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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Egendorf, Arthur, Healing From the War: Trauma & Transformation after Vietnam
... States Vietnam War 1961-1975 - Psychological aspects Healing from ...Healing from the War empowers each of us to be a peacemaker - to recover from Vietnam and the battles of everyday life.Healing from the War empowers each of us to be a peacemaker - to recover from Vietnam and the battles of everyday life. 1961-1975 - united states, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - psychological aspects -
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Book, Peel, John, Walk Tall: with the 2nd Battalion 1st ARVN Regiment
Australia, in 1962 committed 30 Army instructors to train the emerging Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) with the aim of enhancing a military alliance with the United States of America. The training task continued for 10 years and involved 990 Australians and 10 New Zealanders as the war escalated. This account reflects the experience of an unlikely member of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) who became the last Australian Warrant Officer to srve with the highly regarded 1st ARVN Regiment.Australia, in 1962 committed 30 Army instructors to train the emerging Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) with the aim of enhancing a military alliance with the United States of America. The training task continued for 10 years and involved 990 Australians and 10 New Zealanders as the war escalated. This account reflects the experience of an unlikely member of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV) who became the last Australian Warrant Officer to srve with the highly regarded 1st ARVN Regiment.vietnam war 1961 - south vietnam, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, american, australian army training team vietnam (aattv), 1st arvn regiment, john (jack) peel, new zealand, 2nd battalion -
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Book, Rust, William J, Kennedy in Vietnam: American Vietnam Policy 1960-63
How close were we to full-scale war in Vietnam when Lyndon Johnson succeeded to the presidency in 1963? What course might Kennedy have followed had he not been assassinated?How close were we to full-scale war in Vietnam when Lyndon Johnson succeeded to the presidency in 1963? What course might Kennedy have followed had he not been assassinated?vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - united states, united states - foreign relations - vietnam, president j f kennedy, president lyndon johnson, bay of pigs -
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Book, Scheer, Dennis, Vietnam: An Infantry and Cavalry Platoon Leader's Story, 2013
When Dennis Scheer arrived in Vietnam, he was assigned to an infantry unit near Chu Lai. Lt Scheer was awarded a Bronze Star with Valor and a Silver Star, the third highest military decoration for valor, for his service in the infantry. He was awarded another Bronze Star for Valor while serving in the cavalry.When Dennis Scheer arrived in Vietnam, he was assigned to an infantry unit near Chu Lai. Lt Scheer was awarded a Bronze Star with Valor and a Silver Star, the third highest military decoration for valor, for his service in the infantry. He was awarded another Bronze Star for Valor while serving in the cavalry.united states. army. infantry brigade, 198th. battalion, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- personal narratives, american., vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- campaigns, lt. dennis scheer, bronze star for valor, silver star -
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Book, Schmitz, David F, The TET Offensive: Politics, War and Public Opinion, 2005
The Tet Offensive is a lucid and authoritative reexamination of a key momemnt in the Vietnam War.The Tet Offensive is a lucid and authoritative reexamination of a key momemnt in the Vietnam War.tet offensive, 1968, 1961-1975 - public opinion, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - united states -
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Booklet, United States Army, Chien Cu: War Material used by the Viet Cong in South Vietnam or presumable available to North Vietnam, 1966
A cream coloured booklet with black information. There are two insignias in black. Some of the information on the front cover is in vietnamese.Weapons and equipment used by the Vietcong in South Vietnam or presumably available to North Vietnam. The context of the booklet are both English and Vietnamese. There ae two staples down the left hand side. The booklet is covered in clear plastic.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - weapons, south vietnam, north vietnam -
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Book, Rottman, Gordon L, US Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam, 2008
The thing is, helicopters are different from planes. An airplaine by its nature wants to fly, and if not interfered with too strongl by usual events or by a deliberately incompetent pilot, it will fl. A helicopter does not wat to fly.The thing is, helicopters are different from planes. An airplaine by its nature wants to fly, and if not interfered with too strongl by usual events or by a deliberately incompetent pilot, it will fl. A helicopter does not wat to fly. vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- aerial operations, american., helicopter pilots -- united states., military helicopters -- vietnam. -
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Book, Snepp, Frank, Decent Interval: The American Debacle in Vietnam and the Fall of Saigon (Copy 2)
... United States. Central Intelligence Agency Vietnam War 1961 ...This is the book that provoked the U.S. government to bring against the author an unprecendented lawsuit which put the basic principles of American democracy in jeopardy.This is the book that provoked the U.S. government to bring against the author an unprecendented lawsuit which put the basic principles of American democracy in jeopardy.united states. central intelligence agency, vietnam war, 1961-1975, fall of saigon, cia, saigon -
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Book, Small, Melvin, Antiwarriors: The Vietnam War and the Battle for America's Hearts and Minds, 2002
The Vietnam War and the tumultuous internal upheavals in America that coincided with it marked a watershed era in U.S. history. These events profoundly challenged America's heroic self-image.The Vietnam War and the tumultuous internal upheavals in America that coincided with it marked a watershed era in U.S. history. These events profoundly challenged America's heroic self-image.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - protest movements - united states, united states - history - 1945 -
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Book, Scheer, Robert, Ramparts Vietnam Primer: "I quit!"
... 1961-1975 - United States Vietnam War 1961-1975 - Public ...The virgin issue in our Vietnam policy is the moral one. The Lilliputian measures of public dissent have been counched in supremely practical terms.The virgin issue in our Vietnam policy is the moral one. The Lilliputian measures of public dissent have been counched in supremely practical terms. 1961-1975 - united states, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - public opinion -
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Book, Pyle, Richard and Faas, Horst, Lost Over Laos: A True Story of Tragedy, Mystery and Friendship, 2003
A poignant story of four combat photographers who died in Indochina - and the two journalists who kept their memory alive.A poignant story of four combat photographers who died in Indochina - and the two journalists who kept their memory alive.vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- press coverage, war photographers -- death., saigon, ho chi minh trail, operation lam son 719, larry burrows, henri huet, kent potter, keisaburro shimamoto, mia - united states, indochina, richard pyle, horst faas -
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Book, Simmons, Edwin H, Marines: the Vietnam War, 1987
The Marines were the first combat troops into Vietnam and the last to leave. They bore an even greater proportion of the fighting in Vietnam that in any previous American War.The Marines were the first combat troops into Vietnam and the last to leave. They bore an even greater proportion of the fighting in Vietnam that in any previous American War.1961-1975 -- united states - marines, battle of khe sanh, con thien -
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Book, Shultz, Richard H. Jr, The Secret War Against Hanoi: The Untold Story of Spies, Saboteurs, and Covert Warriors in North Vientnam, 1999
The explosive inside account that blows the lid of America's top-secret paramilitary and espionage war against North Vietnam.The explosive inside account that blows the lid of America's top-secret paramilitary and espionage war against North Vietnam.vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975 - military intelligence - united states, subversive activities - vietnam (democratic republic), president j f kennedy, north vietnam, 1961-1975 - cia, ho chi minh trail -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Short, Anthony, The Origins of the Vietnam War. (Copy 1), 1989
In recent years intense study of the Vietnam War, mainly in the United States, has tended to concentrate on the nature and causes of the American defeat.In recent years intense study of the Vietnam War, mainly in the United States, has tended to concentrate on the nature and causes of the American defeat.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - origins, united states - foreign relations - vietnam, ho chi minh -
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Book, Short, Anthony, The Origins of the Vietnam War. (Copy 2), 1989
In recent years intense study of the Vietnam War, mainly in the United States, has tended to concentrate on the nature and causes of the American defeat.In recent years intense study of the Vietnam War, mainly in the United States, has tended to concentrate on the nature and causes of the American defeat.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - origins, united states - foreign relations - vietnam, ho chi minh -
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Book, Sharp, Grant Admiral U.S. Navy (Ret'd), Strategy for Defeat: Vietnam in Retrospect, 1978
This book , although indispensable to future historians, will prove to be agonizing reading to all those who believe that Vietnam was a war that could - and should - have been won.This book , although indispensable to future historians, will prove to be agonizing reading to all those who believe that Vietnam was a war that could - and should - have been won.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- united states -
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Book, Shaw, John M, The Cambodian Campaign: The 1970 Offensive and America's Vietnam War, 2005
When American and South Vietnamese forces, led by General Creighton Abrams, launched an attack into neutral Cambodia in 1970, the invasion ignited a firestorm of violent antiwar protests throughout the United States, dealing yet another blow to Nixo's troubled presidency.When American and South Vietnamese forces, led by General Creighton Abrams, launched an attack into neutral Cambodia in 1970, the invasion ignited a firestorm of violent antiwar protests throughout the United States, dealing yet another blow to Nixo's troubled presidency. 1961- 1975 - campaigns - cambodia, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - united states, general creighton abrams, president nixon, cambodia -
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Book, Shafer, D. Michael ed, The Legacy: The Vietnam War in the American imagination
No American can know too much about the Vietnam War and its effects on our culture.No American can know too much about the Vietnam War and its effects on our culture.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - united states -
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Book, Swift, Earl, Where They Lay: The search for those who fell in battle and were left behind (Copy 1), 2003
... 1961-1975 -- Missing in action -- United States MIA - United ...The US Government has an unspoken pledge with every man and woman it sends into battle: you may be wounded doing your duty, you may even be killed, but you won't be left behind.The US Government has an unspoken pledge with every man and woman it sends into battle: you may be wounded doing your duty, you may even be killed, but you won't be left behind.missing in action, search and rescue operations, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- missing in action -- united states, mia - united states -
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Book, Swift, Earl, Where They Lay: The Search For Those Who Fell in Battle and Were Left Behind (Copy 2), 2003
The US Government has an unspoken pledge with every man and woman it sends into battle: you may be wounded doing your duty, you may even be killed, but you won't be left behind.The US Government has an unspoken pledge with every man and woman it sends into battle: you may be wounded doing your duty, you may even be killed, but you won't be left behind.vietnam war (1961-1975), missing in action, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- search and rescue operations -- united states -
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Book, Summers, Harry G. Jr, On Strategy: A Critical Analysis of the Vietnam War, 1982
One of the most frustrating aspects of the Vietnam War from the Army's poit of view is that as far as logistics and tactics were concerned we succeeded in everything we set out to do.One of the most frustrating aspects of the Vietnam War from the Army's poit of view is that as far as logistics and tactics were concerned we succeeded in everything we set out to do.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- united states, strategy -
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Book, Sullivan, Michael P, The Vietnam War: A Study in the Making of American Policy, 1985
On 30 April 1975, as American diplomats and Mrines were being hastily lifted off the roof of the American embassy in Saigon into helicopters under heavy enemy fire, an era in American foreign policy was ignominiously coming to an end.On 30 April 1975, as American diplomats and Mrines were being hastily lifted off the roof of the American embassy in Saigon into helicopters under heavy enemy fire, an era in American foreign policy was ignominiously coming to an end.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - united states, united states - foreign relations - 1945 -, saigon, us marines, american diplomats