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Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 > Vietnam War

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
General Creighton Abrams and the Operational Approach of Attrition in the Vietnam War (Paperback): U S Army Command and General... General Creighton Abrams and the Operational Approach of Attrition in the Vietnam War (Paperback)
U S Army Command and General Staff Coll
R404 Discovery Miles 4 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Chalkies - Educating an Army for Independence (Paperback): Darryl Dymock The Chalkies - Educating an Army for Independence (Paperback)
Darryl Dymock
R590 Discovery Miles 5 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Between 1966 and 1973, while Australian troops were fighting in Vietnam, some 300 conscripted teachers were quietly posted to Papua New Guinea. Colloquially known as 'Chalkies', their task was to raise the educational level of troops of the Pacific Islands Regiment in what turned out to be critical years leading up to the country's independence. Drawing on the recollections of more than 70 of those National Servicemen, Dr Darryl Dymock, a former Chalkie, tells the story of how these young teachers responded to the challenges of a life most of them never wanted or imagined for themselves, in an exotic land on Australia's doorstep. It's a unique tale of the good, the bad and the unexpected, told with flair and insight against the background of political developments of the day. 'An educational scheme which for magnitude, scope, intensity and enlightenment is without parallel in military history.' - Brigadier Ernest Gould

Swift Boats at War in Vietnam (Hardcover): Guy Gugliotta, John Yeoman Swift Boats at War in Vietnam (Hardcover)
Guy Gugliotta, John Yeoman
R815 Discovery Miles 8 150 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Developed specifically for the Vietnam War (and made famous by the 2004 presidential campaign), Swift Boats were versatile craft "big enough to outrun anything they couldn't outfight" but too small to handle even a moderate ocean chop, too loud to sneak up on anyone, and too flimsy to withstand the mildest of rocket attacks. This made more difficult an already tough mission: navigating coastal waters for ships and sampans smuggling contraband to the Viet Cong, disrupting enemy supply lines on the rivers and canals of the Mekong Delta, and inserting SEALs behind enemy lines. The stories in this book cover the Swift Boats' early years, which saw search-and-inspect operations in Vietnam's coastal waters, and their later years, when the Swift Boats' mission shifted to the Mekong Delta's labyrinth of 3,000 miles of rivers, streams, and canals. This is an intimate, exciting oral history of Swift Boats at war in Vietnam.

Hovering Horizons - A Cobra Pilot's Tale of Life With His Chopper (2nd Edition) (Paperback): Judith A. Lalli-Phd Hovering Horizons - A Cobra Pilot's Tale of Life With His Chopper (2nd Edition) (Paperback)
Judith A. Lalli-Phd; Edited by Vincent R Lalli-Pe; Illustrated by M. Jane Lalli-Phd
R588 Discovery Miles 5 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Children of Reunion - Vietnamese Adoptions and the Politics of Family Migrations (Paperback): Allison Varzally Children of Reunion - Vietnamese Adoptions and the Politics of Family Migrations (Paperback)
Allison Varzally
R947 Discovery Miles 9 470 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In 1961, the U.S. government established the first formalized provisions for intercountry adoption just as it was expanding America's involvement with Vietnam. Adoption became an increasingly important portal of entry into American society for Vietnamese and Amerasian children, raising questions about the United States' obligations to refugees and the nature of the family during an era of heightened anxiety about U.S. global interventions. Whether adopting or favoring the migration of multiracial individuals, Americans believed their norms and material comforts would salve the wounds of a divisive war. However, Vietnamese migrants challenged these efforts of reconciliation. As Allison Varzally details in this book, a desire to redeem defeat in Vietnam, faith in the nuclear family, and commitment to capitalism guided American efforts on behalf of Vietnamese youths. By tracing the stories of Vietnamese migrants, however, Varzally reveals that while many had accepted separations as a painful strategy for survival in the midst of war, most sought, and some eventually found, reunion with their kin. This book makes clear the role of adult adoptees in Vietnamese and American debates about the forms, privileges, and duties of families, and places Vietnamese children at the center of American and Vietnamese efforts to assign responsibility and find peace in the aftermath of conflict.

Heavy Green - The Collision of Two Unlikely Missions in Americas Secret War (Paperback): Sam Lightner Jr Heavy Green - The Collision of Two Unlikely Missions in Americas Secret War (Paperback)
Sam Lightner Jr
R468 Discovery Miles 4 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Step Forward The Hero - The Story of Milton L. Olive, III, First African American Awarded the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War... Step Forward The Hero - The Story of Milton L. Olive, III, First African American Awarded the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War (Paperback)
Donald Spivey
R326 Discovery Miles 3 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
June 17, 1967 - The Battle of XOM Bo II (Paperback): Troy Oliver June 17, 1967 - The Battle of XOM Bo II (Paperback)
Troy Oliver; David J. Hearne
R549 Discovery Miles 5 490 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The War in the Northern Provinces - 1966-1968 (Paperback): Lieutenant General Willard Pearson The War in the Northern Provinces - 1966-1968 (Paperback)
Lieutenant General Willard Pearson
R411 Discovery Miles 4 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Evolution of Fire Support Doctrine was Driven by Airmobile Doctrine and New Weapon Systems During the Vietnam War... The Evolution of Fire Support Doctrine was Driven by Airmobile Doctrine and New Weapon Systems During the Vietnam War (Paperback)
U S Army Command and General Staff Coll
R425 Discovery Miles 4 250 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Tin Can Treason (Paperback): Terry Nardone Tin Can Treason (Paperback)
Terry Nardone
R327 R307 Discovery Miles 3 070 Save R20 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
My Dearest Darling Barbara - Love Letters from Vietnam (Paperback): Gary L Gresh My Dearest Darling Barbara - Love Letters from Vietnam (Paperback)
Gary L Gresh
R592 Discovery Miles 5 920 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Mission of Honor - A moral compass for a moral dilemma (Paperback): Jim Crigler Mission of Honor - A moral compass for a moral dilemma (Paperback)
Jim Crigler
R630 Discovery Miles 6 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Most of us never get to test ourselves in combat. As a UH-1 Helicopter pilot flying in the jungle highlands of South Vietnam, Warrant Officer Jim Crigler and the men he flew with were tested daily. Coming of age in the late 1960s and early 1970s was challenging for most young men of that era. Throw in drugs, free love, draft notices, the Vietnam War and a country deeply divided, and you have one of the most important books of this genre. This true story is a raw, bold, introspective autobiography where the author openly wrestles with his personal moral dilemma to find meaning and purpose in his life. He calls it his "Mission of Honor."

Nine Days in May - The Battles of the 4th Infantry Division on the Cambodian Border, 1967 (Hardcover): Warren K Wilkins Nine Days in May - The Battles of the 4th Infantry Division on the Cambodian Border, 1967 (Hardcover)
Warren K Wilkins
R1,301 R1,037 Discovery Miles 10 370 Save R264 (20%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Moving through the jungle near the Cambodian border on May 18, 1967, a company of American infantry observed three North Vietnamese Army regulars, AK-47s slung over their shoulders, walking down a well-worn trail in the rugged Central Highlands. Startled by shouts of ""Lai day, lai day"" (""Come here, come here""), the three men dropped their packs and fled. The company commander, a young lieutenant, sent a platoon down the trail to investigate. Those few men soon found themselves outnumbered, surrounded, and fighting for their lives. Their first desperate moments marked the beginning of a series of bloody battles that lasted more than a week, one that survivors would later call ""the nine days in May border battles."" Nine Days in May is the first full account of these bitterly contested battles. Part of Operation Francis Marion, they took place in the Ia Tchar Valley and the remote jungle west of Pleiku. Fought between three American battalions and two North Vietnamese Army regiments, this prolonged, deadly encounter was one of the largest, most savage actions seen by elements of the storied 4th Infantry Division in Vietnam. Drawing on interviews with the participants, Warren K. Wilkins recreates the vicious fighting in gripping detail. This is a story of extraordinary courage and sacrifice displayed in a series of battles that were fought and won within the context of a broader, intractable strategic stalemate. When the guns finally fell silent, an unheralded American brigade received a Presidential Unit Citation and earned three of the twelve Medals of Honor awarded to soldiers of the 4th Infantry Division in Vietnam.

The Tet Offensive and Invasion of Cambodia - The History of the Vietnam War's Most Important Campaigns (Paperback):... The Tet Offensive and Invasion of Cambodia - The History of the Vietnam War's Most Important Campaigns (Paperback)
Charles River Editors
R290 Discovery Miles 2 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Engineers at War (Paperback): Adrian G. Traas Engineers at War (Paperback)
Adrian G. Traas
R838 Discovery Miles 8 380 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Warning Shots (Paperback): David Q Tran Warning Shots (Paperback)
David Q Tran
R512 Discovery Miles 5 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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