Description: The hardcover Ride the Thunder book cracks open little known aspects of the Vietnam War. American and Vietnamese allies joined together to beat back the enemy, yet their wins would be in vain, as war administrators back home decided to surrender. A thrilling Marine book, Ride the Thunder will have you rooting for the servicemen who nearly saved the Southeast nation. In the hardcover Ride the Thunder book, Richard Botkin breaks new ground in telling the heroic story of [...]
Category Archives: Vietnam
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The Ether Zone Book (Paperback)
Description: The paperback The Ether Zone book takes us deep into enemy territory during the Vietnam War, through the eyes of the members of Project Delta. The special operations team that laid the groundwork for the Delta Force later on, traveled behind the front lines to gather intelligence. In the Vietnam War book, The Ether Zone, you’ll hear the thrilling tales from the veterans of that brave troop. In the paperback The Ether Zone book, you will learn that Project [...]
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City Fights Book (Paperback)
Description: The City Fights book Selected Histories of Urban Combat from World War II to Vietnam introduces readers to a special style of battle. Urban combat may have been around for centuries, but it has gained new momentum in recent wars. In the paperback Vietnam War book City Fights, military veterans talk about their experiences with this warfare approach. The City Fights book explores modern warfare in urban settings. As September 11 and Somalia proved, hostile forces are now engaging [...]
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A Rumor of War Book (Paperback)
Description: Read the A Rumor of War book (paperback) for captivating insight into the impact of war on the human soul. Follow one soldiers story as he returns from the battlefield and tries to piece his life back together at home. The Vietnam book A Rumor of War is a poignant piece of war literature. The A Rumor of War book is the classic Vietnam memoir, as relevant today as it was almost 30 years ago. In March of 1965, [...]
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Masculinity in Vietnam War Narratives Book (Paperback)
Description: A fascinating read, the Masculinity in Vietnam War Narratives book focuses on the gender landscape in the era of the Vietnam War. When servicemen returned, they faced a country in the midst of a sexual revolution, and while liberating, it could also be a time of confusion and anxiety. The unique military book, Masculinity in Vietnam War Narratives, takes a comprehensive look at the culture through novels, essays and movies that reshaped gender and social identity of the time. [...]
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Last Man Out: A Personal Account of the Vietnam War
“I WAS AMONG THE FIRST MEN IN, AND I WAS THE LAST MAN OUT.”In Vietnam, at both the start and finish of the conflict, 2d Lt. James E. Parker Jr. saw the war as few men did. Now, with uncommon insight and raw honesty, he captures the stark realities of jungle combat, heavy casualties, and heroic sacrifice. From the tight confines of a VC-occupied Cu Chi tunnel to bloody firefights in areas that hardcore VC and NVA vets had controlled [...]
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Outlaws in Vietnam
Ride a Huey with the Outlaws of the 175th Aviation Company (AML) in the Mekong Delta and experience a first-hand, first Lieutenant’s account, of a tour in Vietnam from 1966-1967. Eastman’s lively prose reveals an exciting untold story of camaraderie, competence and fellowship. The aviation units were the sole combat element of the U.S. Army that kept their discipline andSale Price: Read More
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The Vietnam War: A Concise International History
Hailed as a “pithy and compelling account of an intensely relevant topic” (Kirkus Reviews), this wide-ranging volume offers a superb account of a key moment in modern U.S. and world history. Drawing upon the latest research in archives in China, Russia, and Vietnam, Mark Lawrence creates an extraordinary, panoramic view of all sides of the war. His narrative begins well before American forces set foot in Vietnam, delving into French colonialism’s contribution to the 1945 Vietnamese revolution,Sale Price: Read More
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LIGHT CASUALTIES: A Private War – VIETNAM 1968
This is the story of a young man drafted in the largest call in U.S. history to fight a shadowy enemy halfway across the globe for reasons that were never fully understood.The events in this narrative are real. Names have been changed and some characters are composites. Concerning events reported by hearsay accounts: In the Army there is a saying, “Don’t believe anything you hear and only half of what you see.”The private’s world in the Army is not one [...]
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America at War Megaset (Slimline) DVD Set
Description: In the America At War DVD Megaset (Slimline), examine U.S. conflict from the first shots at Lexington to the state-of-the-art weapons used in the war on Iraq. See the comprehensive account of the American Revolution, the Alamo, the Civil War, two World Wars and more, by noted historians, engineers, military authorities, and war correspondents. These America at War documentaries DVDs feature an arsenal of archival film and documents as they bring you the true story, not often found in [...]
