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Saying Goodbye To Vietnam
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Author : Ken Williamson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-05-13
Saying Goodbye To Vietnam written by Ken Williamson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-13 with categories.
Ken Williamson's Saying Goodbye to Vietnam is an engrossing journey through recent history based on his personal experiences in that war-torn land. As a US Army photographer, his eye for poetic beauty infuses the powerful and sometimes haunting images he created there. Beyond the photographs, his eloquent description of that time and place relies heavily on excerpts from hundreds of personal letters to and from his wife back home. Williamson's approach is possibly unique in telling the story of this war. His book is a very good read that brings another and personal perspective to this troubled time. Saying Goodbye To Vietnam is 384 pages and contains over 400 original photographs and 65,000 words. The historical significance of this body of work cannot be overlooked.
Say Goodbye To Saigon
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Author : Jerry Craig Gatch
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2014-08-29
Say Goodbye To Saigon written by Jerry Craig Gatch and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-29 with Fiction categories.
It is April 1975. The long Vietnam War is ending as the North Vietnam Army moves in on Saigon, the capitol city of the South. Millions of South Vietnam citizens have fled their homeland ahead of the advance of ruthless NVA soldiers. In the final days, Bull Saturn, his beautiful Vietnamese wife and a crew of three close friends on Guam have devised a plan to evacuate her extended family from Saigon Harbor by way of Malaysia and the Philippines. Their unusual vessel of choice is a large ocean going tugboat. Accomplishing the mission leads them into a gun battle with a NVA patrol boat and a number of other unexpected dangers which must be overcome. This story was inspired by the true adventure of an American man living on Guam.
Goodbye Vietnam
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Author : Gloria Whelan
language : en
Publisher: Yearling
Release Date : 2010-11-24
Goodbye Vietnam written by Gloria Whelan and has been published by Yearling this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-24 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
"When Mai's family discovers that Vietnam government soldiers will soon apprehend her father and grandmother, the family slips away in the night. They trudge through the swamps of the Mekong Delta toward the sea. The gut-wrenching trip to Hong Kong is just another step toward a new life, which the family eventually finds. Whelan's characters are distinctive, and her story is riveting, haunting, and memorable, reflecting the human virtues of determination, hope, love, and courage in the face of the most devastating of circumstances and injustices."--Booklist.
Goodbye Vietnam
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Author : Gloria Whelan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992-01
Goodbye Vietnam written by Gloria Whelan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-01 with categories.
Goodbye Vietnam
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Author : William Broyles
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2013-04-02
Goodbye Vietnam written by William Broyles and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-02 with History categories.
In this “essential” memoir, a former marine returns to Vietnam years later to try to make sense of the war (Anthony Swofford, author of Jarhead). When William Broyles Jr. was drafted, he was a twenty-four-year-old student at Oxford University in England, hoping to avoid military service. During his physical exam, however, he realized that he couldn’t let social class or education give him special privileges. He joined the marines, and soon commanded an infantry platoon in the foothills near Da Nang. More than a decade later, Broyles found himself flooded with emotion during the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. He decided to return to Vietnam and confront what he’d been through. Broyles was one of the very first combat veterans to return to the battlefields. No American before or since has gone so deeply into the other side of the war: the enemy side. Broyles interviews dozens of Vietnamese, from the generals who ran the war to the men and women who fought it. He moves from the corridors of power in Hanoi—so low-tech that the plumbing didn’t work—to the jungles and rice paddies where he’d fought. He meets survivors of American B-52 strikes and My Lai, and grieves with a woman whose son was killed by his own platoon. Along the way, Broyles also explores the deep bonds he shared with his own comrades, and the mystery of why men love war even as they hate it. Amidst the landscape of death, his formerly faceless enemies come to life. They had once tried to kill each other, but they are all brothers now. Previously published as Brothers in Arms, this edition includes a new preface by the author.
Goodbye Vietnam
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Author : Gloria Shelan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Goodbye Vietnam written by Gloria Shelan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with African Americans categories.
Kiss The Boys Goodbye
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Author : Monika Jensen-Stevenson
language : en
Publisher: Skyhorse
Release Date : 2014-11-18
Kiss The Boys Goodbye written by Monika Jensen-Stevenson and has been published by Skyhorse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-18 with History categories.
The classic account of the abandonment of American POWs in Vietnam by the US government. For many Americans, the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan bring back painful memories of one issue in particular: American policy on the rescue of and negotiation for American prisoners. One current American POW of the Taliban, Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, stands as their symbol. Thousands of Vietnam veteran POW activists worry that Bergdahl will suffer the fate of so many of their POW/MIA comrades—abandonment once the US leaves that theater of war. Kiss the Boys Goodbye convincingly shows that a legacy of shame remains from America’s ill-fated involvement in Vietnam. Until US government policy on POW/MIAs changes, it remains one of the most crucial issues for any American soldier who fights for home and country, particularly when we are engaged with an enemy that doesn’t adhere to the international standards for the treatment of prisoners—or any American hostage—as the graphic video of Daniel Pearl’s decapitation on various Jihad websites bears out. In this explosive book, Monika Jensen-Stevenson and William Stevenson provide startling evidence that American troops were left in captivity in Indochina, victims of their government’s abuse of secrecy and power. The book not only delves into the world of official obstruction, missing files, censored testimony, and the pressures brought to bear on witnesses ready to tell the truth, but also reveals the trauma on patriotic families torn apart by a policy that, at first, seemed unbelievable to them. First published in 1990, Kiss the Boys Goodbye has become a classic on the subject. This new edition features an afterword, which fills in the news on the latest verifiable scandal produced by the Senate Select Committee on POWs. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Goodbye Vietnam
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Author : Robert W. Wood
language : en
Publisher: Omonomany
Release Date : 2002
Goodbye Vietnam written by Robert W. Wood and has been published by Omonomany this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This collection of fictional remembrances of a Marine during the Vietnam conflict is told in a series of short pieces that describe the particular horrors of this war through one man's eyes. From 'The Gift', a story about boot camp and his love-hate for the drill sergeant, to 'Zelda Waiting', which finds him leaving Vietnam 'packed in the back of a truck with all our paraphernalia and our travel brochures', these vignettes take the reader into the dark world of this war. The absurdity of this time is profiled in 'Today's Spectators', in which an argument between two South Vietnamese factions plays out like a football game while the Americans eat peanuts and popcorn and watch a fighter plane strafe a convoy of trucks and tanks: This is a movie. I knew it, I knew it all along. Reminiscent of 'Apocalypse Now' in its treatment of meaninglessness and truthfulness, this book puts the reader square in the middle of a time and a place that even now remains controversial.
The Last Goodbye
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Author : John Fratangelo
language : en
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Release Date : 2020-03-27
The Last Goodbye written by John Fratangelo and has been published by Page Publishing Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-27 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
It's a November day and a visit to the grave site of Anthony Rutigliano, one of countless fallen American young men from the Vietnam war triggers memories of years past for John Fratangelo. This true story tells of the life John and Tony, two inseparable cousins had during their young years as kids in the Bronx and their adventures together through their teen years and their time in Vietnam. It tells of John's young marriage while in the army and his trials and tribulations that he endures during his two years in military service. The book has some humorous moments but sadly they are overwhelmed by the heartaches and losses that occur during the military. The story is highlighted by the apparition that John has of Tony on the night that John finds out about Tony being killed in Vietnam. This scene was what inspired the writing of this book. However, the story does not end there. It goes on to tell of the tragic events that continue in the life of John, nicknamed "Pizza" by his Recon buddies. It shows and informs all who read it that combat is no joke. It's real and horrific and all those who have endured it can attest to its atrocities. "The Last Goodbye" is a read that is sure to bring both a smile on your face and a tear to your eyes and will have a lasting impact on the way people who read it come to feel about the combat veteran and have a new found respect for every man and woman who proudly serve their country so that you, the reader and future generations will be able to live free and safe forever.
Farewell Vietnam A Time To Remember
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017
Farewell Vietnam A Time To Remember written by and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Physicians categories.
In 1954, Vietnam was split into two parts: The North under the Communist regime, The South the Free world. Joseph left North Vietnam with his parents and siblings in the Great Vietnamese Exodus for the South. As an eight-year-old boy, knowing nothing about politics, he trusted totally in his parents' decision.They resettled in the South and enjoyed a peaceful life. Unfortunately, it did not last long. The war erupted a few years after when the North formed the New Front and started the bloodshed, this time between brothers, sisters of the same motherland. Their goal was to put the entire country under the communist regime. As a student living in the capital, Joseph did not know much about the war until July 1972, when he graduated, the war reached its peak. Assigned to be the leader of a field surgical team providing services to the military units close to the Demilitarized Zone, Joseph had the opportunity to witness with his own eyes the horrendous damages the war had done to the soldiers: "Every day, flight after flight poured down the newly recruited soldiers to this airport. They were from 17 or 18 years old, voluntarily registered into these elite units..........The airplanes brought them to this airport. Cars after cars were waiting at the airport, ready to take them straight to the front line. It was so heartbreaking to see them leaving the airport on those GMCs, heading to the burning front line.""Only a hundred feet away from the place they took off, in a big tin-roofed warehouse, many of their fellow combatants were laid down in the coffins, wrapped in the national flag, rows after rows, until there was no more room for them. No matter how old they were, and what unit they belonged, they all laid down here and waited day after day. They waited for their flights home." (Farewell Vietnam).March 1975, pushing its army through the DMZ, the North invaded and finally took over The South on April 30, 1975. The gunshots stopped, the bloodshed ceased, but real peace never happened. Joseph and the people in the South faced a hostile and revengeful policy. Its officers and employees were sent to the re-education camps for forced labors. Their properties were confiscated, their families were sent to the jungles for what called the new economic zones. "My screaming in the middle of the night awakened everybody. Some minutes after, the entire medical staff rushed to our rescue. But as soon as they reached the doorway, they were totally immobilized like the stone statues, stunned at seeing the spectacle that was so horrible to the point that no one dared to move." retold in Farewell Vietnam about a depressed and ill POW, who had tried a suicide attempt by hanging himself. Suffering atrocities and vicious policies implemented by the cruel Northern victors, people started to flee out of the country by boat. This created "The Second Vietnamese Exodus", which brought almost a million Vietnamese to all over the world, besides hundreds of thousands died of starving, drown, raped or killed in the ocean. "The heat and the odor coming from human bodies, the sweat, soiled clothes that had not been washed for weeks, the odor of urine, all combined to create a very disgusting odor that made me feel nausea. .....the really small size of the cell, fifteen feet long by ten feet wide contained more than thirty people." (Prison under the police system).Farewell Vietnam shows readers the true communist heaven, where there's not enough food to eat, no medicine to take and no proper clothing to wear. The war brought both sides pain, bloodshed with millions of deaths, and many more cripples. When it stopped, the communist's arrogance and ignorance transformed the whole country into a big prison, where no one had a decent human life.Joseph had to say Farewell to his Motherland and left Vietnam not with his parents and siblings like in1954, but this time with his own family to a country, chosen to be their new homeland with unforgettable memories....