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Book, Fry, Joseph A, Debating Vietnam: Fulbright, Stennis And Their Senate Hearings, 2006
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.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 -
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Book, Cao Ky, Nguyen with Wolf, Marvin J, Buddha's Child: My Fight to Save Vietnam, 2002
A remarkable, fascinating read. An unbelievably candid yet credible account of the tortured U.S. / Vietnam relationship and the incompetence and corruption of many of the senior Vietnamese leaders.A remarkable, fascinating read. An unbelievably candid yet credible account of the tortured U.S. / Vietnam relationship and the incompetence and corruption of many of the senior Vietnamese leaders.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975, vietnam (republic) - politics and government. -
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Book, Ca, Nha, Mourning Headband for Hue: An Account of the Battle for Hue, Vietnam 1968, 2014
A searing first-person account of the misery of war visited upon her family, neighbors and countrymen, caught in senseless, chaotic horror.A searing first-person account of the misery of war visited upon her family, neighbors and countrymen, caught in senseless, chaotic horror.tet offensive (1968), vietnam war (1961-1975), vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- campaigns -- vietnam -- hue -
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Book, Rottman, Gordon L, Vietnam Infantry Tactics, 2011
This book, written by an infantry veteran of Vietnam, evaluates the small-unit tactics of that conflict and how they developed in the field.This book, written by an infantry veteran of Vietnam, evaluates the small-unit tactics of that conflict and how they developed in the field.united states. army. infantry -- drill and tactics -- history -- 20th century., united states. army -- history -- vietnam war, 1961-1975., vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- campaigns. -
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Book, Chomsky, Noam, Rethinking Camelot: JFK, The Vietnam War and US political Culture
This book is a thorough analysis of John F. Kennedy's role in the U.S. invasion of Vietnam and a probing reflection on the elite political culture that allowed and encouraged the Cold WarThis book is a thorough analysis of John F. Kennedy's role in the U.S. invasion of Vietnam and a probing reflection on the elite political culture that allowed and encouraged the Cold Warkennedy, john f. (john fitzgerald), 1917-1963., vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- united states, united states -- politics and government -- 1961-1963, president kennedy -
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Book, Davies, Peter E, US Marine Corps F-4 Phantom 11 Units Of The Vietnam War, 2012
Comprehensive histories of fighting aircraft and their crews, highlighting their vital role in the development of warfare in the 20th and 21st centuriesComprehensive histories of fighting aircraft and their crews, highlighting their vital role in the development of warfare in the 20th and 21st centuriesunited states. marine corps -- aviation -- history -- 20th century, united states. marine corps -- history -- vietnam war, 1961-1975., phantom ii (jet fighter plane), vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- aerial operations, american -
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Book, Rottman, Gordon L, Vietnam Gun Trucks, 2011
While Vietnam is usually perceived as an infantry war with US forces deploying by helicopters, the long supply lines that led to their inland bases had to be traveled by ground vehicles.While Vietnam is usually perceived as an infantry war with US forces deploying by helicopters, the long supply lines that led to their inland bases had to be traveled by ground vehicles.military convoys -- vietnam -- history -- 20th century., vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- transportation -- pictorial works -
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Book, Schulzinger, Robert D, A Time For Peace: the Legacy of the Vietnam War
A new chapter has opened between the United States and Vietnam, and Robert Schulzinger provides the roadmap in A time for Peace. Anyone interested in the factors that will be most critical for cooperation and issues likely to present obstacles and the factors affecting the relationship between former adversaries should read this marvelous and important book.A new chapter has opened between the United States and Vietnam, and Robert Schulzinger provides the roadmap in A time for Peace. Anyone interested in the factors that will be most critical for cooperation and issues likely to present obstacles and the factors affecting the relationship between former adversaries should read this marvelous and important book.united states - foreign relations - vietnam, vietnam - foreign relations - united states, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- veterans -
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Book, Rottman, Gordon L, Army of the Republic of Vietnam 1955-75, 2010
Written by a combat veteran of US Army Special Forces in Vietnam, this is a guide to the army of the war's least-studied major participant - South Vietnam.Written by a combat veteran of US Army Special Forces in Vietnam, this is a guide to the army of the war's least-studied major participant - South Vietnam.vietnam republic, vietnam republic -- history, military, vietnam republic - uniforms -
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Book, Cecil, Michael K, Mud And dust: Australian Army Vehicles and Artillery in Vietnam (Copy 2)
It's the only place in the world where you can be bogged down in mud up to your neck and get dust in your eyes.It's the only place in the world where you can be bogged down in mud up to your neck and get dust in your eyes. vehicles, military -- vietnam -- history, army -- equipment -
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Book, Ham, Paul, Vietnam: Yhe Australian war (Copy 2)
War takes a blender to standards and values...Men come back and spend the rest of their lives trying to find out who they are.War takes a blender to standards and values...Men come back and spend the rest of their lives trying to find out who they are. 1961-1975 - political aspects - australia, vietnam war -
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Book, Warren, James A, GIAP: the General who defeated America in Vietnam (Copy 1), 2013
Over the thirty years of his career as commander in chief (of Communist forces in Vietnam). Giap not only frustrated the designs of two nations far stronger that his own both militarily and technologically, but also continually built up the strength and capabilities of his own military forces, seamlessly integrating them into a resilient political infrastructure that he himself had no small hand in creating.Over the thirty years of his career as commander in chief (of Communist forces in Vietnam). Giap not only frustrated the designs of two nations far stronger that his own both militarily and technologically, but also continually built up the strength and capabilities of his own military forces, seamlessly integrating them into a resilient political infrastructure that he himself had no small hand in creating.generals -- vietnam -- biography, vietnam (democratic republic). qua^n do ^i -- biography -
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Book, Colman, Mike, Payne VC: The story of Australia's most decorated soldier of the Vietnam War, 2009
In May 1969, Warrant Officer Second Class Keith Payne was leading a company of Montagnard soldiers near Ben Het, Vietnam. The company was overrun by a superior force of North Vietnamese regular soldiers, and when the skirmish was over many of Payne's men were left behind, wounded, disoriented and at the mercy of the enemy.In May 1969, Warrant Officer Second Class Keith Payne was leading a company of Montagnard soldiers near Ben Het, Vietnam. The company was overrun by a superior force of North Vietnamese regular soldiers, and when the skirmish was over many of Payne's men were left behind, wounded, disoriented and at the mercy of the enemy. 1961-1975 - veterans - biography, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - psychological aspects, payne, keith, wo keith payne, victoria cross -
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Book, Goldstein, Gordon M, Lessons in Disaster: McGeorge Bundy and the path to war in Vietnam, 2008
This meticulously researched book gives us remarkalbe insight into one of the most critical foreign policy decisions in U.S. history. Anyone aspiring to a leadership position in American politics or public policy should carefully examine this perceptive work and its many valuable lessons.This meticulously researched book gives us remarkalbe insight into one of the most critical foreign policy decisions in U.S. history. Anyone aspiring to a leadership position in American politics or public policy should carefully examine this perceptive work and its many valuable lessons.united states - foreign relations - vietnam, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - causes, united states - foreign relations - 1961-1963 -
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Book, Asselin, Pierre, Hanoi's Road to the Vietnam War, 1954-1965, 2013
Splendidly researched, chock-full of fascinating new information and insights, Hanoi's Road to the Vietnam War is truly a pathbreaking study, far away the best book to date of the crucial topic.Splendidly researched, chock-full of fascinating new information and insights, Hanoi's Road to the Vietnam War is truly a pathbreaking study, far away the best book to date of the crucial topic.vietnam (democratic republic) - history, vietnam (democratic republic) - foreign relations, 1961-1975 - causes, hanoi -
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Book, Lee, Sandra Finger, Vietnam On Canvas: Ken McFadyen: An Artist at War (Copy 2)
Nothing fazed him. He was always in control, always thorough, always switched on, single-minded, He was popular with the men because of his empathy with them; and he felt honoured to be a part of the campaign and this showed in the way he tackled his work.Nothing fazed him. He was always in control, always thorough, always switched on, single-minded, He was popular with the men because of his empathy with them; and he felt honoured to be a part of the campaign and this showed in the way he tackled his work. war artists - australia - 20th century - biography, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - pictorial works -
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Book, Childs, Kevin, Our Vietnam: 50th Anniversary Edition (Copy 2), 2014
If I let the Communists take over South Vietnam, then I would be seen as a coward and my nation would be seen as an appeaser, and we would both find it impossible to accomplish anything for anybody anywhere on the entire globe.If I let the Communists take over South Vietnam, then I would be seen as a coward and my nation would be seen as an appeaser, and we would both find it impossible to accomplish anything for anybody anywhere on the entire globe. 1961-1975 -- history, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- psychological aspects -
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Book, Bradley, Mark Philip, Vietnam at War, 2009
A penetrating history of how the Vietnamese people experienced the wars for their country.A penetrating history of how the Vietnamese people experienced the wars for their country.vietnam -- history -- 1945-1975, vietnam war, 1961-1975., indochinese war, 1946-1954. -
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Book, Schulzinger, Robert D, A Time for War: the United States and Vietnam, 1941-1975, 1997
Simply put, this book is a masterpiece which explicates as no other work has done the crucial historical event of our generation. Schulzinger has extended his breadth to cover all aspects of the Vietnam war. The military/strategic angle, the experience of soldiers on the ground, the home front and the domestic political fallout. Neither does he slight the North and South Vietnamese sides. He has provided in one volume the complete picture of the war.Simply put, this book is a masterpiece which explicates as no other work has done the crucial historical event of our generation. Schulzinger has extended his breadth to cover all aspects of the Vietnam war. The military/strategic angle, the experience of soldiers on the ground, the home front and the domestic political fallout. Neither does he slight the North and South Vietnamese sides. He has provided in one volume the complete picture of the war.united states - foreign relations - vietnam, indochinese war, 1946-1954, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -
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Book, Chong, Denise, The Girl in the Picture: The story of Kim Phuc, the Photograph and the Vietnam War, 1999
From the most photographed war in the twentieth century, among the enduring images is one of a little girl screaming in pain and terror are being burned by napalm in an air attack. On June 8, 1972, nine year old Kim Phuc ran from her burning village in South Vietnam and into the eye of history.From the most photographed war in the twentieth century, among the enduring images is one of a little girl screaming in pain and terror are being burned by napalm in an air attack. On June 8, 1972, nine year old Kim Phuc ran from her burning village in South Vietnam and into the eye of history.kim phuc, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - children, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- aerial operations, american -
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Book, Schlesinger, Arthur M, The Bitter Heritage: Vietnam and American Democracy (Copy 2), 1967
Arthur Schlesinger has interrupted his long-term work in order to write a brilliant short analysis of the situation in Vietnam.Arthur Schlesinger has interrupted his long-term work in order to write a brilliant short analysis of the situation in Vietnam.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - united states, united states - foreign relations - vietnam -
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Book, Cameron, Bruce, Canister On fire!: Australian Tank Operations in Vietnam Vol 2 (Copy 2)
Canister! On Fire! Tells the remarkable, but little known story of Australian tanks in the Vietnam War.Canister! On Fire! Tells the remarkable, but little known story of Australian tanks in the Vietnam War. australia. army. armoured regiment, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- tank warfare -
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Book, Cameron, Bruce, Canister on Fire!: Australian Tank Operations in Vietnam Vol 1. (Copy 2)
Canister! On Fire! Tells the remarkable, but little known story of Australian tanks in the Vietnam War.Canister! On Fire! Tells the remarkable, but little known story of Australian tanks in the Vietnam War. australia. army. armoured regiment, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- tank warfare -
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Book, Burchett, Wilfred, Grasshoppers and Elephants: Why Vietnam Fell (Copy 1), 1977
In "Grasshoppers and Elephants", Wilfred Burchett presents an authentic, highly intelligible account of that astonishing 55 day period in which the provincial capitals in South Vietnam fell with scarcely a battle being fought.In "Grasshoppers and Elephants", Wilfred Burchett presents an authentic, highly intelligible account of that astonishing 55 day period in which the provincial capitals in South Vietnam fell with scarcely a battle being fought.vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975., guerilla warfare -
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Book, Capps, Walter ed, The Vietnam Reader, 1991
Since the end of the Vietnam War, histories, films, novels and poetry have sought to come to grips with the conflict's devastating effect on Asians and Americans, both those who fought and those who didn't.Since the end of the Vietnam War, histories, films, novels and poetry have sought to come to grips with the conflict's devastating effect on Asians and Americans, both those who fought and those who didn't.vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975. -
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Book, Emerson, Gloria, Winners and Losers: Battles, Retreats, Gains, Losses and Ruins from the Vietnam War, 1986
Sensitive, moral, compelling...a book of genuine greatness and largeness of spirit.Sensitive, moral, compelling...a book of genuine greatness and largeness of spirit.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - united states -
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Book, Baker, Mark, Nam: The Vietnam War in the words of dozens of its veterans - easily stands with the best descriptive accounts. and Women Who Fought There. (Copy 2)
The war billed on the marquee 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.The war billed on the marquee 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 -
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Book, Chanoff, David and Toai, Doan Van, Vietnam: A Portrait of its People at War (Copy 1), 2009
"Vietnam" A Portrait of its people at War stands out as one of the most penetrating and valuable studies of the conflict."Vietnam" A Portrait of its people at War stands out as one of the most penetrating and valuable studies of the conflict.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- personal narratives, viet cong., vietnam -- politics and government -- 1945-1975. -
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Book, Brown, Malcolm and MacGladrie, Stuar and Sutton, Candace, You're Leaving Tomorrow: Conscripts and Correspondents caught up in the Vietnam War (Copy 2), 2007
three highly respected Fairfax journalists take a fresh look at the dramatic events of the Vietnam War in this fascinating and richly visual book/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 -
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Book, Boxall, Ron ed. and O'Neill, Robert ed, Vietnam Vanguard: The 5th Battalion's Approach to Counter-Insurgency, 1966. (Copy 1)
the Vietnam War, and Australia's part in it, was a major military event, calling for willingness to face death and destruction on the battlefields on the part of those sent there, especially the men of our infantry battalions who formed the spearhead of our forces in Vietnam,the Vietnam War, and Australia's part in it, was a major military event, calling for willingness to face death and destruction on the battlefields on the part of those sent there, especially the men of our infantry battalions who formed the spearhead of our forces in Vietnam,australia. australian army. australian task force (vietnam), 1st., vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- participation, australian, counterinsurgency -- vietnam (republic), 5 rar