Under The Vietnam Flags
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Under The Vietnam Flags
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Author : Johnny Lac
language : en
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Release Date : 2003
Under The Vietnam Flags written by Johnny Lac and has been published by Trafford Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Both cultural introduction and personal biography, this fascinating account leads the reader from Vietnam's troubled history to the author's family's flight through refugee camps to Canada in 1980.
Black Flags In Vietnam
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Author : Henry McAleavy
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-05-03
Black Flags In Vietnam written by Henry McAleavy and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-03 with History categories.
Black Flags in Vietnam (1968) examines nineteenth-century conflict between China, Vietnam and France. For the first thousand years of its history, Vietnam had been an integral part of China, and during subsequent centuries of self-rule had acknowledged Chinese suzerainty. In the 1850s, France, seeking a base for the political and commercial penetration of southern China, occupied Saigon and the Mekong Delta, hoping to navigate the river. This plan failed, and they turned instead to the Red River, which flows from China through northern Vietnam to Hanoi and the sea. China, weakened by years of domestic strife, seemed in no position to protect her vassal. Then, by a strange quirk of fortune, a band of Chinese freebooters, the Black Flags, who had crossed into Vietnam in search of pillage, defeated two French expeditions. In 1884, Peking went to war.
North Flag
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Author : John V. Rob
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-10-01
North Flag written by John V. Rob and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-01 with categories.
Mercenaries And Lyndon Johnson S More Flags
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Author : Robert M. Blackburn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Mercenaries And Lyndon Johnson S More Flags written by Robert M. Blackburn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
On April 23, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson launched the More Flags (i.e., more countries at war in Vietnam) program as United States policy. Over the next four years of the Johnson administration, and in the face of extreme reluctance to send troops on the part of the target countries, the goal of More Flags became more direct: to hire mercenary troops--at extremely high cost--from countries such as South Korea, the Philippines, and Thailand to assist the U.S. military, while presenting the matter to the world as something entirely different.
Ghost Of A Person Passing In Front Of The Flag
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Author : David F. Brown
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-03
Ghost Of A Person Passing In Front Of The Flag written by David F. Brown and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03 with categories.
D. F. Brown's Ghost of a Person Passing in Front of the Flag traces a 19-year-old soldier's year in Vietnam and subsequent return, as he sifts through the horror for some peace with honor. In these dreamlike but never fragile poems, the narrator's Ozarks childhood merges with the nightmarish "triple canopy" of An Khe, both places equally combustive by the delirium of memory a swarm smeared across the page. Brown's world is built from words both ethereal and barbed, gleaming as gunmetal and a freshly-washed `59 Ford coupe on date night. Ghost is as much about the senselessness of war as it is the co-option of words in a country "sick with flags." By revealing the power of language, which "harbors expectations," Brown is astute enough to include the beauty we can make of the terrible. "Imagine," he writes, "all the red it takes to make this true." The absurdity of the American War in Vietnam never softens, but the invincibility and persistence of beauty cannot help but shine through. Wry observation rubs up against wonder, and while this never exonerates the individual and collective echoes of pain, Brown's artistry allows us to look at ourselves, at our history, and by encouraging us to face it, shines a light more powerful, we hope, than past and ongoing destruction. It is the poe's job to remind us of the sanctity of language: "words silhouette what we cannot keep."
Vietnam
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Author : Ronald J. Cima
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995-07
Vietnam written by Ronald J. Cima and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-07 with categories.
Describes and analyzes Vietnam1s political, economic, social and national security systems and institutions and the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Also covers people1s origins, dominant beliefs and values, their common interests and issues on which they are divided, the nature and extent of their involvement with national institutions and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order. 19 maps and photos.
U S Marines In Vietnam The Bitter End 1973 1975
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Author : Maj. George Ross Dunham
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2016-08-09
U S Marines In Vietnam The Bitter End 1973 1975 written by Maj. George Ross Dunham and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-09 with History categories.
This publication represents the ninth volume in an operational and chronological series covering the Marine Corps’ participation in the Vietnam War. This particular volume details the final chapter in the Corps’ involvement in South-East Asia, including chapters on Cambodia, the refugees, and the recovery of the container ship SS Mayaguez. Although largely written from the perspective of the III Marine Amphibious Force, this volume also describes the roles of the two joint commands operating in the region: the Defense Attaché Office, Saigon, and the United States Support Activities Group, Thailand. Thus, while the volume emphasizes the Marine Corps’ role in the events of the period, significant attention also is given to the overall contribution of these commands in executing U.S. policy in South-east Asia from 1973 to 1975. Additionally, a chapter is devoted to the Marine Corps’ role in assisting thousands of refugees who fled South Vietnam in the final weeks of that nation’s existence.
The War That Never Ends
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Author : David L. Anderson
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2014-03-11
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 2014-03-11 with History categories.
More than three decades after the final withdrawal of American troops from Southeast Asia, the legacy of the Vietnam War continues to influence political, military, and cultural discourse. Journalists, politicians, scholars, pundits, and others have used the conflict to analyze each of America's subsequent military engagements. Many Americans have observed that Vietnam-era terms such as "cut and run," "quagmire," and "hearts and minds" are ubiquitous once again as comparisons between U.S. involvement in Iraq and in Vietnam seem increasingly appropriate. Because of its persistent significance, the Vietnam War era continues to inspire vibrant historical inquiry. The eminent scholars featured in The War That Never Ends offer fresh and insightful perspectives on the continuing relevance of the Vietnam War, from the homefront to "humping in the boonies," and from the great halls of political authority to the gritty hotbeds of oppositional activism. The contributors assert that the Vietnam War is central to understanding the politics of the Cold War, the social movements of the late twentieth century, the lasting effects of colonialism, the current direction of American foreign policy, and the ongoing economic development in Southeast Asia. The seventeen essays break new ground on questions relating to gender, religion, ideology, strategy, and public opinion, and the book gives equal emphasis to Vietnamese and American perspectives on the grueling conflict. The contributors examine such phenomena as the role of women in revolutionary organizations, the peace movements inspired by Buddhism, and Ho Chi Minh's successful adaptation of Marxism to local cultures. The War That Never Ends explores both the antiwar movement and the experiences of infantrymen on the front lines of battle, as well as the media's controversial coverage of America's involvement in the war. The War That Never Ends sheds new light on the evolving historical meanings of the Vietnam War, its enduring influence, and its potential to influence future political and military decision-making, in times of peace as well as war.
The First Vietnam War
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Author : Shawn F. McHale
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2023-03-23
The First Vietnam War written by Shawn F. McHale and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-23 with History categories.
Shawn McHale explores why the communist-led resistance in Vietnam won the anticolonial war against France (1945-54), except in the south. He shows how broad swaths of Vietnamese people were uneasily united in 1945 under the Viet Minh Resistance banner, all opposing the French attempt to reclaim control of the country. By 1947, resistance unity had shattered and Khmer-Vietnamese ethnic violence had divided the Mekong delta. From this point on, the war in the south turned into an overt civil war wrapped up in a war against France. Based on extensive archival research in four countries and in three languages, this is the first substantive English-language book focused on southern Vietnam's transition from colonialism to independence.
The Oss And Ho Chi Minh
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Author : Dixee Bartholomew-Feis
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Release Date : 2006-05-12
The Oss And Ho Chi Minh written by Dixee Bartholomew-Feis and has been published by University Press of Kansas this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-05-12 with History categories.
Some will be shocked to find out that the United States and Ho Chi Minh, our nemesis for much of the Vietnam War, were once allies. Indeed, during the last year of World War II, American spies in Indochina found themselves working closely with Ho Chi Minh and other anti-colonial factions-compelled by circumstances to fight together against the Japanese. Dixee Bartholomew-Feis reveals how this relationship emerged and operated and how it impacted Vietnam's struggle for independence. The men of General William Donovan's newly-formed Office of Strategic Services closely collaborated with communist groups in both Europe and Asia against the Axis enemies. In Vietnam, this meant that OSS officers worked with Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh, whose ultimate aim was to rid the region of all imperialist powers, not just the Japanese. Ho, for his part, did whatever he could to encourage the OSS's negative view of the French, who were desperate to regain their colony. Revealing details not previously known about their covert operations, Bartholomew-Feis chronicles the exploits of these allies as they developed their network of informants, sabotaged the Japanese occupation's infrastructure, conducted guerrilla operations, and searched for downed American fliers and Allied POWs. Although the OSS did not bring Ho Chi Minh to power, Bartholomew-Feis shows that its apparent support for the Viet Minh played a significant symbolic role in helping them fill the power vacuum left in the wake of Japan's surrender. Her study also hints that, had America continued to champion the anti-colonials and their quest for independence, rather than caving in to the French, we might have been spared our long and very lethal war in Vietnam. Based partly on interviews with surviving OSS agents who served in Vietnam, Bartholomew-Feis's engaging narrative and compelling insights speak to the yearnings of an oppressed people-and remind us that history does indeed make strange bedfellows.