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The Battle For Charlie
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Author : John J. Duffy
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-05-30
The Battle For Charlie written by John J. Duffy and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-30 with History categories.
The Battle for “Charlie” took place in 1972 during the Vietnam War after most American troops had been withdrawn. A battalion of South Vietnamese paratroopers made a stand reminiscent of the Spartans at Thermopylae in 480 BC. The heroic ARVN troops fought with a single American advisor—Major John J. Duffy, who directed critical American air support and the breakout.Thousands of North Vietnamese Army (NVA) troops invaded the South with overwhelming ground combat strength, supported by long-range artillery and tanks. They were part of a force ordered to conquer the South by cutting it in half. In the Central Highlands, the 11th Airborne Battalion was flown to a mountain pass designated “Charlie” and ordered to block the large NVA force at all costs. Two weeks of vicious close-range fighting ended with both sides suffering horrific casualties. The greatly outnumbered ARVN paratroopers fought until 90% of their comrades were dead or disabled. The enemy death toll exceeded 1,000 and caused a two-week delay in the invasion timetable. This setback in their strategy caused the overall invasion to fail and forced an NVA withdrawal.Victory was won at great cost. Only 37 of the 471 paratroopers escaped the encirclement. Major Duffy was wounded several times while controlling critical air support throughout the battle. Because he had the only ground-air radio, he was targeted by the NVA as he planned and led a daring escape through enemy lines and ambushes. Under fire at the jungle landing zone, he was the last man to board the rescue chopper after assisting and confirming all troops were safely aboard. Major Duffy received the Distinguished Service Cross for valor and for saving the lives of the survivors.The story is told with poems, eyewitness accounts, and transcripts of a tape-recording by eyewitness (evacuation helicopter co-pilot).
Suicide Charlie
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Author : Norman L Russell
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1993-03-30
Suicide Charlie written by Norman L Russell and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-03-30 with History categories.
Russell's story is more than a soldier's memoir because it speaks to the universal experience of soldiering. He also shares the struggles of his father, a WWII veteran who eventually took his own life, and his many comrades-in-arms. Russell wrote and produced an award-winning PBS-TV program entitled Fathers and Sons: Two Generations of American Combat Veterans.
Extraordinary Valor
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Author : William Reeder Jr.
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2022-06-15
Extraordinary Valor written by William Reeder Jr. and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-15 with History categories.
A Congressional Medal of Honor Account Extraordinary Valor is the story of Special Forces Major John Duffy’s Medal of Honor gallantry at Firebase Charlie, and the heroism of South Vietnamese paratrooper, Major Lê Văn Mễ, who fought by his side. It is the true story of their battle to defend Charlie Hill, a key to holding Vietnam's Central Highlands during North Vietnam's 1972 Easter Offensive. John Joseph Duffy was born in New York City; Le Van Mễ in a small village outside the old imperial capital of Hue in South Vietnam. Living on opposite sides of the globe, they come together in the heat of war in Southeast Asia when Major Duffy is assigned as the American advisor to the elite South Vietnamese 11th Airborne Battalion where Mễ is second in command. The battalion receives the order to "Fight to the death" on Charlie Hill. After two weeks of intense combat, hundreds lay dead and those still standing are out of food, water, and medical supplies. Their ammunition is nearly gone. Duffy and Mễ draw on their bond of friendship and trust to make a selfless two-man last stand against the final North Vietnamese human wave assault. Both are badly wounded, Duffy multiple times. Their heroic action allows 36 members of the 471-man battalion to escape and be rescued. The rest are killed, captured, or missing in action. This is their story.
To Fight Alongside Friends The First World War Diaries Of Charlie May
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Author : Gerry Harrison
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2014-07-03
To Fight Alongside Friends The First World War Diaries Of Charlie May written by Gerry Harrison and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-03 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
‘I do not want to die. The thought that we may be cut off from each other is so terrible and that our babe may grow up without my knowing her and without her knowing me. It is difficult to face. Know through all your life that I loved you and baby with all my heart and soul, that you two sweet things were just all the world to me’
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.
Where S Charlie
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Author : Tim Soyars
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2011-07-14
Where S Charlie written by Tim Soyars and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
History books and novels are filled with stories of young men and women going off to war. In each, the experiences and challenges are as varied as the people themselves. The stories tell of leaders and followers, cowards and heroes. In Wheres Charlie? author Tim Soyars narrates his own story of how he came of age while serving in the US Army during the Vietnam War. In this memoir, Soyars tells how his personality, background, and attitude contributed to his will to succeed and his desire to be involved in the Vietnam War. As a boy, he always knew hed serve his country. With both humor and sincerity, Soyars narrates his storyhis birth in Virginia in 1945, his induction into the army in 1965, his marriage in 1966, and his one-year service in Vietnam with the First Calvary from March of 1967 to 1968. Including photos of the period, Wheres Charlie? conveys not only the sadness and heroics often associated with war, but also shares stories of warmth, compassion, and romance. It provides a glimpse into the horror of battle and offers insight into one soldiers actions and thoughts during this unique time in history.
Charlie One Five
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Author : Nicholas Warr
language : en
Publisher: Modern Southeast Asia
Release Date : 2013
Charlie One Five written by Nicholas Warr and has been published by Modern Southeast Asia this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Stories of grit and gumption, as told by the "Mud Marines"
The Boys Of 67
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Author : Andrew Wiest
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2012-09-20
The Boys Of 67 written by Andrew Wiest and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-20 with History categories.
In the spring of 1966, while the war in Vietnam was still popular, the US military decided to reactivate the 9th Infantry Division as part of the military build-up. Across the nation, farm boys from the Midwest, surfers from California and city-slickers from Cleveland opened their mail to find greetings from Uncle Sam. Most American soldiers of the Vietnam era trickled into the war zone as individual replacements for men who had become casualties or had rotated home. Charlie Company was different as part of the only division raised, drafted and trained for service. From draft to the battlefields of South Vietnam, this is the unvarnished truth from the fear of death to the chaos of battle, told almost entirely through the recollections of the men themselves. This is their story, the story of young draftees who had done everything that their nation had asked of them and had received so little in return – lost faces of a distant war.
Charlie Company S Journey Home
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Author : Andrew Wiest
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-10-18
Charlie Company S Journey Home written by Andrew Wiest and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-18 with History categories.
Using countless interviews as well as original diaries and letters, Andrew Wiest lays bare the horror of the Vietnam War for those left behind and the enduring battles they must continue to fight long after their loved ones have returned home. The human experience of the Vietnam War is almost impossible to grasp – the camaraderie, the fear, the smell, the pain. Men were transformed into soldiers, and then into warriors. These warriors had wives who loved them and shared in their transformations. Some marriages were strengthened, while for others there was all too often a dark side, leaving men and their families emotionally and spiritually battered for years to come. Focusing in on just one company's experience of war and its eventual homecoming, Wiest shines a light on the shared experience of combat and both the darkness and resiliency of war's aftermath.
Charlie Company
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Author : Peter Louis Goldman
language : en
Publisher: William Morrow
Release Date : 1983
Charlie Company written by Peter Louis Goldman and has been published by William Morrow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with History categories.
Relates the Vietnam War, its aftermath and effect on their lives as seen by 65 veterans of Charlie Company, an infantry unit.