Author: Kali Lynskey Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 374
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Jungle warfare is a term used to cover the special techniques needed for military units to survive and fight in jungle terrain. It has been the topic of extensive study by military strategists and was an important part of the planning for both sides in many conflicts, including World War II and the Vietnam War. This illustrated book is a true and rare eye-witness account of what front-line combat was really like in the jungle of Vietnam. Some called it to search and destroy. In reality, it was more like expose and retaliate. This book shows the 'boots-on-the-ground perspective of real soldiers. In addition to many combat events, the author also details the mistakes made by Washington, which included the failure to recognize and to fix the many local religious and social injustices, which fueled that war.
Author: James Ballard Publisher: Koehler Books ISBN: 9781646631148 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 392
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"The napalmed children peered at him, uncomprehending, not understanding what happened, and asked him to fix their burns, alleviate their pain. He tried to explain- such a terrible mistake. No words came out of his mouth." Poisoned Jungle speaks to the long psychological tentacles war has on the lives it touches, and the difficulty of breaking free of them. Realizing changes have occurred deep within, Vietnam War medic Andy Parks must reconcile his new reality to establish a life worth living-not an easy task. How will Andy Parks ever dispel the images he brought home with him? He can't live with them-or outrun them. Even in sleep he finds no rest. In a powerful human saga, Andy teeters on the chasm of survivor's guilt, desperate to find equilibrium in his life. Deep down, he wants to live but doesn't know how. Poisoned Jungle is an intimate glimpse into one veteran's struggle for meaning after experiencing the despair of war.
Author: Xiao-Bing Li Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 0190681616 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 345
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Western historians have long speculated about Chinese military intervention in the Vietnam War. It was not until recently, however, that newly available international archival materials, as well as documents from China, have indicated the true extent and level of Chinese participation in the conflict of Vietnam. For the first time in the English language, this book offers an overview of the operations and combat experience of more than 430,000 Chinese troops in Indochina from 1968-73. The Chinese Communist story from the "other side of the hill" explores one of the missing pieces to the historiography of the Vietnam War. The book covers the chronological development and Chinese decision-making by examining Beijing's intentions, security concerns, and major reasons for entering Vietnam to fight against the U.S. armed forces. It explains why China launched a nationwide movement, in Mao Zedong's words, to "assist Vietnam and resist America" in 1965-72. It details PLA foreign war preparation, training, battle planning and execution, tactical decisions, combat problem solving, political indoctrination, and performance evaluations through the Vietnam War. International Communist forces, technology, and logistics proved to be the decisive edge that enabled North Vietnam to survive the U.S. Rolling Thunder bombing campaign and helped the Viet Cong defeat South Vietnam. Chinese and Russian support prolonged the war, making it impossible for the United States to win. With Russian technology and massive Chinese intervention, the NVA and NLF could function on both conventional and unconventional levels, which the American military was not fully prepared to face. Nevertheless, the Vietnam War seriously tested the limits of the communist alliance. Rather than improving Sino-Soviet relations, aid to North Vietnam created a new competition as each communist power attempted to control Southeast Asian communist movement. China shifted its defense and national security concerns from the U.S. to the Soviet Union.
Author: 1 Lt George M Papa Publisher: ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
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This illustrated book is a true and rare eye-witness account of what front-line combat was really like in the jungle of Vietnam. Some called it search and destroy. In reality, it was more like expose and retaliate. Written by a front- line Infantry Lieutenant who had a duty to keep as many of his men alive as possible. This book shows the 'boots-on-the-ground' perspective of real soldiers. Relive history with the best non-fiction Vietnam War book written this decade! The author, Lieutenant George M. Papa, details the time he spent as the Platoon Leader of 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, of the 1/46 Battalion, of the 196th Light Infantry Brigade of the Americal Division in the 'free-fire' zone of 'Eye Corps', during the Vietnam War. A 'free fire zone' means that no other non U.S. soldier or civilian is to be in that zone, period, which is away from the populated coast, and if they are, they can be fired on without waiting to be fired on first. Lt. Papa's full 13-month tour fell between the North Vietnamese Army's destruction of his battalion headquarters in May 1969 (battle of Landing Zone Professional) and the NVA overrun of that same relocated HQ in March 1971 (battle of LZ Mary Ann). Both of these defeats are detailed.
Author: Scott S. F. Meaker Publisher: Scott S. F. Meaker ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 49
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Note: ***** This is a short Vietnam war book ***** The Vietnam War was fought like a war and it ended with both sides believing that they won. But it was not a war that started with a formal declaration of war. The number of struggles for power that are part of the fabric of Vietnam is almost overwhelming. The battles were short and intense and fought in the jungles and rice paddies. Much of the war involved guerilla attacks. Scott’s Other Books: **Unforgettable World War II: Aftermath of the Extraordinary Second World War **Hitler's War and the Horrific Account of the Holocaust On the Brink of Nuclear War: Cuban Missile Crisis - Soviet Union, Cuba and the United States **The Forgotten Heroes: Untold Stories of the Extraordinary World War II - Courage, Survival, Resistance and Rescue. **The Forgotten Women Heroes: Second World War Untold Stories - The Women Heroes in the Extraordinary World War Two.
Author: Chris Evans Publisher: Stackpole Books ISBN: 0811712087 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 210
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A visual history of the Vietnam War in the Stackpole Military Photo Series. Included are detailed photos of soldiers, helicopters and ground vehicles, villages and terrain, base camps, and more. With hundreds of photos, many of them rare and never published before, this is the perfect complement to the narrative accounts in the Stackpole Military History Series, such as Street Without Joy and Land With No Sun.
Author: George M. Papa Publisher: ISBN: 9781954813328 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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The Vietnam Jungle Speaks is a true, rare and eyewitness window as to what front-line combat was all about in the deep and dark jungle of Vietnam. Some called it search and destroy. In reality, it was expose and retaliate. Written by a surviving Infantry Lieutenant who had a moral duty to keep alive as many of his platoon as possible.This eyewitness account ends with the battle of LZ Mary Ann. The Battalion HQ of the 1-46th got overrun on March 28, 1971. One hundred and sixteen US soldiers were killed or wounded in a 45-minute holocaust by about 30 zappers supported by their own advance mortar barrage. Fifteen of those zappers were killed.This book is written in a modified screenplay format, with many photos and is destined to become a feature film movie upon which all past, present and future Vietnam War epics will be measured.
Author: G. M. Davis Publisher: Archway Publishing ISBN: 1665700823 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 181
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This memoir tells the story of a Marine rifle platoon commander’s time in the mountainous jungle of the northernmost province of the then Republic of Vietnam. While tasked with fighting the enemy, G.M. Davis made some great friends ... but saw too much death. The author tracks his tour of duty in the jungle, leading Marines not against the Viet Cong but against the North Vietnamese Army, a well-trained and well-supplied professional army dedicated to unifying the two Vietnams. The heat, the worry, the responsibility and the daily grind took a toll amid firefights, battles, victory, and loss. Contact with the enemy was frequent, and the chaos of even a small fight was daunting. Davis also examines the political reality of the time, arguing that the war was lost before it began, but that the nation kept fighting and losing soldiers so politicians could look strong and keep their jobs. Looking back at the war, he concludes it was a waste of lives and treasure.
Author: Lotus Tran
Author: Kali Lynskey
Author: James Ballard
Author: Xiao-Bing Li
Author: 1 Lt George M Papa
Author: Lt George M Papa
Author: Scott S. F. Meaker
Author: Chris Evans
Author: George M. Papa
Author: G. M. Davis