From Chicago to Vietnam: A Memoir of War, Paperback - Michael Duffy

Reducere. In the early hours of January 31, 1968, eighty-thousand North Vietnamese and Vietcong combat troops attacked every major city and military base in ...

Reducere. American discussions of the Vietnam War tend to gloss over the period from 1972 to the final North Vietnamese offensive in 1975. But on the battlef...

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Reducere. Most of what the average person knows about the Vietnam War is gleaned from movies, TV dramas, documentaries and autobiographical memoirs. The vast...

Sam Adams loved intelligence work, and that enthusiasm shines throughout this memoir of his years with the Central Intelligence Agency. His career ...

Reducere. Mark M. Smith served two tours in Vietnam, 1967 to 1969, with the 1st Air Cavalry Division. In the 1970s and 80s, Mark wrote about his experience. ...

Reducere. At the height of the Vietnam war, the U.S. Army drafted Norman Hile out of law school, trained him to be an artillery officer, and in August 1970 s...

Reducere. In this frank, engaging memoir, Captain Chamberlain chronicles the missions, personal courage and sacrifice of the Marines he was privileged to com...

Reducere. In this lively and insightful memoir, Jeremiah Joyce recounts a wide-ranging career that in many way tracks the history of Chicago over the last ha...

Reducere. What went wrong in Vietnam? Michael Lind casts new light on one of the most contentious episodes in American history in this controversial bestsell...

Reducere. As American troops continue their steady exodus on the last day of their ground war in Vietnam, Lieutenant Joe Tallon is shot down by an enemy miss...

Reducere. Invariably, armies are accused of preparing to fight the previous war. In Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife, Lieutenant Colonel John A. Nagl--a vet...

Reducere. It's the year 1969. I was serving in the U.S. Army with my brothers of First Platoon Company A 3/1 11th Bde Americal (23rd Infantry) Division. We w...

Reducere. As American troops continue their steady exodus on the last day of their ground war in Vietnam, Lieutenant Joe Tallon is shot down by an enemy miss...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Editor: Michael H. HuntAn essential new resource for students and teachers of the Vietnam War, this concise collection of primary s...

Reducere. At the height of the Vietnam war, the U.S. Army drafted Norman Hile out of law school, trained him to be an artillery officer, and in August 1970 s...

Reducere. In this lively and insightful memoir, Jeremiah Joyce recounts a wide-ranging career that in many way tracks the history of Chicago over the last ha...

Reducere. Michael Walsh had enlisted in the Army when he was sixteen years old. He departed shortly after turning seventeen. About a week after turning eight...

Reducere. A Memoir: A innocent 18 year old leaves home to join the military during a time of war. He leaves because he can no longer live with the religious ...

Reducere. It's the year 1969. I was serving in the U.S. Army with my brothers of First Platoon Company A 3/1 11th Bde Americal (23rd Infantry) Division. We w...

Following the Tet Offensive, a shift in U.S. naval strategy in 1967-1968 saw young men fresh out of high school policing the canals and tributaries...

Reducere. This memoir tells the story of a Marine rifle platoon commander's time in the mountainous jungle of the northernmost province of the then Republic ...

Reducere. Readers are introduced to courageous women and girls who risked their lives through their involvement in the conflict in Vietnam. These women serve...

Reducere. "We were chasing ghosts in killing fields, where adolescence ended and the war began."A captivating account of the deeply personal experience of mo...

Reducere. "We were chasing ghosts in killing fields, where adolescence ended and the war began."A captivating account of the deeply personal experience of mo...

DescriptionAmerica's evolution during the mid-19th century just prior to the Civil War was amazing. The six-fold increase in population from 1800 t...

Reducere. Now in paperback, the powerful memoir that The New York Times described as "filled with adrenalized scenes...Ciezadlo is the kind of thinker who li...

Reducere. This memoir tells the story of a Marine rifle platoon commander's time in the mountainous jungle of the northernmost province of the then Republic ...

What were the catalysts that motivated Mexican American youth to enlist or readily accept their draft notices in World War II, Korea, or Vietnam? I...

Reducere. A Man of Peace Goes to War is just that: a compilation of the very stories Mr. Storey has carried with him for over seventy-five years, shared with...

Reducere. "A passionate, lyrical, tough-minded account of an extraordinary life in art, revolution, and love. It's a book to relish, to read and re-read. Unf...

After 50 years of keeping the tormenting memories of the Vietnam War at bay, Robert W. Smith unveils the horrific experiences he lives with daily. ...

Reducere. Bob Loewer was an American counterintelligence special agent who served in the Mekong Delta as a district intelligence advisor in the Phoenix Progr...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1967, at age nineteen, John Stillman-refusing to wait for the draft-voluntarily enlisted in the Army to aid his fellow countrymen in ...

A thrilling account of a near suicidal attack on the mighty Scharnhorst and other flying experiences.Illustrations: 32 black and white illustrations

Reducere. John Laurence covered the Vietnam war for CBS News from its early days, through the bloody battle of Hue in 1968, to the Cambodian invasion. He was...

Reducere. Jack O'Connell possessed an uncanny ability to be at the center of things. On his arrival in Jordan in 1958, he unraveled a coup aimed at the young...

Reducere. Although his career continued for almost three decades after the 1939 publication of The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck is still most closely asso...

This memoir tells the story of the first twenty-one years of my life, growing up and coming of age in the working class Dublin Corporation housing ...

This market-leading series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established lite...

Reducere. An engrossing account of working in the top-secret world of Bletchley Park during World War Two. Perfect for fans of Sinclair McKay, Tessa Dunlop a...

Reducere. Stephen walked into the office which Barnabas was using as his judge's chamber. While the massive amount of data Bethany Anne's team was throwing a...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERINSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER"Chickie takes us thousands of miles on a hilarious quest laced with sorrow, but never...

Reducere. Explore the Cold War and Get a Deeper Understanding of the Korean and Vietnam WarTwo captivating manuscripts in one book: Korean War: A Captivating...

Explore the Captivating History of the Vietnam War!The Vietnam War represented a watershed not only in American and Vietnamese history but also int...

Reducere. Human rights activist and historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz has been described as ``a force of nature on the page and off.`` That force is fully prese...