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How They Survived and Why We Lost - Central Intelligence Agency Analysis, 1966: The Vietnamese Communists' Will to Persist... How They Survived and Why We Lost - Central Intelligence Agency Analysis, 1966: The Vietnamese Communists' Will to Persist (Paperback)
Thomas Fensch
R907 Discovery Miles 9 070 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Vietnam Reflections (Paperback): Doug Steppe Vietnam Reflections (Paperback)
Doug Steppe
R549 Discovery Miles 5 490 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Dangerous Grounds - Antiwar Coffeehouses and Military Dissent in the Vietnam Era (Paperback): David L Parsons Dangerous Grounds - Antiwar Coffeehouses and Military Dissent in the Vietnam Era (Paperback)
David L Parsons
R830 Discovery Miles 8 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

As the Vietnam War divided the nation, a network of antiwar coffeehouses appeared in the towns and cities outside American military bases. Owned and operated by civilian activists, GI coffeehouses served as off-base refuges for the growing number of active-duty soldiers resisting the war. In the first history of this network, David L. Parsons shows how antiwar GIs and civilians united to battle local authorities, vigilante groups, and the military establishment itself by building a dynamic peace movement within the armed forces. Peopled with lively characters and set in the tense environs of base towns around the country, this book complicates the often misunderstood relationship between the civilian antiwar movement, U.S. soldiers, and military officials during the Vietnam era. Using a broad set of primary and secondary sources, Parsons shows us a critical moment in the history of the Vietnam-era antiwar movement, when a chain of counterculture coffeehouses brought the war's turbulent politics directly to the American military's doorstep.

My War and Welcome To It (Paperback): Tom Copeland My War and Welcome To It (Paperback)
Tom Copeland
R532 R441 Discovery Miles 4 410 Save R91 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Promises To The Fallen - A Vietnam War Novel (Hardcover): Glyn Haynie Promises To The Fallen - A Vietnam War Novel (Hardcover)
Glyn Haynie
R854 R716 Discovery Miles 7 160 Save R138 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Riding a Donkey Backwards Through Afghanistan - Transforming the Afghanistan Army (Paperback): Mick Simonelli Riding a Donkey Backwards Through Afghanistan - Transforming the Afghanistan Army (Paperback)
Mick Simonelli
R299 Discovery Miles 2 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Know Me (Paperback): Nancy Curci Know Me (Paperback)
Nancy Curci
R400 R338 Discovery Miles 3 380 Save R62 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
United States Army Heroes Korean War to Present - 24th Infantry Division (Paperback): C. Douglas Sterner United States Army Heroes Korean War to Present - 24th Infantry Division (Paperback)
C. Douglas Sterner
R852 Discovery Miles 8 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Sweden File - Memoir of an American Expatriate (Paperback, 2nd ed.): Bruce Stevens Proctor The Sweden File - Memoir of an American Expatriate (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
Bruce Stevens Proctor; Compiled by Alan Robert Proctor
R479 R397 Discovery Miles 3 970 Save R82 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
ARVN - Life and Death in the South Vietnamese Army (Paperback): Robert K. Brigham ARVN - Life and Death in the South Vietnamese Army (Paperback)
Robert K. Brigham
R838 Discovery Miles 8 380 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Choice Outstanding Title Scorned by allies and enemies alike, the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) was one of the most maligned fighting forces in modern history. Cobbled together by U.S. advisers from the remnants of the French-inspired Vietnamese National Army, it was effectively pushed aside by the Americans in 1965. When toward the end of the war the army was compelled to reassert itself, it was too little, too late for all concerned. In this first in-depth history of the ARVN from 1955 to 1975, Robert Brigham takes readers into the barracks and training centers of the ARVN to plumb the hearts and souls of these forgotten soldiers. Through his masterly command of Vietnamese-language sources-diaries, memoirs, letters, oral interviews, and more-he explores the lives of ordinary men, focusing on troop morale and motivation within the context of traditional Vietnamese society and a regime that made impossible demands upon its soldiers. Offering keen insights into ARVN veterans' lives as both soldiers and devout kinsmen, Brigham reveals what they thought about their American allies, their Communist enemies, and their own government. He describes the conscription policy that forced these men into the army for indefinite periods with a shameful lack of training and battlefield preparation and examines how soldiers felt about barracks life in provinces far from their homes. He also explores the cultural causes of the ARVN's estrangement from the government and describes key military engagements that defined the achievements, failures, and limitations of the ARVN as a fighting force. Along the way, he explodes some of the myths about ARVN soldiers' cowardice, corruption, and lack of patriotism that have made the ARVN the scapegoat for America's defeat. Ultimately, as Brigham shows, without any real political commitment to a divided Vietnam or vision for the future, the ARVN retreated into a subnational culture that redefined the war's meaning: saving their families. His fascinating book gives us a fuller understanding not only of the Vietnam War but also of the problems associated with U.S. nation building through military intervention.

Vietnam Journal - Series 2 - Volume 2 - Journey into Hell (Paperback): Don Lomax Vietnam Journal - Series 2 - Volume 2 - Journey into Hell (Paperback)
Don Lomax; Illustrated by Don Lomax
R451 R373 Discovery Miles 3 730 Save R78 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
War Dogs - A Modern Breed of Heroes (Paperback): Tony Park, Shane Bryant War Dogs - A Modern Breed of Heroes (Paperback)
Tony Park, Shane Bryant
R521 Discovery Miles 5 210 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Surviving the United Nations - The Unexpected Challenge (Hardcover): Robert Bruce Adolph Surviving the United Nations - The Unexpected Challenge (Hardcover)
Robert Bruce Adolph
R1,059 Discovery Miles 10 590 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Ground Kisser (Hardcover): Lisa Smith The Ground Kisser (Hardcover)
Lisa Smith; As told by Thanh Duong Boyer
R815 Discovery Miles 8 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Call of the Wild - Adventures and near-misses in 1991 Afghanistan (Paperback): Graeme Membrey The Call of the Wild - Adventures and near-misses in 1991 Afghanistan (Paperback)
Graeme Membrey
R337 Discovery Miles 3 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

A memoir detailing the actions surrounding the author's service in Afghanistan as a technical adviser to an NGO of the United Nations de-mining programme throughout 1991. The book recalls riveting and at times frightening observations whilst also describing a variety of incidents and anecdotes emphasizing humour, fear and determination. The book presents an energetic and enthralling series of encounters with warlords, Mujahadeen fighters and hardy engineers and bomb disposal personnel during one year in the life of an Australian soldier, sent alone into the remote wilds of Afghanistan.

Vietnam Vanguard - The 5th Battalion's Approach to Counter-Insurgency, 1966 (Paperback): Ron Boxall, Robert O'Neill Vietnam Vanguard - The 5th Battalion's Approach to Counter-Insurgency, 1966 (Paperback)
Ron Boxall, Robert O'Neill
R1,195 Discovery Miles 11 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
U.S. Marines in Vietnam the Bitter End 1973-1975 - A 2020 Reprint (Paperback): David A. Quinlan, George R. Dunham U.S. Marines in Vietnam the Bitter End 1973-1975 - A 2020 Reprint (Paperback)
David A. Quinlan, George R. Dunham
R576 Discovery Miles 5 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
F-86E Sabre vs. Russian MiG-15 - Some Korean Air-to-Air War Tales Revisited (Paperback): Lt Colonel Joseph R Clark F-86E Sabre vs. Russian MiG-15 - Some Korean Air-to-Air War Tales Revisited (Paperback)
Lt Colonel Joseph R Clark
R587 R493 Discovery Miles 4 930 Save R94 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Vietnam Journal - Series 2 - Volume 1 - Incursion (Paperback): Don Lomax Vietnam Journal - Series 2 - Volume 1 - Incursion (Paperback)
Don Lomax; Illustrated by Don Lomax
R451 R373 Discovery Miles 3 730 Save R78 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Jim versus Thailand (Paperback): James Gillis Jim versus Thailand (Paperback)
James Gillis
R337 R276 Discovery Miles 2 760 Save R61 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Flag Was Still There (Paperback): E Lebron Matthews The Flag Was Still There (Paperback)
E Lebron Matthews
R641 R546 Discovery Miles 5 460 Save R95 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Historical Occurrences of the Lrrp/Rangers of the 1St Cavalry Division During the Vietnam War - An Anthology of First-Person... Historical Occurrences of the Lrrp/Rangers of the 1St Cavalry Division During the Vietnam War - An Anthology of First-Person Stories About the Vietnam War Written By, and For, the Men Who Lived It (Hardcover)
John Lebrun, Bill Carpenter
R1,050 Discovery Miles 10 500 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Vietnam; Honor and Sacrifice (Paperback): Gerry B Feld Vietnam; Honor and Sacrifice (Paperback)
Gerry B Feld
R706 R602 Discovery Miles 6 020 Save R104 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Hathcock and Burke - The Marines' Deadly Duo (Paperback): Robert F. Burgess Hathcock and Burke - The Marines' Deadly Duo (Paperback)
Robert F. Burgess
R202 Discovery Miles 2 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Rogue 36 - Brotherhood, Sacrifice, & War (Paperback): J Edison Krause Rogue 36 - Brotherhood, Sacrifice, & War (Paperback)
J Edison Krause
R326 Discovery Miles 3 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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