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Lessons in disaster
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Gordon M. Goldstein |
Drawing on prodigious research as well as the interviews and analysis he has conducted with former National Security Adviser McGeorge Bundy, Goldstein offers this revelatory look at the decisions tha… |
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The Vietnam War soldier at Con Thien
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William R. Sanford |
Recounts the experiences of an army nurse who served in Vietnam. |
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Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War
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Spencer Tucker |
"This encyclopedia is unique for its comprehensive coverage of the military, social, and political aspects of the Vietnam War. There are clear articles on military tactics and weapon systems, detail… |
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The Vietnam War
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Deborah Kent |
Examines the Vietnam War, including the causes of the conflict, the United States' entry into the war, the life of soldiers on both sides, the home front, and the end of the long war. |
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Tunnel Rat in Vietnam
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Brian Delf,Gordon L. Rottman |
In 1965, soon after the first US combat troops had arrived in Vietnam, it was realized that in some areas the Viet Cong had developed vast tunnel complexes in which to hide from the enemy. It was lon… |
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America in Vietnam
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Thomas McCormick,Lloyd Gardner,W. Lafeber,William Appleman Williams |
A collection of essays and documents discussing the causes, character, and consequences of American involvement in Vietnam. |
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Stop this war!
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Margot Fortunato Galt |
A social history of the protest by United States citizens against the Vietnam War, from the days of the first American involvement in Vietnam in the early 1960s through the 1970s. |
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American military intervention in unconventional war
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Wayne Bert |
PART I: INTRODUCTION The New International Environment US Policies: Origins and Objectives Counterinsurgency and US Adaptation to Fourth Generation War PART II: CASE STUDIES The Philippines: 1898-190… |
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Mourning headband for Hue
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Nhã Ca |
"Vietnam, January, 1968. As the citizens of Hue are preparing to celebrate Tet, the start of the Lunar New Year, Nhã Ca arrives in the city to attend her father's funeral. Without warning, war erupts… |
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Abandoned in hell
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William Albracht |
"In October 1969, William Albracht, the youngest Green Beret captain in Vietnam, took command of a remote hilltop outpost called Fire Base Kate, held by only 27 American soldiers and 150 Montagnard m… |
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The experience of war
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Tim Cooke |
Describes the experiences of soldiers on both sides of the Vietnam War as well as the suffering of civilians. |
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Distant war
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Mark Phillip Yablonka |
Is a compilation of eighteen years of the author's reportage on American involvement in Indochina, telling of those who were there and what they suffered, how most survived and how they overcame adve… |
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The Vietnam War
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Katherine V. Dillon,J. Michael Wenger,Donald M. Goldstein |
The Vietnam War: the words conjure up many images. Everyone has pictures of the Vietnam War in his or her mind. This was the war that shaped an entire generation. Its images are captured here. In thi… |
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Outlaw Woman
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Jennifer Baumgardner,Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz |
In 1968, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz became a founding member of the early women's liberation movement. Along with a small group of dedicated women, she produced the seminal journal series, *No More Fun and… |
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Backfire
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Loren Baritz |
Discusses what led us into Vietnam, how it has changed our culture today and how it may change our culture in the future.
This is the only book to examine the myths of the American culture that led … |
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Goodnight Saigon
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Charles W. Henderson |
Winner: American Society of Journalists and Authors Outstanding Book Award, General Nonfiction, 2006. Here, culled from extensive interviews and research, is the achingly dramatic story of the end of… |
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The Vietnam War
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Wayne Vansant,Dwight Jon Zimmerman |
When Senator Edward Kennedy declared, “Iraq is George Bush’s Vietnam,” everyone understood. The Vietnam War has become the touchstone for U.S. military misadventures—a war lost on the home front alth… |
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Vietnam, there and here
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Margot C. J. Mabie |
Discusses the war in Vietnam, the turmoil it caused in this country, and the issues it raised that still remain a source of conflict. |
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Tinker Vs Des Moines
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Doreen Rappaport |
Using edited transcripts of testimony, recreates the trial of John Tinker and two other students who were suspended from school for protesting the Vietnam War, and invites the reader to act as judge … |
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Legacy of Discord
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Gil Dorland |
"More than a quarter century has now passed since the fall of Saigon. We still seek answers. Those who were responsible for planning the Vietnam War, those who fought in it, those who fought against … |
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