Description: The Medal of Honor is awarded for “conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States.” This 6-part documentary chronicles the highest award given to military personnel for their extreme bravery, valor and harrowing sacrifices. Covering the Civil War through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, learn about the most courageous acts performed by the people who [...]
Tag Archives: Vietnam War
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On Killing Book (Paperback)
Description: In the paperback On Killing book, Lt. Col. Dave Grossman dares to examine the military’s training methods. The author compares the techniques used by the army with contemporary video games and movies, favored by teen males. An important military book, the On Killing book opens doors that will make you rethink war and popular culture. In the paperback On Killing book, you’ll read that the good news is that most soldiers are loath to kill. But armies have developed [...]
Mar
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Ride the Thunder Book (Hardcover)
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 [...]
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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 [...]
Feb
28
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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 [...]
Feb
25
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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, [...]
Feb
25
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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. [...]
Dec
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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 [...]
Dec
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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
Dec
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Very Crazy, G.I.!: Strange but True Stories of the Vietnam War
AMERICAN BOYS AT WAR IN VIETNAM–AND INVOLVED IN INCIDENTS YOU WON’T FIND IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVESIn this compelling, highly unusual collection of amazing but true stories, U.S. soldiers reveal fantastic, almost unbelievable events that occurred in places ranging from the deadly Central Highlands to the Cong-infested Mekong Delta.”Finders Keepers” became the sacred byword for one exhausted recon team who stumbled upon a fortune worth more than $500,000–and managed, with a little AmericanSale Price: Read More
