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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Hooper, Jim, A Hundred Feet Over Hell: Flying with the Men of the 220th Recon Airplane Company over 1 Corps and the DMZ, Vietnam 1968-1969, 2009
A Hundred Feet Over Hell is the story of a handful of young pilots taking extraordinary risks to support those on the ground. Flying over Vietnam in two-seater Cessnas, they often made the difference between a soldier returning alive to his family or having the lonely sound of "Taps" played over his grave.A Hundred Feet Over Hell is the story of a handful of young pilots taking extraordinary risks to support those on the ground. Flying over Vietnam in two-seater Cessnas, they often made the difference between a soldier returning alive to his family or having the lonely sound of "Taps" played over his grave. 1961-1975 - aerial operations - american, 1961-1975 - reconnaissance operations, american, 1961-1975 - personal narratives - american, dmz, 20th recon airplane cpmpany, cessna 0-1 bird dogs -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Buell, Hal ed, We Were There, Vietnam, Eyewitness Battlefield Stories
We Were There is a riveting collection of photographs and essays capturing the personal experiences of those who witnessed and reported from the battlefield.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 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Drury, Bob and Clavin, Tom, Last Men Out: The true story of America's Heroic Final Hours in Vietnam, 2011
Last Men Out tells the real story behind one of the most referen d but least uderstood epiodes in recent American history.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 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, McMillan-Kay, Robert, Vietnam: A Technical Tour with the 1st Topographic Survey Troop (Copy 1)
The political and personal controversy over our involvement in the Vietnam war still rages. Only those who were there can tell the story.The political and personal controversy over our involvement in the Vietnam war still rages. Only those who were there can tell the story.australia. army. topographical survey troop, 1st, military topography - vietnam, nui dat -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Haran, Peter, Trackers: The Untold Story of the Australian Dogs of War (Copy 3)
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 coldThe 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 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Mackay, Ian, Australians in Vietnam. (Copy 2)
Here at last is the true story of how it feels to be an Australian fighting or working in Vietnam. It tells of the men - and women - who have the same kind of cheerful courage which has typified generations of Australians, and who in Vietnam successfully adapted themselves to a completely kind of war.Here at last is the true story of how it feels to be an Australian fighting or working in Vietnam. It tells of the men - and women - who have the same kind of cheerful courage which has typified generations of Australians, and who in Vietnam successfully adapted themselves to a completely kind of war. 1961-1975 - australia, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Gibson, Peter, Conscripted: Now It's our Turn, 2021
A look into the CMF and National Service story of twin brother Nasho's and an insight into the role of an Artillery Head Quarters Battery during the last months of Australia's Vietnam War.A look into the CMF and National Service story of twin brother Nasho's and an insight into the role of an Artillery Head Quarters Battery during the last months of Australia's Vietnam War.vietnam war - 1961-1975 - soldiers - australian, 1961 - 1975 - veterans - australia - biography, vietnam war, personal narratives - australian, conscription, artillery head quarters battery -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Childs, Kevin and Foster, Ken, Vietnam, Our Stories: Memories of the War (Copy 1)
Smuggling beer in Top Secret boxes was one of the many pranks Australians got up to in Vietnam as a relief from the trauma of war. Some played kick-to-kick with a football, although exhausted after the most ferocious battle, while others masqueraded as U.S. officers to score VIP treatment.Smuggling beer in Top Secret boxes was one of the many pranks Australians got up to in Vietnam as a relief from the trauma of war. Some played kick-to-kick with a football, although exhausted after the most ferocious battle, while others masqueraded as U.S. officers to score VIP treatment. 1961-1975 - participation, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Cosgrove, Peter, My Story, 2006
... this book is my personal story, from boyhood to battlefield ...this book is my personal story, from boyhood to battlefield and beyond, written in my own words, reflecting on my life.this book is my personal story, from boyhood to battlefield and beyond, written in my own words, reflecting on my life.cosgrove, peter, 1947-., generals - australia - biography, soldiers - australia - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Childs, Kevin and Foster, Ken, Vietnam, Our Stories: Memories of the War (Copy 2)
Smuggling beer in Top Secret boxes was one of the many pranks Australians got up to in Vietnam as a relief from the trauma of war. Some played kick-to-kick with a football, although exhausted after the most ferocious battle, while others masqueraded as U.S. officers to score VIP treatment.Smuggling beer in Top Secret boxes was one of the many pranks Australians got up to in Vietnam as a relief from the trauma of war. Some played kick-to-kick with a football, although exhausted after the most ferocious battle, while others masqueraded as U.S. officers to score VIP treatment. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, australian, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Isserman, Maurice, Witness to War: Vietnam: Personal Narratives from the Conflict in Vietnam, 1995
This is the story of the Vietnam War, told in the words of the people who lived it - soldiers and civilians, officers and political leaders, reporters and diplomats.This is the story of the Vietnam War, told in the words of the people who lived it - soldiers and civilians, officers and political leaders, reporters and diplomats.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- united states -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Coe, John J. ed, Desperate Praise: the Australians in Vietnam
To many people Vietnam was a "reporters' war", reported in many cases from bars in downtown Saigon. The accounts in this book are written by Diggers who served there, and tell the true story of what conditions were really like.To many people Vietnam was a "reporters' war", reported in many cases from bars in downtown Saigon. The accounts in this book are written by Diggers who served there, and tell the true story of what conditions were really like.vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives - australian -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Cosgrove, Peter General, My Story
... Cosgrove Sir Peter Cosgrove This book is my personal story, from ...This book is my personal story, from boyhood to battlefield and beyond, written in my own words, reflecting on my life.This book is my personal story, from boyhood to battlefield and beyond, written in my own words, reflecting on my life.vietnam, general peter cosgrove, sir peter cosgrove -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Maurer, Harry, Strange Ground: An Oral History of Americans in Vietnam, 1945-1975
Every story is unique and what comes across is a book filled with pain, anger, guilt, pride in the USA, forgiveness, black and ironic humor, and above all what it means to those who went throught the national traumaEvery story is unique and what comes across is a book filled with pain, anger, guilt, pride in the USA, forgiveness, black and ironic humor, and above all what it means to those who went throught the national traumavietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american, vietnam -- history -- 1945-1975 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Little, Ken, Cease Fire: Courage Under Fire. Vietnam And Other Conflicts, 2020
Cease Fire is a must read story about the lives of five men from Sydney's Northern Beaches who were involved in the Vietnam War, and another whose life was affected by the Second World War. The stories in Cease Fire are compelling and educate readers about the effects of war on human lives. It is ironic that the war did not cease for many returned soldiers - the firing never stopped.Six Vietnam Veterans' stories of their time in Vietnam.Cease Fire is a must read story about the lives of five men from Sydney's Northern Beaches who were involved in the Vietnam War, and another whose life was affected by the Second World War. The stories in Cease Fire are compelling and educate readers about the effects of war on human lives. It is ironic that the war did not cease for many returned soldiers - the firing never stopped. 1961 - 1975 -- veterans -- australia, 1961 - 1975 - veterans - australia - biography, vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives - australian -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Carhart, Tom, The Offering: A Generation Offered their Lives to America in Vietnam - One Soldier's Story, 1987
The Offering is the personal saga of an American fighting man in Vietnam.The Offering is the personal saga of an American fighting man in Vietnam.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Marshall, S.L.A, The Fields of Bamboo: The True Story of Dong Tre, Trung Luong and Hoa Hoi - Three Battles Just Beyond the South China Sea, 1971
It began and ended with a trap. The first one nearl led a green Special Forces captain into a slaughter, the last cost the life of a heroic lietuenant. Between the two raged some of the fiercest infantry fighting of the Vietnam WarIt began and ended with a trap. The first one nearl led a green Special Forces captain into a slaughter, the last cost the life of a heroic lietuenant. Between the two raged some of the fiercest infantry fighting of the Vietnam Waraustralia - armed forces - biography, vietnam war, personal narratives - australian, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1971 - personal narratives, australian, battle of dong tre, battle of trung luong, battle of hoa hoi, 1st cavalry division, 101st screaming eagles, nva -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Carhart, Tom, The Offering: Nam "A" Company. One soldier's True Story, 1987
A graphic account of what the war was like in terms of those who fought it ...it speaks with the voice of a true soldier.A graphic account of what the war was like in terms of those who fought it ...it speaks with the voice of a true soldier.vietnam war (1961-1975), vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, american -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Walker, Keith, A Piece of My Heart: The Stories of Twenty-six American Women who served in Vietnam. (Copy 2)
This oral history recounts the experiences of a minority tucked away within another minority - American women who went to Vietnam in the military or as volunteers or entertainers.This oral history recounts the experiences of a minority tucked away within another minority - American women who went to Vietnam in the military or as volunteers or entertainers. 1961-1975 - women - interviews, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - personal narratives - american, vietnam entertainers, american women -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, War Story, 1979
... ) Vietnam War 1961 - 1975 Personal narratives American War Story ...vietnam war (1961-1975), vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives, american -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Essex-Clark, John, Maverick Soldier: an Infantryman's Story, 1991
Maverick Soldier is the forthright, nuts and bolts account of John Essex-Clarks' unmatched experience as a warrior, leader and teacher. Its telling is all of a piece with the man himself - bluff, astute no-nonsense.Maverick Soldier is the forthright, nuts and bolts account of John Essex-Clarks' unmatched experience as a warrior, leader and teacher. Its telling is all of a piece with the man himself - bluff, astute no-nonsense.soldiers - australia - biography, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1971 - personal narratives, australian -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Lanning, Michael Lee ed, Tours of Duty: Vietnam War Stories, 2014
These are the stories Vietnam vets tell over beers at Legion halls and VFW posts - stories of young men tangled up in the chaos of landing zones and nameless jungle hill, in the boredom of base camps, in the confusion of a controversial war.These are the stories Vietnam vets tell over beers at Legion halls and VFW posts - stories of young men tangled up in the chaos of landing zones and nameless jungle hill, in the boredom of base camps, in the confusion of a controversial war.vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, personal narratives, american, soldiers - united states - biography - ancedotes -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Burstall, Terry, The Soldiers' Story: The battle at Xa Long Tan, Vietnam, 18 August 1966 (Copy 3)
The Vietnamese looked on Long Tan as a key victory for themThe Vietnamese looked on Long Tan as a key victory for them 1961-1975 - campaigns, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, battle of long tan -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Burstall, Terry, The Soldiers' Story: The battle at Xa Long Tan (Copy 1)
It is twenty years since the controversial Battle at Long Tan took place in South Vietnam on 18 August 1966.It is twenty years since the controversial Battle at Long Tan took place in South Vietnam on 18 August 1966. 1961-1975 - campaigns, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, battle of long tan -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Burstall, Terry, The Soldiers' Story: The Battle at Xa Long Tan (Copy 2)
It is twenty years since the controversial Battle at Long Tan took place in South Vietnam on 18 August 1966.It is twenty years since the controversial Battle at Long Tan took place in South Vietnam on 18 August 1966. 1961-1975 - campaigns, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, battle at xa long tan -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Breen, Bob, First to Fight: Australian Diggers, N.Z. Kiwis & U.S. Paratroopers in Vietnam, 1965-66. (Copy 2)
This is the story of an Australian battalion which fought as part of a unique US Airborne Brigade, a formation which spearheaded the escalation of American intervention in Vietnam, and which became the first and last truly ANZUS combat force to fight in war.This is the story of an Australian battalion which fought as part of a unique US Airborne Brigade, a formation which spearheaded the escalation of American intervention in Vietnam, and which became the first and last truly ANZUS combat force to fight in war. australian. army. battalion, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - new zealand, us airborne brigade -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Dennis, D.J, One Day At A Time: A Vietnam Diary: "Sometimes you couldn't hear the guns for the laughter..." (Copy 2)
The year is 1968 - The Tet Offensive has begun. Conscript James "Ned" Kelly os one of six men who featured in this dramatic Vietnam story. "Ned" is almost half-way through his sentenced "Tour of Duty", and is part of the specialist aviation unit, the Australian Army's 161 Reconaissance Flight.The year is 1968 - The Tet Offensive has begun. Conscript James "Ned" Kelly os one of six men who featured in this dramatic Vietnam story. "Ned" is almost half-way through his sentenced "Tour of Duty", and is part of the specialist aviation unit, the Australian Army's 161 Reconaissance Flight.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, tet offensive, 161 recce flight, james "ned" kelly -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Krasnoff, Stan, Shadows on the wall
This is the gripping true story of life and death in the jungle, and an enemy up close and personal.This is the gripping true story of life and death in the jungle, and an enemy up close and personal.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - campaigns, special military operations, aattv, australian army training team vietnam (aattv) -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Barr, Marshall, Surgery, Sand and Saigon Tea: An Australian Army Doctor in Viet Nam (Copy 1)
This is the story of a young Australian anaesthetist's service in the Viet Nam War - from peril to pleasure, a year filled with experiences.This is the story of a young Australian anaesthetist's service in the Viet Nam War - from peril to pleasure, a year filled with experiences.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, surgeons - biography -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Book, Barr, Marshall, Surgery, Sand and Saigon Tea: An Australian Army Doctor in Viet Nam (Copy 2)
This is the story of a young Australian anesthetist's service in the Viet Nam War - from peril to pleasure, a year filled with experiences.This is the story of a young Australian anesthetist's service in the Viet Nam War - from peril to pleasure, a year filled with experiences.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, australian, surgeons - biography
