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The Bitch Wall (Paperback): Dennis Lane The Bitch Wall (Paperback)
Dennis Lane; Illustrated by Gavin L. O'Keefe
R510 Discovery Miles 5 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A War Remembered - The Vietnam War Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library (Hardcover): Mark Updegrove A War Remembered - The Vietnam War Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library (Hardcover)
Mark Updegrove; Foreword by Jan Scruggs
R1,095 Discovery Miles 10 950 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

When former president Lyndon B. Johnson opened the LBJ Presidential Library in May 1971, he proclaimed, "It's all here, the story of our time-with the bark off." Accordingly, he wanted his library to reflect not only the triumphs of his administration, but the failures, too-and he wanted us to learn from them to build a better future for our country. In keeping with President Johnson's vision, the LBJ Library took a substantive, unvarnished look at the Vietnam War, with the goal to shed new light on the war and the lessons it provides. The passage of years offers greater perspective on the complexities of a war that altered not only our history but our perception of ourselves as a nation. The result was the Vietnam War Summit, an intensive three-day conference in April 2016 that brought together policy makers, scholars, reporters, photographers, musicians, and importantly, those who were on the front lines of the war and the antiwar movement. In conjunction with the conference, the library displayed a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Twice each day during the summit, ceremonies recognized Vietnam War veterans. A War Remembered features photographs and documentation from the Vietnam War Summit, but also includes a number of historic photographs from both the LBJ Library and the Briscoe Center for American History, offering a diverse perspective on the conflict that defined a generation.

Calm Frenzy - One Man's Vietnam War (Paperback): Loring M Bailey Calm Frenzy - One Man's Vietnam War (Paperback)
Loring M Bailey; Edited by Rik Carlson
R632 Discovery Miles 6 320 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Vietnam War Casualty List - Illinois (Paperback): The National Archives Vietnam War Casualty List - Illinois (Paperback)
The National Archives
R571 Discovery Miles 5 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ceder Falls- Junction City - A Turning Point (Paperback): Department of the Army Ceder Falls- Junction City - A Turning Point (Paperback)
Department of the Army
R397 Discovery Miles 3 970 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
My Journey with Prostate Cancer of Gleason Score 8 - From Diagnosis to Remission (Paperback): Tran Van Thuong My Journey with Prostate Cancer of Gleason Score 8 - From Diagnosis to Remission (Paperback)
Tran Van Thuong
R473 Discovery Miles 4 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Vietnam Studies - Division- Level Communications 1962-1973 (Paperback): Department of the Army Vietnam Studies - Division- Level Communications 1962-1973 (Paperback)
Department of the Army
R371 Discovery Miles 3 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Boy Sergeant (Paperback): Doug Warden Boy Sergeant (Paperback)
Doug Warden
R714 R667 Discovery Miles 6 670 Save R47 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Corps Level Operational Art in Vietnam - A Study of II Field Force Commanders During Major Named Operations (Paperback): United... Corps Level Operational Art in Vietnam - A Study of II Field Force Commanders During Major Named Operations (Paperback)
United States Army Command and General S
R414 Discovery Miles 4 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Walking in the Shadow of Death - The Story of a Vietnam Infantry Soldier (Paperback): William Henderson Walking in the Shadow of Death - The Story of a Vietnam Infantry Soldier (Paperback)
William Henderson
R314 R292 Discovery Miles 2 920 Save R22 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Sacred Willow - Four Generations in the Life of a Vietnamese Family (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Mai Elliott The Sacred Willow - Four Generations in the Life of a Vietnamese Family (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Mai Elliott
R588 R531 Discovery Miles 5 310 Save R57 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Duong Van Mai Elliott's The Sacred Willow illuminates recent Vietnamese history by weaving together the stories of the lives of four generations of her family. Beginning with her great-grandfather, who rose from rural poverty to become an influential landowner, and continuing to the present, Mai Elliott traces her family's journey through an era of tumultuous change. She tells us of childhood hours in her grandmother's silk shop, and of hiding while French troops torched her village, watching while blossoms torn by fire from the trees flutter "like hundreds of butterflies" overhead. She makes clear the agonizing choices that split Vietnamese families: her eldest sister left her staunchly anti-communist home to join the Viet Minh, and spent months sleeping in jungle camps with her infant son, fearing air raids by day and tigers by night. And she follows several family members through the last, desperate hours of the fall of Saigon-including one nephew who tried to escape by grabbing the skid of a departing American helicopter. Based on family papers, dozens of interviews, and a wealth of other research, this is not only a memorable family saga but a record of how the Vietnamese themselves have experienced their times.

Improvising a War - The Pentagon Years 1965-1967: Reminiscences of an Untried Warrior (Paperback): Benjamin L. Landis Improvising a War - The Pentagon Years 1965-1967: Reminiscences of an Untried Warrior (Paperback)
Benjamin L. Landis
R361 Discovery Miles 3 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Mounted Combat in Vietnam (Paperback): Donn Starry Mounted Combat in Vietnam (Paperback)
Donn Starry
R715 Discovery Miles 7 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
In the Tomb of the Soul (Paperback): Herb Meyer In the Tomb of the Soul (Paperback)
Herb Meyer
R608 Discovery Miles 6 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Yes Sir, Yes Sir, 3 Bags Full! (Paperback): Jerry Hall Yes Sir, Yes Sir, 3 Bags Full! (Paperback)
Jerry Hall
R462 Discovery Miles 4 620 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Cambodian Campaign during the Vietnam War - The History of the Controversial Invasion of Cambodia and Laos (Paperback):... The Cambodian Campaign during the Vietnam War - The History of the Controversial Invasion of Cambodia and Laos (Paperback)
Charles River Editors
R270 Discovery Miles 2 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
General Issue Blues (Paperback): Sonny Gratzer General Issue Blues (Paperback)
Sonny Gratzer
R269 R251 Discovery Miles 2 510 Save R18 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Marine Corps Heroes - Silver Star (Vietnam [M-Z] to Present) (Paperback): C. Douglas Sterner Marine Corps Heroes - Silver Star (Vietnam [M-Z] to Present) (Paperback)
C. Douglas Sterner
R806 Discovery Miles 8 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Duster Duty, 1967 - A Rhode Islander In Vietnam (Paperback): Allen R Fitzpatrick Duster Duty, 1967 - A Rhode Islander In Vietnam (Paperback)
Allen R Fitzpatrick
R366 Discovery Miles 3 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Airpower and the 1972 Easter Offensive (Paperback): U S Army Command and General Staff Coll Airpower and the 1972 Easter Offensive (Paperback)
U S Army Command and General Staff Coll
R435 Discovery Miles 4 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Trash Haulers - The Story of the US Air Force Troop Carrier Mission, 1956-1975 (Paperback): Sam McGowan Trash Haulers - The Story of the US Air Force Troop Carrier Mission, 1956-1975 (Paperback)
Sam McGowan
R826 Discovery Miles 8 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Bloody Mama Blues (Paperback): Neil Howard Bloody Mama Blues (Paperback)
Neil Howard
R649 Discovery Miles 6 490 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

BLOODY MAMA BLUES captures the war behind the war in Vietnam. Corruption, black market dealings, prostitution, drugs, and easy money proved seductive to countless American soldiers. Lieutenant Mike Hardy expects to serve an honorable tour of duty as an infantry officer. Instead, he is thrown into a cauldron of evil. BLOODY MAMA BLUES explores the underside of the Vietnam experience, and the irreparable damage suffered by a generation of young men and women.

Letters from a Swiftboat (Paperback): William H Means Letters from a Swiftboat (Paperback)
William H Means
R483 Discovery Miles 4 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
And You Thought The Coast Guard Doesn't Go To War... (Paperback): D G Fentzlaff And You Thought The Coast Guard Doesn't Go To War... (Paperback)
D G Fentzlaff
R268 Discovery Miles 2 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Think Snow (Paperback): Kenneth Kinsler Think Snow (Paperback)
Kenneth Kinsler
R466 Discovery Miles 4 660 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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