The Vietnam War Its Ownself
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The Vietnam War Its Ownself
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Author : James E. Parker (Jr.)
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2015-03-12
The Vietnam War Its Ownself written by James E. Parker (Jr.) 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 2015-03-12 with Vietnam War, 1961-1975 categories.
Three million Americans served in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. This is the amazing story of one man who came early and stayed late. Jim Parker had 5 years on the battlefield, serving initially as a 22 year old 2nd Lt platoon leader with the 1st Division that gyroed over from Fort Riley. His battalion was the first to encounter the Cu Chi tunnels and months later led the 1st Division in the successful Minh Thanh counter-ambush. Wounded and honored for bravery, Parker returned to what appeared to be an ungrateful nation, married, returned to UNC/Chapel Hill and was recruited as a CIA para-military operative in August 1970. After a year of clandestine intel and para-military training, he was posted to Laos where he led Hmong guerrillas against invading North Vietnamese. After the Lao cease fire, he was transferred to the delta of Vietnam to work as a spy and to liaise with South Vietnam Army commanders there. He was the last man out of Vietnam, leaving two days after the American embassy was evacuated. He preludes his story with a history of South Vietnam and events that led to the US military involvement. He pulls no punches in pointing out US policy maker mistakes in laying out the battlefield and developing strategy. In his own sometimes easy gaited southern story-telling style, he salutes brave soldiers who tried to stop the spread of communism in Southeast Asia and laments the death of so many gallant Asian allies who died fighting at his side, others who stayed behind at the end. It is a story full of adventure, history and, juxtaposed to the catastrophic horror of war, great humor. Readers will meet amazing men and women and share their concern for one another as they fought against a fanatical communist enemy. The book has excerpts from Parker's previously published Last Man Out, Codename Mule and the Battle for Skyline Ridge, with new transitional stories and additional details. Good Entertainment. Insightful History. Memorable reading.
A Companion To The Vietnam War
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Author : Marilyn B. Young
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2008-04-15
A Companion To The Vietnam War written by Marilyn B. Young and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-15 with History categories.
A Companion to the Vietnam War contains twenty-four definitive essays on America's longest and most divisive foreign conflict. It represents the best current scholarship on this controversial and influential episode in modern American history. Highlights issues of nationalism, culture, gender, and race. Covers the breadth of Vietnam War history, including American war policies, the Vietnamese perspective, the antiwar movement, and the American home front. Surveys and evaluates the best scholarship on every important era and topic. Includes a select bibliography to guide further research.
Paper Soldiers
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Author : Clarence R. Wyatt
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 1995-03
Paper Soldiers written by Clarence R. Wyatt and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-03 with History categories.
Praised and condemned for its aggressive coverage of the Vietnam War, the American press has been both commended for breaking public support and bringing the war to an end and accused of misrepresenting the nature and progress of the war. While in-depth combat coverage and the instantaneous power of television were used to challenge the war, Clarence R. Wyatt demonstrates that, more often than not, the press reported official information, statements, and views. Examining the relationship between the press and the government, Wyatt looks at how difficult it was to obtain information outside official briefings, what sort of professional constraints the press worked under, and what happened when reporters chose not to "get on the team." "Wyatt makes the Diem period in Saigon come to life—the primitive communications, the police crackdowns, the quarrels within the news organizations between the pessimists in Saigon and the optimists in Washington and New York."—Peter Braestrup, Washington Times "An important, readable study of the Vietnam press corps—the most maligned group of journalists in modern American history. Clarence Wyatt's insights and assessments are particularly valuable now that the media is rapidly growing in its influence on domestic and international affairs."—Peter Arnett, CNN foreign correspondent
American Reckoning
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Author : Christian G. Appy
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2015-02-05
American Reckoning written by Christian G. Appy and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-05 with History categories.
“Few people understand the centrality of the Vietnam War to our situation as much as Christian Appy." —Ken Burns The critically acclaimed author of Patriots offers profound insights into Vietnam’s place in America’s self-image. How did the Vietnam War change the way we think of ourselves as a people and a nation? Christian G. Appy, author of the widely praised oral history of the Vietnam War Patriots, now examines the relationship between the war’s realities and myths and its impact on our national identity, conscience, pride, shame, popular culture, and postwar foreign policy. Drawing on a vast variety of sources from movies, songs, and novels to official documents, media coverage, and contemporary commentary, Appy offers an original interpretation of the war and its far-reaching consequences. Authoritative, insightful, sometimes surprising, and controversial, American Reckoning is a fascinating mix of political and cultural reporting that offers a completely fresh account of the meaning of the Vietnam War.
The Vietnam War
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Author : Cath Senker
language : en
Publisher: Raintree
Release Date : 2013
The Vietnam War written by Cath Senker and has been published by Raintree this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with History categories.
Why was the Vietnam War so contentious, and how did one of the world's superpowers fail to defeat a much less wealthy and populous opponent? Why was the Vietnam War of such global significance and how has it affected people on both sides of the conflict? This book seeks to relate the overall events and chronology of the war and show its impact on everyday lives.
Tet
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Author : Don Oberdorfer
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 2001-03-31
Tet written by Don Oberdorfer and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-03-31 with History categories.
Finalist for the 1971 National Book Award In early 1968, Communist forces in Vietnam launched a surprise offensive that targeted nearly every city, town, and major military base throughout South Vietnam. For several hours, the U.S. embassy in Saigon itself came under siege by Viet Cong soldiers. Militarily, the offensive was a failure, as the North Vietnamese Army and its guerrilla allies in the south suffered devastating losses. Politically, however, it proved to be a crucial turning point in America's involvement in Southeast Asia and public opinion of the war. In this classic work of military history and war reportage—long considered the definitive history of Tet and its aftermath—Don Oberdorfer moves back and forth between the war and the home front to document the lasting importance of this military action. Based on his own observations as a correspondent for the Washington Post and interviews with hundreds of people who were caught up in the struggle, Tet! remains an essential contribution to our understanding of the Vietnam War.
The Vietnam War
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Author : James H. Willbanks
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-11-22
The Vietnam War written by James H. Willbanks and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-22 with History categories.
The Vietnam War remains one of the most contentious events in American history. This book is a collection of essays that seeks to examine the current state of scholarship on the war and its aftermath. It is divided into five sections which address American presidents and the war, the conduct of the war in the field, the impact of the Tet Offensive, the meaning of the war and its lasting legacies. The purpose of the collection is to present the most recent contributions to the continuing academic and scholarly dialogue about one of the most momentous historical events of the twentieth century.
The War That Never Ends
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Author : David L. Anderson
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2014-03-21
The War That Never Ends written by David L. Anderson and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-21 with Philosophy categories.
More than three decades after the withdrawal of American troops from Southeast Asia, the Vietnam War still resonates in political and cultural discourse and still motivates vibrant historical inquiry. The eminent scholars featured in The War That Never Ends present the newest perspectives on the war in Vietnam, from the homefront to Ho Chi Minh City, from the government halls to the hotbeds of activist opposition. The seventeen essays compiled by David L. Anderson and John Ernst examine Vietnamese as well as American experiences of the grueling conflict, breaking new ground on questions relating to gender, religion, ideology, media, and public opinion. The War That Never Ends sheds new light on the evolving historical meanings of the Vietnam War, its enduring influence on current matters of global significance, and its potential to influence American foreign policy, in times of peace and war.
Vietnam Shadows
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Author : Arnold R. Isaacs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Vietnam Shadows written by Arnold R. Isaacs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
"More than 20 years after the fall of Saigon, Vietnam still haunts us. It is the war that never seems to go away. Arnold Isaac's readable and insightful new book, Vietnam Shadows, is an effort to explore comprehensively the many facets of this phenomenon." -- Chicago Tribune
The Origins Of The Vietnam War
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Author : A. Short
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-06-11
The Origins Of The Vietnam War written by A. Short and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-11 with History categories.
This study examines the origins of the Vietnam War itself, going back to the nature of French colonial rule in the early 20th century. It investigates the original conflict between France, as well as the United States, and the forces of Vietnamese nationalism and communism. It argues that it was probably a mistake for the United States to internationalize the war in 1954 and it discusses the American commitment to the war, directed as much against China as against North Vietnam and the ideological hostility to communism.
