The Vietnam Run
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The Vietnam Run
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Author : Michael Gillen
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2023-03-28
The Vietnam Run written by Michael Gillen and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-28 with History categories.
On the same day the Japanese surrender ended World War II, Vietnamese nationalists declared independence from France. Within weeks, France sought to reestablish colonial rule. American merchant seamen arriving in French ports to ship GIs back to the U.S. were dismayed when French troops bound for Vietnam came aboard instead. Many of these seamen objected because American veterans awaited transport home and because they flew in the face of Allied war aims of national self-determination. Later, with the Vietnam War effort dependent on Merchant Marine logistical support, seamen were among the first to protest U.S. involvement. With firsthand recollections, this book tells the story, from deadly encounters with mines, rockets and gunfire to evacuations of refugees and to rescues of "boat people" in the South China Sea.
When Can I Stop Running
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Author : John Podlaski
language : en
Publisher: John Podlaski
Release Date : 2016-06-20
When Can I Stop Running written by John Podlaski and has been published by John Podlaski this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-20 with History categories.
John Podlaski’s encore Vietnam War novel brings back John (‘Polack’) Kowalski, the central character in ‘Cherries’, and introduces us to Louis (‘LG’) Gladwell, his irrepressible black friend. Polack and LG are a ‘Salt and Pepper’ team, best buddies and brothers in a way that only those who have fought side-by-side in a war can ever truly understand. The year is 1970, and the story follows the two soldiers - impressionable Detroit teenagers - during their long night in a Listening Post (‘LP’), some 500 meters beyond the bunker line of the new firebase. Their assignment as a "human early warning system", is to listen for enemy activity and forewarn the base of any potential dangers. As they were new to the “Iron Triangle” and its reputation, little did they know that units before them lost dozens of soldiers in this nightly high-risk task and referred to those assigned as "bait for the enemy" and "sacrificial lambs". Sitting in the pitch black tropical jungle - with visibility at less than two feet - John's imagination takes hold throughout the agonizing night, and at times, transports him back to some of his most vivid childhood memories - innocent, but equally terrifying at the time. As kids, we instinctively run as fast as we can to escape imaginary or perceived danger, but as soldiers, men are trained to conquer their fears and develop the confidence to stand their ground and fight. Running is not an option. In 'When Can I Stop Running?' the author juxtaposes his nightmarish hours in the bush with some of his most heart-pounding childhood escapades. Readers will relate to the humorous childish antics with amusement; military veterans will find themselves relating to both of the entertaining and compelling recollections.
Run For The Wall
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Author : Raymond J. Michalowski
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Run For The Wall written by Raymond J. Michalowski and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
Run for the Wall is a highly readable ethnographic account of this remarkable American ritual. The authors, themselves motorcyclists as well as Run participants, demonstrate that the event is a form of secular pilgrimage. Here key concepts in American culture-- "freedom," and "brotherhood," for example--are constructed and deployed in a variety of rituals and symbols to enable participants to come to terms with the consequences of the Vietnam war. While the focus is the journey itself, the book also explores other themes related to American culture and history, including the nature of community, the Vietnam war, and the creation of American secular ritual.
The Vietnam War
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Author : Tom King
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-01-27
The Vietnam War written by Tom King and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-27 with categories.
The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The war began in 1954 (though the conflict in the region stretched back to the mid-1940s), after the rise to power of Ho Chi Minh and his communist Viet Minh party in North Vietnam, and continued against the backdrop of an intense Cold War between two global superpowers: the United States and the Soviet Union. More than 3 million people (including 58,000 Americans) were killed in the Vietnam War; more than half were Vietnamese civilians. By 1969, at the peak of U.S. involvement in the war, more than 500,000 U.S. military personnel were involved in the Vietnam conflict. Growing opposition to the war in the United States led to bitter divisions among Americans, both before and after President Richard Nixon ordered the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973. In 1975, communist forces seized control of Saigon, ending the Vietnam War, and the country was unified as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam the following year.Buy your copy now!
The Vietnam Run
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Author : Michael Gillen
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2023-03-17
The Vietnam Run written by Michael Gillen and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-17 with History categories.
On the same day the Japanese surrender ended World War II, Vietnamese nationalists declared independence from France. Within weeks, France sought to reestablish colonial rule. American merchant seamen arriving in French ports to ship GIs back to the U.S. were dismayed when French troops bound for Vietnam came aboard instead. Many of these seamen objected because American veterans awaited transport home and because they flew in the face of Allied war aims of national self-determination. Later, with the Vietnam War effort dependent on Merchant Marine logistical support, seamen were among the first to protest U.S. involvement. With firsthand recollections, this book tells the story, from deadly encounters with mines, rockets and gunfire to evacuations of refugees and to rescues of "boat people" in the South China Sea.
Run For The Wall A Journey To The Viet Nam Memorial
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Author : Kristine Wood
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-04-19
Run For The Wall A Journey To The Viet Nam Memorial written by Kristine Wood and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-19 with categories.
Last Run
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Author : Leonard B. Scott
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 1990-07-14
Last Run written by Leonard B. Scott and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-07-14 with Fiction categories.
For the men of Sierra Company, 75th Rangers, the Vietnam war means more than loyalty to their country. It means loyalty to each other. You don't choose your comrades in war—they are assigned to you. And there, in the jungle, where there is no past or future, men from totally different backgrounds forget their differences and struggle with the basic questions of survival. The Last Run is an action-packed story of men at war—and of the unseen wounds our veterans brought home. Author Leonard B. Scott also wrote the bestselling Vietnam novel Charlie Mike, which was hailed by The Washington Post as “vivid, compelling . . . One of the finest novels yet written about the Vietnam war.” Like Charlie Mike, The Last Run is a story you will never forget.
Run Through The Jungle
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Author : Larry J. Musson
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2015-07-15
Run Through The Jungle written by Larry J. Musson and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
An authentic account of combat with an airborne company in the waterlogged rice paddies and demanding jungles of South Vietnam. Share the experiences of fighting men under punishing conditions, extreme temperatures, and intense monsoon rains as they search for the enemy in the rugged mountains and teeming lowlands. Relive all the terror, humor, and sadness of one mans tour of duty with real-life action in spectacular stunning detail.
A Run For The Light
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Author : Steve Speciale
language : en
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Release Date : 2021-06-09
A Run For The Light written by Steve Speciale 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 2021-06-09 with Fiction categories.
A Run for the Light is a political thriller filled with intrigue and mystery. Old questions regarding POWs come to life as Lt. Nick Paul finds his footing after years of incarceration by the Vietnam government. From Nick Paul's capture through life-changing sequences he lives through, you will look forward to turning the next page...and the next.
Run Between The Raindrops
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Author : Dale A. Dye
language : en
Publisher: Warriors Publishing Group via PublishDrive
Release Date : 2015-01-14
Run Between The Raindrops written by Dale A. Dye and has been published by Warriors Publishing Group via PublishDrive this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-14 with Fiction categories.
The blood-drenched Navy Corpsman had it right as he labored to keep yet another Marine alive on the mean street of Hue City: “Getting out of Hue alive is like trying to run between raindrops without getting wet.” Nearly half a century has passed since Marine veteran Dale Dye fought in Hue during the 1968 Tet Offensive. That brutal experience prompted him to write a searing, critically acclaimed novel about the surreal experiences of the battle to wrest control of Vietnam’s ancient Imperial capital from regiments of fanatical North Vietnamese Army soldiers. Now he’s taken a long second look at that fight and revised his original work into an even more powerful narrative of one of the Vietnam War’s most brutal battles. The story is told through the eyes of a veteran Marine Corps Combat Correspondent with the observational skills and off-beat attitude to relate what he sees from the close-quarter, house-to-house meat-grinder of the southside to the epic assault on the enemy-infested walls of the city’s medieval Citadel in a voice that reflects the Code of the Grunt: Just do it—or die trying. There it is.