Senator John McCain leaned about life from his grandfather and father, both admirals in the US Navy. Their careers and their courage helped prepare McCain for the biggest challenge of his life when , as a naval aviator, he was shot down over Hanoi In 1967, and seriously injured. When his captors realised McCain's family background, they offered him early release. McCain refused the offer and was subsequently tortured, held in solitary confinement, and imprisioned for more that five years (the longest in US military history). john mccain, united states. congress. senate -- biography., vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives, american, naval aviator, hanoi, wounded serviceman, solitary confinement, prision of war

Senator John McCain leaned about life from his grandfather and father, both admirals in the US Navy. Their careers and their courage helped prepare McCain for the biggest challenge of his life when , as a naval aviator, he was shot down over Hanoi In 1967, and seriously injured. When his captors realised McCain's family background, they offered him early release. McCain refused the offer and was subsequently tortured, held in solitary confinement, and imprisioned for more that five years (the longest in US military history).john mccain, united states. congress. senate -- biography., vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives, american, naval aviator, hanoi, solitary confinement, us navy, wounded serviceman

A soldier's clothing and equipment are crucial for surviving on the battlefieldvietnam war, 1961-1975 -- equipment and supplies -- juvenile literature, military weapons -- vietnam -- history -- 20th century -- juvenile literature, weapons, gear, uniforms, american soldiers

The AATTV was in Vietnam from July 1962 to December 1972. Nearly 1000 Australians and 11 New Zealand served with "The Team" during that time. They were advisers - sometimes commanders - who operated in small groups across a wide spectrum of military poss throughout the South. australia. army. australian army training team, vietnam, vietnam war 1961-1975 - regimental histories - australia, aattv

Including the Battles of Binh Ba - 1969 & Nui Le -1971).An important aspect worth recognising is that the book has been able to give expression to the deep gratitude, sentiment, spirit of camaraderie, and sacred companionship towards the Regiment's almost 4,000 martyrs that bravely fought, shed their blood and died - offering up their lives for the Nation's independence and freedom. 1961-1975 -- participation, australian, 1961-1975 -- campaigns, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- regimental histories, battle of binh ba, battle of nui le

fictionBoth heart-breaking and comic, Running Dogs is the coalface war the official histories do not tell.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - fiction, barry klemm

Shelby Stanton's Vietnam Order of Battle has been the "Bible" for the Army's Southeast Asia War Records project, which has been hastened immeasurably by having this accurate and excellently compiled reference work at hand - it is an information source without equal. deployment of forces, united states. army -- history -- vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975

A valuable and insightful study of the relationship and perception of Americans tasked with counterinsurgency and their Vietnamese counterparts.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - civilian relief., united states. marine corps - history - vietnam war, 1961 - 1975., vietnamese

The US Army Special Forces (USSF), also known as the "Green Berets" performed a wide variety of missions in Vietnam, many of them unique and never since deuplicated.united states. army. special forces, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- regimental histories -- united states, us army special forces (ussf), green berets

Based on investigative reporting by Neil Sheehan, E.W. Kenworthy, FBox Butterfield & Hedrick Smith.the most significant leaks of classified material in American history.vietnam war (1961-1975), president kennedy, ngo dinh diem, tonkin gulf, tet offensive

During the Tet Offensive in Vietnan in February 1968 and Australian infamtry company assaulted a North Vietnamese bunker complex. In the longest sustained attack fought by Australians during the Vietnam War the soldiers were forward again and again over three days. Yet the battle passed without any notice in Australia at the time, and the men who fought it were further insulted by higher command's apparent failure to acknowlede what they had done.tet offensive, 1968, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- participation, australian, soldiers -- australia -- history, north vietnamese bunker

This book is dedicated to Dr. Peter Rollins (1942-2015), a Marine officer in Viet Nam.vietnam war (1961-1975) - united states, vietnam war - 1961-1965 - campaigns, history -- asia -- southeast asia

This book is dedicated to Dr. Peter Rollins (1942-2015), a Marine officer in Viet Nam.vietnam war (1961-1975) - united states, vietnam war - 1961-1965 - campaigns, history -- asia -- southeast asia

Brillantly conceived and executed; it achieves an excellence that sets new standards for scholarship on both Vietnam and the nature of revolution.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- vietnam -- long an (province), long an (vietnam : province) -- history -- 20th century., long an province, saigon, mekong delta

vietnam history - 1945 - 1975, vietnam war - 1961-1975, viet nam war, dien bien phu, french indochina war, fall of saigon, viet minh's victory

Australians have lately added lustre, in Vietnam, to their fame as soldiers, and week by week names from among them are added to the lists of the fallen.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - australia, vietnam war (1961-1975), vietnamese conflict

So much has been written from so many divergent points of view about the involvement of the United States in Vietnam that the entire issue has become obscured and the truth is difficult, if not impossible, for the general public to discern. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states, vietnam - politics and government

So much has been written from so many divergent points of view about the involvement of the United States in Vietnam that the entire issue has become obscured and the truth is difficult, if not impossible, for the general public to discern.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states, vietnam - politics and government

Thirty-four years after the last Australian troops left Viet Nam, Viet Nam Shots provides a compelling and comprehensive illustrated history of Australia's involvement in the war that divided a nation.vietnam war, 1961-1975- australia, australia. army, denis gibbons, sgt bill errington, ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````

The unique story of Australian armoured, artillery and infantry soldiers drawn together during the Vietnam War to form 6 Troop, A Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment that served in six self-propelled M108 Howitzers, loaned at no cost from the US Armyaustralia, army, cavalry regiment, 3rd - history, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975, regimental histories - australia, howitzers

The most complete account yet of Australia's longest war.vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975 - australia, 1961-1975 - protest movements - australia, ngo dinh diem, tet offensive

Australians have lately added lustre, in Vietnam, to their fame as soldiers, and week by week names from among them are added to the lists of the fallen.australia. army. royal australian regiment. battalion, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian

Told through interviews with North Vietnamese, former Vietcong and Southern Opposition Leadersvietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, vietcong, vietnam - history - 1945-1975

Told through interviews with North Vietnamese, former Vietcong and Southern Opposition Leadersvietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, vietcong, vietnam - history - 1945-1975

Drawing on a wealth of new evidence from all sides, Triumph Forsaken overturns most of the historical orthodoxy on the Vietnam War.vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975., vietnam - history - 1945-1975., south vietnamese president ngo dinh diem, president diem, president lyndon johnson, us troops

Illustrated book, Fronts cover has a photograph of two women in operating theatre dress with a young child (Vietnamese anaesthetic technician Tran Thi Dung, theatre nurse Cathy Blackmore and a young patient in an operating theatre at Bien Hoa Hospital, in early 1972). Below this on a background photo of bandages title and authors names are printed in shades of brown. Abbreviated title (light brown ink) and authors names (dark brown ink) are also printed on the spine along with the publisher's mark. A summary of the book, along with information about the authors, is [rinted on the back cover. non-fictionFrom October 1964 until the end of 1972, over 450 surgeons, nurses and other medical specialists from Australian hospitals volunteered to work in South Vietnam. In the towns of Long Xuyen, Bien Hoa, Vung Tau and Ba Ria they brought expert medical and surgical care, comfort and support to a war-weary and traumatised civilian population. The extraordinary story of these Australian civilians at war is told here, based on interviews with many of those who served in the teams, The book includes two appendices: one lists the dates of service of the teams, the other lists the members of the teams.vietnam war 1961-1975-medical care, vietnam war 1961-1975-participation-australia, vietnam war 1961-1975-personal narratives-australian, volunteer workers in medical car-vietnam-history, alfred hospital

p.258.non-fictionSaigon,1967. Fresh-faced 25-year-old Hugh Lunn arrives in Vietnam at the height of the war to cover it for Reuters and quickly meets a fascinating cast of characters: journalists, Vietnamese, military and best of all, Dinh, the Vietnamese reporter and guide who spoke his own brand of English (Dinglish) and whose wisdom and humour become inextricably bound up with the young reporter's view of the war. Before long the author experiences the full horror and tragedy of war, and finds himself questioning not only the US/Australian role in Vietnam, but his own role in a war where images and words could be as powerful as bullets. vietnam conflict 1961-1975 - personal recollections, vietnam conflict 1961-1975 - history

Index, ill, maps, p.63.non-fictionA short illustrated history of the Vietnam warvietnam conflict - australian involvement, vietnam conflict - 1961-1975 - pictorial works

The Pentagon history was obtained by Neil Sheehan.This is the definitive edition of the Pentagon Papers as published by the New York Times.vietnam war (1961-1975), united states - foreign relations - vietnam, vietnam - politics and government - 1945-1975

Ill, index, maps, p.256.non-fictionOn 24 May 1966, eight hundred men of the 5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, landed at Nui Dat, in Viet Cong territory. For the next 12 months they were faced with the task of restoring peace, civil law and regular commerce to the Vietnamese of Phuoc Tuy province. This book is a detailed record of those months in the monsoon jungles--of the problems that were faced and the solutions that were found. vietnam conflict - australian involvement, vietnam war 1961-1975 – regimental histories - australia