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Medic!: The Story of a Conscientious Objector in the Vietnam War
ISBN: 9780891418481 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A conscientious objector who served as a medic during the Vietnam War offers an unflinching, compelling account of his experiences on the battlefield, describing his work with the injured and dying in the heart of combat.
A conscientious objector who served as a medic during the Vietnam War offers an unflinching, compelling account of his experiences on the battlefield,...
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The Hill Fights: The First Battle of Khe Sanh
ISBN: 9780891418498 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. While the seventy-seven-day siege of Khe Sanh in early 1968 remains one of the most highly publicized clashes of the Vietnam War, scant attention has been paid to the first battle of Khe Sanh, also known as the Hill Fights. Although this harrowing combat in the spring of 1967 provided a grisly preview of the carnage to come at Khe Sanh, few are aware of the significance of the battles, or even their existence. For more than thirty years, virtually the only people who knew about the Hill Fights were the Marines who fought them. Now, for the first time, the full story has been pieced...
While the seventy-seven-day siege of Khe Sanh in early 1968 remains one of the most highly publicized clashes of the Vietnam War, scant attention has ...
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Lost in Translation: Vietnam: A Combat Advisor's Story
ISBN: 9780891418511 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In September 1962, when Martin Dockery landed in Saigon, he was a young, determined, idealistic U.S. Army first lieutenant convinced of America's imminent victory in Vietnam. While most of the twelve thousand U.S. military advisors in-country at the time filled support positions in Saigon and other major cities, Dockery was one of a handful of advisors assigned to Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) combat units. For eight months Dockery lived and fought in the heart of the Mekong Delta with an ARVN infantry battalion on missions and operations that often lasted several days. And for...
In September 1962, when Martin Dockery landed in Saigon, he was a young, determined, idealistic U.S. Army first lieutenant convinced of America's immi...
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Don'T Bunch Up: One Marine’s Story
ISBN: 9780891418641 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Captain William Van Zanten was one of the "Magnificent Bastards" of the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, in 1966-a year when any day could bring death or dismemberment from a Bouncing Betty or a punji stake, a firefight or a sniper bullet. He and his men faced B-52-sized mosquitoes, rain, heat, disease, and a determined and elusive enemy who kept the Marines off-balance, edgy, and sleepless.
Yet Van Zanten persevered with a soldierly professionalism built on rigorous training. Dedication and boot camp forged the volunteer Marines of the early war years, so when the stakes went through the roof... Captain William Van Zanten was one of the "Magnificent Bastards" of the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, in 1966-a year when any day could bring death or d...
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Dak to: America's Sky Soldiers in South Vietnam's Central Highlands
ISBN: 9780891419105 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Brings together interviews with more than eighty survivors to recount one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War, the 1967 campaign in the mountains of Dak To, during which members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade found themselves caught up in a deadly struggle against overwhelming odds, often cut off from supplies, communications, and reinforcements.
Brings together interviews with more than eighty survivors to recount one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War, the 1967 campaign in the mounta...
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Soul Patrol
ISBN: 9780891418177 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 285 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. LRRPs had to be the best.
Anything less meant certain death. When Ed Emanuel was handpicked for the first African American special operations LRRP team in Vietnam, he knew his six-man team couldn't have asked for a tougher proving ground than Cu Chi in the summer of 196868. Home to the largest Viet cong tunnel complex in Vietnam, Cu Chi was the deadly heart of the enemy's stronghold in Tay Ninh Province. Team 2/6 of Company F, 51st Infantry, was quickly dubbed the Soul Patrol, a gimmicky label that belied the true depth of their courage. Stark and compelling, Emanuel's... LRRPs had to be the best.
Anything less meant certain death. When Ed Emanuel was handpicked for the first African American special opera... |
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Holy Joe team work: Team work
ISBN: 9781480036963 / Angielski / Miękka / 140 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A book of the life of a Navy Seals while in Vietnam. The book is faction half fact and half fiction. All things might of and could of happened. It tells us how we never go to war alone. All things in this book have either been declassified or never classified to start with.
A book of the life of a Navy Seals while in Vietnam. The book is faction half fact and half fiction. All things might of and could of happened. It tel...
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30,84 |
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Marine Memories: and All branches of United States Service
ISBN: 9781540397546 / Angielski / Miękka / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is guaranteed to bring smiles and laughter, is filled with true but short stories of memories, situations and events, all telling about personal situations in the service of defending our country. If you served as these authors did, you may relate to some of these stories as if they were your own. This book is a great gift to those who served, or to those mothers and fathers of those who served, and to the children of those who bravely served.... that they may understand the depth of that service given.
This book is guaranteed to bring smiles and laughter, is filled with true but short stories of memories, situations and events, all telling about pers...
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Where the Lovelight Gleams
ISBN: 9781087981963 / Angielski / Miękka / 66 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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31,13 |
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Tracks Memoirs of a Vietnam Veteran
ISBN: 9781475091106 / Angielski / Miękka / 162 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book tells of a young man who enters USMC boot camp in 1965. To becoming a tank commander in Vietnam during the years of the heaviest fighting of the whole Vietnam War. He tells of hitting a large land mine with a tank. Having his tank and crew abandoned on the battle field. A thought that remained with him through Vietnam was that he felt he would never return home alive. He talks of day to day life during the 1965 to 1969 time period. What it was like to come home from Vietnam and how he was more content in Vietnam than his own country. The United States never lost a major battle in...
This book tells of a young man who enters USMC boot camp in 1965. To becoming a tank commander in Vietnam during the years of the heaviest fighting of...
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32,85 |
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Urdu -- Behind Enemy Lines: Urdu Saved by a Secrect Weapon
ISBN: 9781490326535 / Urdu / Miękka / 72 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This Book tells an exciting, and intriguing story of my training, experiences, and relationships, as a U S Army Ranger in the Vietnam War during 1969 to 1971 while performing recon-missions Behind Enemy Lines. The story takes you on a journey from the physical war in Vietnam to the spiritual warfare that goes on daily for your soul. The spiritual uplifting message within its pages ignites your faith into a blazing fire. You come alive. To survive in Vietnam and come home alive required elite training, strong belief in our training, mental and physical repetition of the training, and real true...
This Book tells an exciting, and intriguing story of my training, experiences, and relationships, as a U S Army Ranger in the Vietnam War during 1969 ...
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Ripcord: Screaming Eagles Under Siege, Vietnam 1970
ISBN: 9780891418092 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 560 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On April 10, 1970, Hill 927 was occupied by troopers of the Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne Division. By July, the activities of the artillery and infantry of Ripcord had caught the attention of the NVA (North Vietnamese Army) and a long and deadly siege ensued. Ripcord was the Screaming Eagles last chance to do significant damage to the NVA in the A Shau Valley before the division was withdrawn from Vietnam and returned to the United States.
At Ripcord, the enemy counterattacked with ferocity, using mortar and antiaircraft fire to inflict heavy causalities on the units operating... On April 10, 1970, Hill 927 was occupied by troopers of the Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne Division. By July, the activities of the artillery ...
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The Vietnam War: How the United States Became Involved
ISBN: 9781932663143 / Angielski / Miękka / 110 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Through a collection of original source documents and the words of those who lived through it, The Vietnam War gives insight into the historic background and events leading to American involvement and escalation of the war. Professor Mitch Yamasaki examines the major interpretations of how and why the U.S. became involved, what it hoped to accomplish, and how a poorly armed guerilla army thwarted U.S. efforts. Carefully selected materials highlight the forces that led to President Johnson's dilemma, the country's deep divisions over the war, and the ongoing reexamination of...
Through a collection of original source documents and the words of those who lived through it, The Vietnam War gives insight into the historic backgro...
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Unsung Heroes, study guide
ISBN: 9781734495447 / Angielski / Miękka / 50 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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Retreat from Cao Bang: a short history and guide for tourists
ISBN: 9781516804283 / Angielski / Miękka / 94 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The retreat from Cao Bang in 1950 is documented for tourists so they can understand the battles and tour the battle sites.
The retreat from Cao Bang in 1950 is documented for tourists so they can understand the battles and tour the battle sites.
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Six Silent Men...Book Three: 101st Lrp / Rangers
ISBN: 9780804115674 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The Eyes and Ears of the Screaming Eagles . . ." By 1969, the NVA had grown more experienced at countering the tactics of the long range patrols, and SIX SILENT MEN: Book Three describes some of the fiercest fighting Lurps saw during the war. Based on his own experience and extensive interviews with other combat vets of the 101st's Lurp companies, Gary Linderer writes this final, heroic chapter in the seven bloody years that Lurps served God and country in Vietnam. These tough young warriors--grossly outnumbered and deep in enemy territory--fought with the guts, tenacity, and courage...
"The Eyes and Ears of the Screaming Eagles . . ." By 1969, the NVA had grown more experienced at countering the tactics of the long range patrols,...
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The Magnificent Bastards: The Joint Army-Marine Defense of Dong Ha, 1968
ISBN: 9780891418610 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. On April 29, 1968, the North Vietnamese Army is spotted less than four miles from the U.S. Marines' Dong Ha Combat Base. Intense fighting develops in nearby Dai Do as the 2d Battalion, 4th Marines, known as "the Magnificent Bastards," struggles to eject NVA forces from this strategic position.
Yet the BLT 2/4Marines defy the brutal onslaught. Pressing forward, America's finest warriors rout the NVA from their fortress-hamlets-often in deadly hand-to-hand combat.At the end of two weeks of desperate, grinding battles, the Marines and the infantry battalion supporting them are torn to... On April 29, 1968, the North Vietnamese Army is spotted less than four miles from the U.S. Marines' Dong Ha Combat Base. Intense fighting develops in ...
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My Tour of Duty Aboard U.S.S. Bridget (DE-1024) 1963-1967
ISBN: 9781530854264 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mance Ian Wright has found in his retirement a talent and love of writing. His third book, My Tour of Duty Aboard U.S.S. Bridget, chronicles some of the experiences he had during his service in the Navy during the years of the Vietnam War from 1963 to 1967. Within these pages you will find a spirit of youth, innocence, dedication, and a willingness to serve and learn-that together capably stand as inspiration to us all.
Mance Ian Wright has found in his retirement a talent and love of writing. His third book, My Tour of Duty Aboard U.S.S. Bridget, chronicles some of t...
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Hell's Playground
ISBN: 9781941713815 / Angielski / Miękka / 106 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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36,80 |
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The Tuesday Club
ISBN: 9781493646609 / Angielski / Miękka / 138 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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38,04 |