We Were There is a riveting collection of photographs and essays capturing the personal experiences of those who witnessed and reported from the battlefield. 1961-1975 -- pictorial works, 1961-1975 -- personal narratives - american, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- united states

This is simply the best collection of documents pertaining to the long and difficult struggle for Vietnamvietnam war - 1961-1975 - sources, vietnam war - 1961-1975 - united states - sources

A vibrantly written and awe-inspiring achievement in epic form.vietnam war, 1961 - 1975 - united states

"Blowtorch" provides a revealing look into the hitherto unexamined role played for three decades by Cold War Strategist Komer. Those looking to understand counterinsurgency theory will be especially drawn to Jones' illuminating discussion in Komer's leadership of "CORDS" national security - united states - history - 20th century, vietnam war, 1961 - 1975 - united states - biography

From 1966 on to the fall of Saigon in April 1975, the SEAL Teams were present in South vietnam where they accomplished extraordiny intellignece-gathering missions and eliminated Vietcong units in the Mekong Delta.united states. navy -- commando troops -- history, united states. navy. seals -- history, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- commando operations -- united states, fall of saigon, mekong delta, vietcong

Paris Conference on Vietnam Looking Back, 1968-1973vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- peace, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- diplomatic history

Tom "Bud" Abraham was one of the very few Englishmen to serve in Vietnam. As an officer in the 1st Cavalry Division during 1967/8, he saw combat in some of the fierest encounters of the war. By his gallantry earned him a chestful of medals, including the Silver Star, one of the highest decorations awarded by the American Army. prisoners of war - vietnam - biography, vietnam war, 1961 - 1975 - prisoners and prisons, tom "bud" abraham, 1st cavalry division

The Vietnam war ended exactly 20 years ago. The relations between Vietnam and the USA are in a process of normalization, 1961-1975 -- diplomatic history, united states -- foreign relations -- vietnam (democrartic republic, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- peace

Gary Bray landed in South Vietnam as a recently married, freshly minted second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. His assignment was not enviable: leading the platoon whose former members had committed the My Lai massacre - the murder of Vietnamese civilians - eighteen months earlier. In this compelling memoir, he shares his experiences of Vietnam in the direct wake of that terrible event. 1961-1975 - personal narratives - american, vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives, american, charlie company, my lai massacre

Coming to terms with the Vietnam War - the war that Americal lost - has been a long, gruelling struggle, mired by historical denial and distortion and, as Franklin so formidabely reveals, myths that have become entrapped in American culture.vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975 - public opinion - united states, 1961 - 1975 - influence

Last Men Out tells the real story behind one of the most referen d but least uderstood epiodes in recent American history. vietnam war - 1961-1975 - ho chi minh city., vietnam war - 1961 - 1975 - evacuation of civilians - vietnam - ho chi minh city., vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives, american

Vietnam Wives is a profoundlly moving book on the phychological and social consequences of war for families; a "must read" for anyone interested in the realities of war. It should be required reading for all politicans. There are lots of helpful suggestions for wives at the end.post-traumatic stress disorder - patients - family relationships, veterans - united states - mental health, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - psychological aspects

The author joined the Australian Regular Army in 1966. After initial ten weeks recruit training at Kapooka, went to Infantry centre, Bardia Barracks at Ingleburn to complete ten weeks of Corps Trainingvietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - poetry

The author joined the Australian Regular Army in 1966. After initial ten weeks recruit training at Kapooka, went to Infantry centre, Bardia Barracks at Ingleburn to complete ten weeks of Corps Trainingvietnam war, 1961-1975 - poetry, war poetry - australian

This is the graphic and untold story of the pilots and crews of Australia's fleet of Iroquois helicopters during the Vietnam War - their triumphs and losses, and the legacy of the experience that many still carry today. vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- aerial operations, australian, military helicopters -- vietnam, royal australian air force

A masterly chronicle of one of the devasting international conflicts of the twentieth century.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- personal narratives, vietnam -- history -- 1945-1975

When journalist and historian Mark Dapin first interviewed Vietnam veterans and wrote about the war, he swallowed (and regurgitated) every popular misconception. He wasn't alone. In Australia's Vietnam, Dapin argues that every stage of Australia's Vietnam War has been misremembered and obscured by myth. He disproves claims that every national serviceman was a volunteer; questions the idea that Australian troops committed atrocities; debunks the fallacy that there were no welcome hope parades until 1987; and rebuts the fable that returned soldiers were met by spitting protesters at Australian airports 1961-1975 -- participation, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- personal narratives, australian, national service -- australia -- history

Mick Berrigan was critically wounded in Vietnam in 1967. He returned to Australia and a system which was totally unprepared to rehabilitate him of provide any support for his extensive brain injury. This is the story of his courage and persistence in his fight to be his own person. It is about his parents and affect their constant search for help on Mick's behalf had on their lives. It is also about me, his sister, and how I became his 'significant other'.vietnam war, 1961-1975, war wounds -- biography, rehabilitation -- australia -- biography

Mick Berrigan was critically wounded in Vietnam in 1967. He returned to Australia and a system which was totally unprepared to rehabilitate him of provide any support for his extensive brain injury. This is the story of his courage and persistence in his fight to be his own person. It is about his parents and affect their constant search for help on Mick's behalf had on their lives. It is also about me, his sister, and how I became his 'significant other'.vietnam war, 1961-1975, war wounds -- biography, rehabilitation -- australia -- biography

Ammo was low no grenades the VC were all around us out of the 7 men around the M60, I had lost one dean and one wounded there was nothing I could do. 1961-1975 - participation, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - campaigns, fire support base - coral

Assigned by Reuters to Vietnam, twenty-five year old correspondent Hugh Lunn left London with just 10 pounds for expenses and a one way ticket to Saigon. Arriving at the height of the war in 1967, he witnessed some of the most bloody and dramatic events, culminating in the 1968 Tet Offensice. Bombed, shot at, and lied to by the military, Hugh Lunn discovered that there was a war of words - and inages - as well as bullets.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, tet offensive (1968), saigon

Assigned by Reuters to Vietnam, twenty-five year old correspondent Hugh Lunn left London with just 10 pounds for expenses and a one way ticket to Saigon. Arriving at the height of the war in 1967, he witnessed some of the most bloody and dramatic events, culminating in the 1968 Tet Offensice. Bombed, shot at, and lied to by the military, Hugh Lunn discovered that there was a war of words - and inages - as well as bullets.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, tet offensive (1968), saigon

The Vietnam War was one of the longest, bitterest and most complex wars of the twentieth century. It began in 1945 as a localized nationalist revolt against French colonial rule in Indochina. 1961-1975 - chronology, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - pictorial works

A collection of black and white photographs with a story with each onevietnamese conflict , 1961-1975, 1961-1975 - pictorial works

The Living and the Dead reveals the Vietnam War as it has never been seen before - through the prism of the crucial, tangled decisions made by one man, US secretary of defense Robert McNamara. It illuminates those decisionby revealing the man; by turns cold and emotionally trumultuous; the numbers-worshipper who came to believe that the war tearing America apart was wrong, but continued to support its escalation.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states

This book explores the life of Australian infantrymen in the Vietnam War by focusing on the experience of the men of the Eighth Battalion during their 12 month tour at the height of the war.australia. army. battalion, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - regimental histories - australia., 8th battalion