An Army Afire
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An Army Afire
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Author : Beth Bailey
language : en
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Release Date : 2023-03-15
An Army Afire written by Beth Bailey and has been published by UNC Press Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-15 with History categories.
By the late 1960s, what had been widely heralded as the best qualified, best-trained army in US history was descending into crisis as the Vietnam War raged without end. Morale was tanking. AWOL rates were rising. And in August 1968, a group of Black soldiers seized control of the infamous Long Binh Jail, burned buildings, and beat a white inmate to death with a shovel. The days of "same mud, same blood" were over, and a new generation of Black GIs had decisively rejected the slights and institutional racism their forefathers had endured. As Black and white soldiers fought in barracks and bars, with violence spilling into surrounding towns within the US and in West Germany, Vietnam, South Korea, and Japan, army leaders grew convinced that the growing racial crisis undermined the army's ability to defend the nation. Acclaimed military historian Beth Bailey shows how the US Army tried to solve that racial crisis (in army terms, "the problem of race"). Army leaders were surprisingly creative in confronting demands for racial justice, even willing to challenge fundamental army principles of discipline, order, hierarchy, and authority. Bailey traces a frustrating yet fascinating story, as a massive, conservative institution came to terms with demands for change.
The Soul And Body Of An Army Classic Reprint
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Author : Ian Hamilton
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2018-03-22
The Soul And Body Of An Army Classic Reprint written by Ian Hamilton and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-22 with History categories.
Excerpt from The Soul and Body of an Army The Armies thus differ more typically than their nation, but where an Army is based upon voluntary service it may be conceded that it represents that part of the nation which has responded to a high appeal, and in so responding has left the residue below par. Our British Army was the pick of the nation (speaking broadly), and the balance (still speaking broadly) consisted of its leavings. The whole of the young virility of town and country-side flows into the ranks, and so, in war, an Army becomes dominant to the civilian crowd left at home, who are, in Mendelian phrase, recessive. The impact of the opinion of a Victoriously returning Army upon the people who had remained behind should produce the same result as the impact of a black bull upon a red heifer: i.e. The black or dominant colour should appear in the calf, or post-war policy, although that calf may carry in it the factors, the germs, the potentialities, of reasserting in time to come a recessive character or colour. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Armies Of The Night
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Author : Norman Mailer
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2018-11-01
The Armies Of The Night written by Norman Mailer and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-01 with Fiction categories.
October 21, 1967, Washington, D.C. 20,000 to 200,000 protesters are marching to end the war in Vietnam, while helicopters hover overhead and federal marshals and soldiers with fixed bayonets await them on the Pentagon steps. Among the marchers is Norman Mailer. From his own singular participation in the day's events and his even more extraordinary perceptions comes a classic work that shatters the mould of traditional reportage. Intellectuals and hippies, clergymen and cops, poets and army MPs crowd the pages of a book in which facts are fused with techniques of fiction to create the nerve-end reality of experiential truth. The Armies of the Night uniquely and unforgettably captures the Sixties' tidal wave of love and rage at its crest and a towering genius at his peak.
Seven Firefights In Vietnam
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Author : John A. Cash
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 1993-07
Seven Firefights In Vietnam written by John A. Cash and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-07 with categories.
Based on official army records, these eyewitness accounts of seven hellacious battles serve as a brief history of the Vietnam conflict. From a fierce fight on the banks of the Ia Drang River in 1965 to a 1968 gunship mission, this illustrated report conveys the heroism and horror of warfare.
Army
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Army written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Military art and science categories.
Stalingrad
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Author : Alexey Isaev
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2020-02-19
Stalingrad written by Alexey Isaev and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-19 with History categories.
“A fresh look at what is perhaps the most famous battle of the Russo-German War from the Soviet perspective.” —The NYMAS Review Much has been written about the Battle of Stalingrad, the Soviet victory that turned the tide of the Second World War. Yet our knowledge and understanding continues to evolve, and this engrossing account by Alexey Isaev brings together previously unpublished Russian archive material—strategic directives and orders, after-action reports, and official records of all kinds—with the vivid recollections of soldiers who were there, on the front lines, reconstructing what happened in extraordinary new detail. The evidence leads him to question common assumptions about the conduct of the battle—about the use of tanks and mechanized forces, for instance, and the combat capability and tenacity of the defeated and surrounded German Sixth Army in the last weeks before it surrendered. His gripping narrative carries the reader through the course of the entire battle from the first small-scale encounters on the approaches to Stalingrad in July 1942, through the intense continuous fighting through the city, to the encirclement, the beating back of the relieving force, and the capitulation of the Sixth Army in February 1943. Military historian Alexey Isaev’s latest book, with maps and illustrations included, is an important contribution to the literature on this decisive battle. It offers a thought-provoking revised view of events for readers already familiar with the story, and a fascinating introduction for those coming to it for the first time.
North Carolina Troops 1861 1865 49th 52nd Regiments
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
North Carolina Troops 1861 1865 49th 52nd Regiments written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with North Carolina categories.
Public Affairs
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Author : William M. Hammond
language : en
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Release Date : 1988
Public Affairs written by William M. Hammond and has been published by Government Printing Office this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Armed Forces and mass media categories.
United States Army in Vietnam. CMH Pub. 91-13. Draws upon previously unavailable Army and Defense Department records to interpret the part the press played during the Vietnam War. Discusses the roles of the following in the creation of information policy: Military Assistance Command's Office of Information in Saigon; White House; State Department; Defense Department; and the United States Embassy in Saigon.
Chasing Charlie
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Author : Richard Fleming
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2018-03-29
Chasing Charlie written by Richard Fleming and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-29 with History categories.
Richard Fleming served as a scout with the elite U.S. Marine 1st Force Reconnaissance Company during the bloodiest years of the Vietnam War. Dropped deep into enemy territory, Recon relied on stealth and surprise to complete their mission--providing intelligence on enemy positions and conducting raids, prisoner snatches, and ambushes. Fleming's absorbing memoir recounts his transformation from idealistic recruit to cynical veteran as the war claimed the lives of his friends and the missions became ever more dangerous.
Dust Off
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Author : Peter Dorland
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 2001-07
Dust Off written by Peter Dorland and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-07 with categories.