seconda nella memoria. In Niente muore mai, Viet Thanh Nguyen torna a parlare dell’argomento che più gli sta a cu……続きを見る

In 1968, twenty-one-year-old Fred McCarthy transitioned from the monastic life of a seminary student to that of a U.S. Army helicopter gunship commander in Vietnam. Despite preparation from a family……続きを見る

This volume presents research from an international, interdisciplinary, and intersectoral research project in which 15 doctoral researchers explored a range of issues related to the life-course expe……続きを見る

This powerful new work by Bruce Weigl follows the celebrated poet and Vietnam War veteran as he explores combat, survival, and PTSD in brief prose vignettes. In compact, transcendent, and poetic pro……続きを見る

In this heartfelt memoir, Dennis Blessing, Sr., shares his experiences as a grunt in the First Cavalry Division in 1966 and 1967. Blessing's story is drawn from his own remembrance and from the 212 ……続きを見る

Councilman Chuck (as he likes to be referred to) was the youngest (at 28) of the five black candidates in Richmond, Virginia who were elected to the first black majority City Council in 1977. In the……続きを見る

A groundbreaking new history of how the Vietnam War thwarted U.S. liberal ambitions in the developing world and at home in the 1960s At the start of the 1960s, John F. Kennedy and other American lib……続きを見る

Fortune's Fool Rafael Sabatini - London 1665 is no place for Randal Holles, a former soldier in Cromwells army, now that the monarchy has been restored and the exploits of the Republicans are being ……続きを見る

Today Vietnam is one of America’s strongest international partners, with a thriving economy and a population that welcomes American visitors. How that relationship was formed is a twenty-year story ……続きを見る

“They Called Us Currahees” is not a stand-alone publication, yet serves as an invaluable compilation of historical information concerning the participation of the 101st Airborne Infantry Division in……続きを見る

A bold and unsettling parable about guilt, atonement and redemption from the winner of the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award 'It is seldom that one can say a book is perfect, but this is as ……続きを見る

Postwar Journeys: American and Vietnamese Transnational Peace Efforts since 1975 tells the story of the dynamic roles played by ordinary American and Vietnamese citizens in their postwar quest for p……続きを見る