fictionMust reading for every Ranger candidate. Highly authentic.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - fiction

There have been many marines. There have bee many marksmen. but there has been only ne Sergeant Carlos Hathcock, a legend of Marine lore. He stalked the Viet Cong behind enemy lines. His record has never been matched: 93 confirmed kills.united states. marine corps. biography, vietnam war, 1961-1975- commando operations, sgt carlos hathcock, viet cong

To Vietnam and bacnk ... One man's searing true story that captures an entire generation.ehrhart, w. d., united states. marine corps - biography, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american

The cit of Hue is one of he saddest cities of our earth, no simply because of what happened there in February, 1968, unthinkalbe as that was. 1961-1975 - atrocities, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - campaigns - vietnam - hue, terrorism - vietnam, battle of hue, communist, tet offensive, vietcong

Medic - Memoirs of an Australian Infantry Medic is based on the author's 1968-69 tour of South Viet Namaustralia. army. medical corps - field service, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - medical care

Before we got to Vietnam, the troops all though you would be the first Lieutenant killed, and in the end, you were the only one left. We were all wrong, you were the best. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american

The Vietnam War was the longest, most bitterly devisive and least successful in which Australians have ever fought. It left a legacy of suffering and rejection amoung veterans which has only recently begun to be overcome. In Memories of Vietnam some Australians who knew the was from close up look back over the years and recall their experience in their own words.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, saigon, viet cong

Mostly Sailors deals with the life of sailors on board various ships in the Royal Australian Navy and how a boring and monotonous day can turn quickly into life threatening situations.australia. royal australian navy - history - vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - naval operations, australian

The war billed on the marguee as a John Wayne shoot 'em up test of manhood turns out to be a warped version of Peter Pan. Vietnam was a brutal Neverneverland outside time and space, where little boys didn't have to grow up. They just grew old before their time vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american

Authentic, down to the last insect bite...This is the way it really was.united states. army. special forces group, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american

The Vietnam problem is not simply defined by clashes of the Ho Chi Minh regime against supporters of whoever is currently in charge of the South. 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - women

Eyewitness Vietnam has a real 'you are there' feel to it. Maps and nearly 400 photographs - some previously unpublished - supplement the text and help place readers ritht in the middle of the action. A bonus CD with the actual recorded words of severl eyewitnesses adds to the feeling of authenticity.vietnam war, 1961-1975, vietnam - politics and government - 1945-1975, operation rolling thunder, fall of saigon

You know it's going to be hot when your brigade is referred to as a fireball unit. From May 1967 through May 1968, the Sky Soldiers of the 173rd Airborne were in the thick of it, humping eighty-pound rucksacks through triple-canopy jungle and chasing down the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam.united states. army. airborne brigade, 173rd -- history, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- regimental histories -- united states

The tracking lead jerked like a fast jag on a fishhook, Caesar's ears shot up and his shoulders hunched forward. The Viet Cong was fifty yards to my right front, stretching his arms above his head. There were three men at least...and a machine-gun on the track facing me. Scarcely able to breathe, I reeled Caesar back.. and gave a thumbs down. Enemy. And I had them coldvietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, dogs - war use

In October 1966 a group of 28 soldiers was chosen to form Australia's first specialist Reconnaissance Platoon in the vietnam War. One of this platoon's section commanders was a 20 year old regular soldier called Bob Kearney, who led a series of deadly patrols while the First Australian Task Force established its headquarters in South Vietnam. 1961-1975 - reconnaissance operations, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, cpl bob kearney, 1st australian tast force

Was Vietnam a case of Australia fighting 'other people's war'?vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, australian

non-fictionThis monumental narrative clarifies, analyzes, and demystifies the tragic ordeal of the Vietnam war. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states, united states

Presents the view of the North Vietnamese combat photographersthis book is about faces, really - the faces f the communist Vietnamese who drove France out of Vietnam, then killed Americans till we got the idea too, ten destroyed the anti-communist Army of the Republic of Vietnam. And it's about how North Vietnamese photographers saw thos faces, and showed them to their people.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- pictorial works, war photographers, vietnamese, north vietnamese photographers, army of the republic of vietnam (arvn)

All the agonies of the Vietnam war - the suffering and sacrifices of the South Vietnamese and U.S. military personnel combating the Viet Cong - are vividly portrayed in this impressive collection of drawings.vietnam war, 1961- 1975 - pictorial works

Contains 94 photos, 80 in colourA collection of coloured and black and white photographs with a story on each of them.vietnam war, 1961- 1975 - pictorial works

Inerest in the vietnam War has focussed on its global significance and on the domestic political responses which the war engendered.australia. army. australian army training team, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - regimental histories - australia, aattv, saigon, phuoc tuy

Three highly respected Fairfax journalists take a fresh look at the dramatic events of the Vietnam War in this fascinating and richly visual book. 1961-1975 - participation - australian, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - journalists

Between 1965 and 1972, elements of the Royal Australian Navy undertook continuous service in Vietnam - at sea and in the air. australia. royal australian navy, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - naval operations, australian