Download or read book Absent Without Official Leave in Saigon written by Robert L. Rice and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2022-03-31 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a high school dropout who wanted to better his life by joining the army, Robert L. Rice got a rude awakening when he was shipped off to Vietnam, a place and war he admits he knew little about before arriving there. He was wounded in combat and nearly died but was encouraged by an angel he saw on the battlefield. Going AWOL several times, doing time in the stockade, getting a Dear John letter—Rice’s tour of duty was like a laundry list of nearly everything bad that could happen to a man in a war zone. Even after he got back on his feet in the States, the mental turmoil the war had stirred up persisted. He became a minister and worked with convicts, one of whom was the son of a man Rice met in the stockade in Vietnam.
Download or read book Brownwater Iii written by Samuel C. Crawford and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2005-10-12 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story continues for Seaman Charles Edwards following the cliffhanger in BrownWater II. Only now, his humorous and comical travel adventures find him struggling in his major undertaking to get home, back to the states, and to do this without his mentor and traveling cohort, Petty Officer Dan. Even with combat maturity, Charles is still just a very young nineteen-year-old city boy from Baltimore Maryland. For Vietnam veterans, this story will bring back precious memories that will make they say, Yeah, I remember doing stuff like that. That part of the war was fun. For those who never served in the military will find this an enjoyable eye-opener to military life.
Download or read book Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Public Health and Environment and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention part 1 Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Public Health and Enviornment written by United States. Congress. House. Interstate and Foreign Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 2568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Letters to Louise written by Russell J Jewett and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-06-07 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A must read for anyone who was in Vietnam or has a loved one deployed to a combat area. An engaging story of a young life, a challenging tale of life in the military service during the Vietnam war, and a heartwarming love affair is all set to captivate anyone’s heart. Letters to Louise is an autobiography about a naive young man coming from a very stable and protected environment enlisting in the navy. As a hospital corpsman, he became a combat medic with the US Marines. This memoir recounts his life in the military service where he experienced living, eating, fighting and sleeping in the mud and jungles of South Vietnam. But more than that, it also chronicles the memories of events and includes the actual text of letters written over a period of four years to his girlfriend who was still back home in high school while he was stationed in the United States, Japan, and Vietnam. Through Letters to Louise, readers will find an interesting journey of life and love through the story of the author. They will find this book entertaining and inspiring while they engross themselves into the pages filled with thrills, excitement, passion, dreams, and love.
Download or read book 100 Great War Movies written by Robert J. Niemi and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-04-04 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book serves as a fascinating guide to 100 war films from 1930 to the present. Readers interested in war movies will learn surprising anecdotes about these films and will have all their questions about the films' historical accuracy answered. This cinematic guide to war movies spans 800 years in its analysis of films from those set in the 13th century Scottish Wars of Independence (Braveheart) to those taking place during the 21st-century war in Afghanistan (Lone Survivor). World War II has produced the largest number of war movies and continues to spawn recently released films such as Dunkirk. This book explores those, but also examines films set during such conflicts as the Napoleonic Wars, the American Civil War, World War I, the Vietnam War, and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. The book is organized alphabetically by film title, making it easy to navigate. Each entry is divided into five sections: Background (a brief discussion of the film's genesis and financing); Production (information about how, where, and when the film was shot); Synopsis (a detailed plot summary); Reception (how the film did in terms of box office, awards, and reviews) and "Reel History vs. Real History" (a brief analysis of the film's historical accuracy). This book is ideal for readers looking to get a vivid behind-the-scenes look at the greatest war movies ever made.
Download or read book Writing the War written by Stephen E. Atkins and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-03-08 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of this Vietnam War memoir was drafted in November 1966 just before completion of his Ph.D. work in French history and entered the army, age 26, in February 1967. He arrived in Vietnam in April 1968. Serving as both pointman and sniper, he experienced six weeks of frontline duty, averaging a firefight each week with heavy casualties. With his advanced degree and a $2.50 case of beer for a bribe, he then transferred to the 19th Military History Detachment and spent the remainder of his tour of duty traveling the Mekong Delta, Plain of Reeds, and areas near Saigon. His memoir is the result of a tour of intense fighting, careful documentation, and an illicit diary.
Download or read book Waging Peace in Vietnam written by Ron Carver and published by New Village Press. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How American Soldiers Opposed and Resisted the War in Vietnam While mainstream narratives of the Vietnam War all but marginalize anti-war activity of soldiers, opposition and resistance from within the three branches of the military made a real difference to the course of America’s engagement in Vietnam. By 1968, every major peace march in the United States was led by active duty GIs and Vietnam War veterans. By 1970, thousands of active duty soldiers and marines were marching in protest in US cities. Hundreds of soldiers and marines in Vietnam were refusing to fight; tens of thousands were deserting to Canada, France and Sweden. Eventually the US Armed Forces were no longer able to sustain large-scale offensive operations and ceased to be effective. Yet this history is largely unknown and has been glossed over in much of the written and visual remembrances produced in recent years. Waging Peace in Vietnam shows how the GI movement unfolded, from the numerous anti-war coffee houses springing up outside military bases, to the hundreds of GI newspapers giving an independent voice to active soldiers, to the stockade revolts and the strikes and near-mutinies on naval vessels and in the air force. The book presents first-hand accounts, oral histories, and a wealth of underground newspapers, posters, flyers, and photographs documenting the actions of GIs and veterans who took part in the resistance. In addition, the book features fourteen original essays by leading scholars and activists. Notable contributors include Vietnam War scholar and author, Christian Appy, and Mme Nguyen Thi Binh, who played a major role in the Paris Peace Accord. The book originates from the exhibition Waging Peace, which has been shown in Vietnam and the University of Notre Dame, and will be touring the eastern United States in conjunction with book launches in Boston, Amherst, and New York.
Download or read book Safe Return written by Michael Uhl and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2023-06-02 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1971, antiwar activists Michael Uhl and Tod Ensign founded the Safe Return Committee in New York City, seeking amnesty for those who resisted the Vietnam War. While thousands of young Americans chose exile in Canada and Europe to avoid the draft, Safe Return worked on behalf of those who had come to oppose the war after entering the armed forces. Once in uniform, many ran afoul of a draconian system of military justice and institutionalized racism. They deserted in epidemic numbers, some to foreign exile. This book tells the story of the Committee's sponsored return of deserters and draft evaders, in a series of actions widely publicized to build public support for their acts of resistance.
Download or read book Hearings Reports and Prints of the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 1712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Crucible Vietnam written by A.T. Lawrence and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-11-26 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the personal account of an army infantry platoon leader and commanding officer in the central highlands of Vietnam during 1967 and 1968 when he was 21 years old. These were the two bloodiest years of the war, a time when the U.S. army employed search and destroy missions with high casualty rates. The author provides a historical overview and casualty report of the Vietnam War, 15 information about his military and officer training, and his return to civilian life after Vietnam.
Download or read book Hearings Reports and Prints of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 1094 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
