Download or read book Vietnam Letters of the Adventure Board written by United States Military Academy. Department of Military Art and Engineering and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers of the Adventure Board, a project initiated by the Department of Military Art and Engineering, USMA; LTC James E. Torrence, project officer. Letters of personal experiences written by young officers stationed throughout the world; displayed for the cadets in an attempt to portray the challenge and adventure found in the Army. Majority of letters written by officers stationed in Vietnam.
Download or read book Desert Shield Desert Storm Letters of the Adventure Board Papers written by United States Military Academy. Department of History and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Letters and papers of the Adventure Board, Department of History, USMA. This project was initiated during the Vietnam War, and reactivated during the Persian Gulf war. The letters contain personal experiences written by young officers on active duty and displayed for the cadets in order to portray the challenge and adventure found in the Army.
Download or read book No Sure Victory written by Gregory A. Daddis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conventional wisdom holds that the US Army in Vietnam, thrust into an unconventional war where occupying terrain was a meaningless measure of success, depended on body counts as its sole measure of military progress. In No Sure Victory, Army officer and historian Gregory Daddis looks far deeper into the Army's techniques for measuring military success and presents a much more complicated-and disturbing-account of the American misadventure in Indochina. Daddis shows how the US Army, which confronted an unfamiliar enemy and an even more unfamiliar form of warfare, adopted a massive, and eventually unmanageable, system of measurements and formulas to track the progress of military operations that ranged from pacification efforts to search-and-destroy missions. The Army's monthly "Measurement of Progress" reports covered innumerable aspects of the fighting in Vietnam-force ratios, Vietcong/North Vietnamese Army incidents, tactical air sorties, weapons losses, security of base areas and roads, population control, area control, and hamlet defenses. Concentrating more on data collection and less on data analysis, these indiscriminate attempts to gauge success may actually have hindered the army's ability to evaluate the true outcome of the fight at hand--a roadblock that Daddis believes significantly contributed to the many failures that American forces suffered in Vietnam. Filled with incisive analysis and rich historical detail, No Sure Victory is not only a valuable case study in unconventional warfare, but a cautionary tale that offers important perspectives on how to measure performance in current and future armed conflict. Given America's ongoing counterinsurgency efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan, No Sure Victory provides valuable historical perspective on how to measure--and mismeasure--military success.
Download or read book Letters from Vietnam written by Joseph Allen Freeborn and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2019-08-16 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells of this draftee’s struggles, sacrifices and ultimate survival of a war he wanted nothing to do with. The letters recorded here are actual unedited reproductions of the letters he received in Nam and letters he sent home. The author took many years to compile this book, with the hope that reader could get a better sense of that divisive war fought so many years ago. The thought of writing this book at first was overwhelming, as he had spent so much time and energy trying to forget his time in Vietnam. The author refers to his time in Nam as his "lost year." It is the author’s hope that by reading this book you might consider the hundreds of thousands of young men that had similar experiences during their time in Vietnam.
Download or read book Withdrawal written by Gregory A. Daddis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a riveting sequel to his celebrated Westmoreland's War, Daddis offers a bold new interpretation of America's first lost war. Upending myths of a "better war" that led to victory in Vietnam, Withdrawal is required reading for anyone hoping to understand the final years of American intervention in Southeast Asia.
Download or read book Professional Journal of the United States Army written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Review of Current Military Literature written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Aspects of the Vietnam Conflict written by Walter L. Hixson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2000 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Vietnam War was, in the words of a preeminent scholar of the conflict (George C. Herring), "America's longest war." The Indochina conflict spanned the first generation of the larger Cold War and lasts to this day in American memory and cultural representation. Although the war remains a sensitive subject for many, a consensus exists that would echo the words of former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara in his memoir, In Retrospect, "We were wrong, we were terribly wrong." The six volumes in this series pull together the best article literature on the History of American Involvement in Vietnam. The scholars writing in the first volume explore the roots of U.S. intervention, which followed in the wake of France's failed effort (supported and financed in Washington) to assert imperial control over Indochina. Volume II analyzed military aspects of the Vietnam War's history Volume V focuses on the lessons and legacies of the conflict, the source of a particularly sharp debate during the first administration of President Ronald W. Reagan. The final volume in the series analyzes the Vietnam War's extensive afterlife - in memory, film, literature, and popular discourse. Available individually by volume. Volume 1. The Origins of Intervention (0-8153-3531-8) Volume 2. Military Strategy and Escalation (0-8153-3532-6) Volume 3. Executive- Legislative Relations, Tracing the Impact of the War on U.S. Governmental Structures and Policies (0-8153-3533-4) Volume 4. The Diplomacy of War (0-8153-3534-2) Volume 5. The Anti-War Movement (0-8153-3535-0) Volume 6. Representation, Memories, and Legacies (0-8153-3536-9)
Download or read book Letters from Vietnam written by Bill Adler and published by Presidio Press. This book was released on 2004-10-26 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “No heroes, everyone did their part, and everyone was scared to death.” They are the words of soldier Mark W. Harms in 1968, summing up his combat experience during the Vietnam War. His stunning letter home is just one of hundreds featured in this unforgettable collection, Letters from Vietnam. In these affecting pages are the unadorned voices of men and women who fought–and, in some cases, fell–in America’s most controversial war. They bring new insights and imagery to a conflict that still haunts our hearts, consciences, and the conduct of our foreign policy. Here are the early days of the fight, when adopting a kitten, finding gold in a stream, or helping a local woman give birth were moments of beauty amid the brutality . . . shattering first-person accounts of firefights, ambushes, and bombings (“I know I will never be the same Joe.”–Marine Joe Pais) . . . and thoughtful, pained reflections on the purpose and progress of the entire Southeastern Asian cause (“All these lies about how we’re winning and what a great job we’re doing . . . It’s just not the same as WWII or the Korean War.” –Lt. John S. Taylor.) Here, too, are letters as vivid as scenes from a film–Brenda Rodgers’s description of her wedding to a soldier on the steps of Saigon City Hall . . . Airman First Class Frank Pilson’s recollection of President Johnson’s ceremonial dinner with the troops (“He looks tired and worn out–his is not an easy job”) . . . and, perhaps most poignant, Emil Spadafora’s beseeching of his mother to help him adopt an orphan who is a village’s only survivor (“This boy has nothing, and his future holds nothing for him over here.”) From fervent patriotism to awakening opposition, Letters from Vietnam captures the unmistakable echoes of this earlier era, as well as timeless expressions of hope, horror, fear, and faith.
Download or read book Dear America written by Bernard Edelman and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2002-06-04 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 25 years after the official end of the Vietnam War, "Dear America" allows readers to witness the war firsthand through the eyes of the men and women who served there. Excerpt in "Time" magazine.
Download or read book 1968 Vietnam Letters and Memories of a Marine written by Marlene Marchaesi and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anything is pretty much possible if you dream it, you can have it. That is, unless war is a factor. This is a narrative, true story of a young girl who grew up in a poor, dysfunctional family in Upstate New York, and lives mostly in a dream world as a means to escape her mundane life. Probably not such a unique story. But she is unique in that she does something about it she doesn't wait for things to happen, or anyone else to be in control of her destiny --she takes the reins. Through enthusiasm and guts, she manages to live the life she's always dreamed about -- to travel, to see the world. It's 1967 and at the inexperienced age of 20, she leaves her home in New York to work in Great Britain as a domestic, where she stays for nearly two years. She gets there on a one-way ticket, working papers, $100, and the determination to see what the real Europe is like -- not through the eyes of a tourist who only visits for a couple of weeks. She comes out of this experience not only with an education that she otherwise never would have had, but some great stories she'll be able to pass on to family and friends. But before she leaves on her adventure of a lifetime, she becomes a friend and lover to Peter. He is her first real love and memories of our first usually remain forever. This was no different for Marlene, and she chronicles the way her and Peter kept in touch in 1967 and 1968 with their letters. And after experiencing some great highs during her two years abroad, she returns home with a heavy heart, as Peter has become a casualty of the Vietnam War the day the letters stopped. A starry-eyed, adventurous young girl, still rather naïve when she left home, returns having aged a lot more than she bargained for. In the end however, she would come to realize that certain people enter your life for a reason. She was lucky enough to let Peter into her's, as he has been such a positive influence for over 40 years. This book contains the actual letters Peter wrote to Marlene and her recollections of what she wrote back to him, with no embellishments. Although the book deals with the Vietnam Era, anyone who has friends or relatives serving in the military today will relate to the story.
Download or read book Letters from Bill written by Suzanne Vandermillen and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-09-30 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Juergens was a young man drafted into the Vietnam War who dutifully served his country and paid the ultimate price. These letters to his family, collected by his sister Suzanne Juergens Vandermillen, are a tribute to his spirit, his life and his sacrifice.
Download or read book Wiki at War written by James Jay Carafano and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Wiki at War, James Jay Carafano explains why these and other Internet-born initiatives matter and how they are likely to affect the future face of war, diplomacy, and domestic politics.
Download or read book Letters from Vietnam written by Bill Adler and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book For the Sender written by Alex Woodard and published by Hay House, Inc. This book was released on 2015-11-10 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dear Sergeant Fuller, You won’t know me for another two years, but I am your daughter…. So begins a letter sent decades into the past, from a daughter searching for answers to a soldier serving in war-torn Vietnam, in this true story of service and sacrifice, love and redemption, and the power of forgiveness. A box with Love Letters from Vietnam etched on the lid waits buried in a closet, holding scrawled thoughts written on Air Force stationery from a passionate yet deeply flawed soldier stationed outside Da Nang to his young wife in east Texas. Years pass before a fateful, deadly winter night leads the soldier’s daughter, Jennifer, to open the box, read the letters, and answer her father back in time. She tucks her letters into a package with no address, because she no longer knows where to send them. Until she is sitting in a theater in Austin, Texas, at a performance by singer-songwriter Alex Woodard and hears him talk about writing songs inspired by letters. Her remarkable correspondence with her father takes Woodard on his first steps into the dichotomy between dark and light, as he imagines himself as Sergeant Fuller in Vietnam and begins to write songs sung from Fuller’s heart. Woodard’s quest to learn more about the man and the war he fights both in Vietnam and back at home evolves into an extraordinary journey, propelled by an album included with the book that features Woodard as Sergeant Fuller and his friend Molly Jenson as Jennifer. Their voices carry the songs inspired by these beautiful, raw, revealing love letters not only sent from Vietnam, but as the story unfolds, beyond.
Download or read book Alphabet Adventures in Vietnam written by Amar Gandhi and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Alphabet Adventures in Vietnam: Exploring from A to Z" is a vibrant and engaging children's book that takes young readers on a captivating journey through the heart of Vietnam, from the bustling streets of Hanoi to the tranquil waters of Ha Long Bay. Each letter of the alphabet reveals a unique aspect of Vietnamese culture, geography, and daily life, introducing children to the rich tapestry of this beautiful country. Through colorful illustrations and simple, easy-to-understand language, children aged 2-5 will discover the iconic Ao Dai dress, the legendary dragons, the traditional Tet festival, and much more. The book not only teaches the alphabet but also imparts valuable knowledge about Vietnamese traditions, landscapes, and wildlife, making learning a fun and immersive experience. "Alphabet Adventures in Vietnam" is more than just an ABC book; it's a gateway for young minds to explore and appreciate the diversity of the world around them. It's perfect for storytime, early learning, and cultural education, promising to spark curiosity and a love for discovery in every young reader.
