Vietnam War category: 1155 books
by Peter Mersky, Norman W Birzer
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2012
Arriving on station with the USS Ranger (CVA-61) in early December 1967, the first Corsair II squadron became operational immediatedly and sustained its first combat loss three weeks later. This book tells how the A-7 soon proved its worth supporting ground operations in South Vietnam. As it continued...
In Retrospect
The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2017
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER. The definitive insider's account of American policy making in Vietnam.
"Can anyone remember a public official with the courage to confess error and explain where he and his country went wrong? This is what Robert McNamara does in this brave, honest, honorable, and altogether...
by Gordon L. Rottman
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2012
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 long known that such complexes existed, but it was not realized just how extensive they were in some areas,...
First In, Last Out
An American Paratrooper in Vietnam with the 101st and Vietnamese Airborne
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2017
Fresh out of West Point, John Howard arrived for his first tour in Vietnam in 1965, the first full year of escalation when U.S. troop levels increased to 184,000 from 23,000 the year before. When he returned for a second tour in 1972, troop strength stood at 24,000 and would dwindle to a mere 50 the...
B-52 Stratofortress vs SA-2 "Guideline" SAM
Vietnam 1972–73
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2018
Ever since its introduction in the late 1950s, the B-52 Stratofortress has been the United States' primary heavy bomber and a powerful symbol of its immense military might. Its powerful electronic countermeasures equipment (ECM) was thought to make the B-52 immune to ground-to-air missile attack,...
USAF F-105 Thunderchief vs VPAF MiG-17
Vietnam 1965–68
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2019
The F-105D Thunderchief was originally designed as a low-altitude nuclear strike aircraft, but the outbreak of the Vietnam War led to it being used instead as the USAF's primary conventional striker against the exceptionally well-defended targets in North Vietnam and Laos. F-105 crews conducted long-distance...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2014
An unforgettable collection of 174 letters and diary entries written by 92 wisconsin men and women who served in Vietnam. Includes a journal kept by Menasha native Frederic Flom on cigarette wrappers during his final 16 days of captivity — the only known diary smuggled out by a Vietnam prisoner of war.
by Peter Mersky
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
Known to its pilots as the 'last of the gunfighters' due to its quartet of Colt-Browning Mk 12 20 mm cannon, the F-8 Crusader was numerically the most populous fighter in the US Navy at the start of America's involvement in the Vietnam conflict in 1964 – some 482 F-8C/D/Es equipped 17 frontline...
M113 APC 1960–75
US, ARVN, and Australian variants in Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
The M113 is the most widely used and versatile armoured vehicle in the world. Fielded in 1960 as a simple 'battlefield taxi', over 80,000 M113s would see service with 50 nations around the world and 55 years later, many thousands are still in use. In addition to its original role of transporting troops...
A Noble Cause
American Battlefield Victories In Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
A stirring tribute to the valor and courage of the allied forces in the Vietnam War and a vivid re-creation of hard-won battles from Ia Drang Valley to Khe Sanh and Hamburger Hill…
Celebrating the skill and bravery of the United States armed forces and their South Vietnamese allies, A Noble...
A Trash Hauler in Vietnam
Memoir of Four Tactical Airlift Tours, 1965-1968
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
This book recounts four tours of Air Force duty in Vietnam, 1965–1968, and reports firsthand how tactics and the war effort changed each time. The routine and risk of daily airlift operations and the differing air bases are discussed—and colored with personal memories. Cargo included everything...
War Stories
A GI Reporter in Vietnam, 1970-1971
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2016
As a GI reporter for the 1st Air Cavalry Division in Vietnam, the author—“an enlisted man writing primarily for enlisted men”—chronicled the experiences of combat soldiers in newspaper and magazine articles. His stories gave the Army’s version of events, sprinkled with human interest and...
The Ghosts of Thua Thien
An American Soldier's Memoir of Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2015
Drafted in October 1968, John A. Nesser left behind his wife and young son to fight in the controversial Vietnam War. Like many in his generation, he was deeply at odds with himself over the U.S. involvement in Vietnam, instilled with a strong sense of duty to his country but uncertain about its mission...
by Qiang Zhai
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2005
In the quarter century after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Beijing assisted Vietnam in its struggle against two formidable foes, France and the United States. Indeed, the rise and fall of this alliance is one of the most crucial developments in the history of the Cold War...