Index, bib, ill, maps, p.200.non-fictionIllustrates the decisive battle of the Vietnam war that led to the ultimate American defeatvietnam conflict 1961-1975 - history, vietnam war - battles

Index, notes, bib, ill, maps, p.272.non-fiction An account of the minelaying by 4 Squadrons of the RAAF that between April 1943 and July 1945 in coalition with the USN 7th Fleet mined virtually every important Japanese port in the Southwest Pacific and as far North as Wenzhou (Wenchow) this was a substantial contribution to the Allied victory in the Pacific in WW2.world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - australia, world war 1939-1945 - mining operations

Index, bib, ill, maps, p.476.On 25 June 1950 the invasion of South Korea by the Communist North launched one of the bloodiest conflicts of the last century. The seemingly limitless power of the Chinese-backed North was thrown against the ferocious firepower of the UN-backed South in a war that can be seen today as the stark prelude to Vietnam. Max Hastings has drawn on first-hand accounts of those who fought on both sides to produce this vivid and incisive reassessment of the Korean War, bringing the military and human dimensions into sharp focus.korean war 1950-1953 - history, korea - history

Index, p.476.non-fictionThe aim of this book is to provide students with a wide-ranging survey of the key issues in strategic studies, and to provide an introduction to the main ideas and themes in the field. The book contains six sections which seek to discover generalisations about the nature of modern strategy, and case studies, which attempt to ground the study of strategy in the realities of modernmilitary science, international relations

Worn by Deaf Student (Marissa (De Santis) Cooper (Early 1970's)Girl Grey School Blazer Pure Wool Worn by Student in early 1970sSchool Badge embroided VSDC (Victorian School for Deaf Children) (Packet of Chips made by Arnotts, found in left pocket)vsdc school uniform, marissa de santis cooper, thins chips, 1970s

A fascinating comparison of two very different congressional heavyweights. Anyone attempting to come to grips with the complex relationship between American politics and the Vietnam War must read this book.vietnam war (1961-1975) - united states, united states - politics and government - 1963-1969

Vietnam, November 1965, 450 men of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, under the command of Lt. Col. Hal Moore, are dropped by helicopter into a small clearing in the La Drang Valley and immediately surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers. Three days later, only two and a half miles away, a sister battalion is chopped to pieces. Together, these actions at the landing zones X-ray and Albany constitute one of the most savage and significant battles of the Vietnam War and set the tome of the conflict to come.united states. army, la drang valley (vietnam) , battle of, 1965, battle of la drang valley, 1st battalion, 7th cavalry

Since the first preparation of these chapters on the Communist movements in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos in mid-1974, events have moved rapidly in Indochina. Within a few months of the authors' final revisions, the demise of the non-communist side in each of the Indochinese countries was accomplished.communism - indochina - congresses., vietnam, cambodia, laos