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Book Synopsis Charlie Company by : Peter Louis Goldman
Download or read book Charlie Company written by Peter Louis Goldman and published by William Morrow. This book was released on 1983 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relates the Vietnam War, its aftermath and effect on their lives as seen by 65 veterans of Charlie Company, an infantry unit.
Download or read book After My Lai written by Gary W Bray and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2012-11-08 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the fall of 1969, Gary Bray landed in South Vietnam as a recently married, freshly minted second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. His assignment was not enviable: leading the platoon whose former members had committed the My Lai massacre—the murder of hundreds of Vietnamese civilians—eighteen months earlier. In this compelling memoir, he shares his experiences of Vietnam in the direct wake of that terrible event. After My Lai documents the war’s horrific effects on both sides of the struggle. Bray presents the Vietnam conflict as the touchstone of a generation, telling how his feelings about being a soldier—a family tradition—were dramatically altered by the events he participated in and witnessed. He explains how young men, angered by the deaths of comrades and with no release for their frustration, can sometimes cross the line of legal and ethical behavior. Bray’s account differs from many Vietnam memoirs in his vivid descriptions of platoon-level tactical operations. As he builds suspense in moment-by-moment depictions of men plunging into jungle gloom and tragedy, he demonstrates that what led to My Lai is easier to comprehend once you’ve walked the booby-trapped ground yourself. An intensely personal story, gracefully rendered yet brutally honest, After My Lai reveals how warfare changes you forever.
Book Synopsis Charlie Company's Journey Home by : Andrew Wiest
Download or read book Charlie Company's Journey Home written by Andrew Wiest and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using countless interviews as well as original diaries and letters, Andrew Wiest lays bare the horror of the Vietnam War for those left behind and the enduring battles they must continue to fight long after their loved ones have returned home. The human experience of the Vietnam War is almost impossible to grasp – the camaraderie, the fear, the smell, the pain. Men were transformed into soldiers, and then into warriors. These warriors had wives who loved them and shared in their transformations. Some marriages were strengthened, while for others there was all too often a dark side, leaving men and their families emotionally and spiritually battered for years to come. Focusing in on just one company's experience of war and its eventual homecoming, Wiest shines a light on the shared experience of combat and both the darkness and resiliency of war's aftermath.
Download or read book The Boys of ’67 written by Andrew Wiest and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-20 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spring of 1966, while the war in Vietnam was still popular, the US military decided to reactivate the 9th Infantry Division as part of the military build-up. Across the nation, farm boys from the Midwest, surfers from California and city-slickers from Cleveland opened their mail to find greetings from Uncle Sam. Most American soldiers of the Vietnam era trickled into the war zone as individual replacements for men who had become casualties or had rotated home. Charlie Company was different as part of the only division raised, drafted and trained for service. From draft to the battlefields of South Vietnam, this is the unvarnished truth from the fear of death to the chaos of battle, told almost entirely through the recollections of the men themselves. This is their story, the story of young draftees who had done everything that their nation had asked of them and had received so little in return – lost faces of a distant war.
Download or read book Absolution written by Charles J Boyle and published by St. John's Press. This book was released on 2013-12-13 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Vietnam War opens the door for countless volumes of personal memoirs from the fighting men who waged it. Most are well crafted by the men who never thought they would write a book, especially one about Vietnam. Absolution is an exceptional work of one man's journey across those Asian battlefields in 1967 and 1968. Author Charles J. Boyle, takes you smack into the fighting from the first page of this authentic history and leaves you breathless all the way to the end. His descriptions of battle, how they were won or lost, and the men who fought them are spine chilling. Absolution is not just a story of the horror of war in Vietnam, but it is also one of love... love and admiration for the men who fought it. Thousands of young men, most of them teenagers, were thrust into the barbarity of that Asian civil war inadequately trained and initially armed with a defective weapon. In Vietnam, the foot soldier honed his "killing skills" by instinct and imagination. Out of Vietnam emerged a legion of men, struggling with an even greater battle, personal and private. They suffered a moral conflict that only those who have taken another life can comprehend. Then, undermining their gallant service in Vietnam, a powerful and biased news media created a myth that quickly spread across America. They said that the Vietnam-era soldier was a misfit; a perverse example of a military machine gone awry, wreaking havoc upon innocent civilians. Soon after the fighting was done in Vietnam, prominent news broadcasters coined a new phrase: "They only war we ever lost," they said. They want you to believe that the soldier lost the war, when, in fact, he lost only his youth, his innocence and sadly, many of his friends. Absolution will take you through that aftermath, offer solutions for the Post Traumatic Stress that these soldiers suffered, and will prove to you that these Vietnam Veterans were some of the finest soldiers that ever served America. Absolution is a remarkable resurrection of the Vietnam battlefield, told by an author who has "been there." It is an extraordinary and moving story, accurately portrayed, with all the valor, pain, and sacrifice that distinguished Vietnam from other wars. It is superb history and great reading. It will tear at your heart and make you want to cry.
Book Synopsis Charlie Two Shoes and the Marines of Love Company by : Michael I. Peterson
Download or read book Charlie Two Shoes and the Marines of Love Company written by Michael I. Peterson and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A true story of the American Dream, "Charlie Two Shoes and the Marines of Love Company" tells the heartwarming story of an eleven-year-old Chinese boy adopted by the men of Love Company, 4th Marines, 1st Marine Division, and his eventual arrival--35 years after their first meeting--in the United States. 33 photos. 2 maps.
Download or read book Lions of Medina written by Doyle D. Glass and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A stirring tribute to the valor of Marines in Vietnam.”—Nathaniel Fick, New York Times bestselling author of One Bullet Away Thursday, October 12, 1967: Marine Lance Corporal Kevin Cahill stepped onto a trail deep in the remote Hai Lang National Forest in South Vietnam. Following Cahill were the Marines of Charlie Company, First Battalion, First Marines, First Marine Division. They would find hell on earth under the jungle canopy. Ambushed, surrounded, outnumbered, out-gunned, and quickly running low on ammunition, the marines of Operation Medina fought toe-to-toe with a ferocious, determined opponent. Based on extensive interviews with survivors of Operation Medina, as well as with the friends and families of the men who didn't make it back, Lions of Medina takes readers through the tragedy and triumphs of war, and into the heart of a close-knit group of warriors who fought, bled, and died together, and the spirit of loyalty and camaraderie that binds them to this day.
Download or read book Company C written by Haim Watzman and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2005 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An American-born journalist who immigrated to Israel describes his compulsory service in a reserve infantry unit, detailing his role as a soldier from 1984 to 2002 and his service in conflicts with Israel's Arab neighbors.
Book Synopsis Charlie Takes His Shot by : Nancy Churnin
Download or read book Charlie Takes His Shot written by Nancy Churnin and published by Albert Whitman & Company. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2018 Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Honor Award, presented by the California Reading Association When the rules kept Charlie Sifford from playing in the Professional Golf Association, he set out to change them. Charlie Sifford loved golf, but in the 1930's only white people were allowed to play in the Professional Golf Association. Sifford had won plenty of Black tournaments, but he was determined to break the color barrier in the PGA. In 1960 he did, only to face discrimination from hotels that wouldn't rent him rooms and clubs that wouldn't let him use the same locker as the white players. But Sifford kept playing, becoming the first Black golfer to win a PGA tournament and eventually ranking among the greats in golf.
Book Synopsis Suicide Charlie by : Norman L. Russell
Download or read book Suicide Charlie written by Norman L. Russell and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The affecting autobiography of a small-town sportswriter drafted into Suicide Charlie--the bastard U.S. Army infantry company that fought in the hot zones of Vietnam where the combat was the bloodiest. Kirkus Reviews called it "probing, painful . . . . At times as piercing as a splinter in the soul".
Download or read book Charlie One Five written by Nicholas Warr and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The combat history of the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines--or "One Five" (1/5)--is long and illustrious, but there are many periods of their combat operations during the Vietnam War about which there is little in print. This history is drawn from many years of research, from the author's personal memories, and from careful study of the battalion's Command Chronologies and Combat After-action Reports and other historical records. Most importantly it includes a collection of true stories told to the author by dozens of U.S. Marines who served in and fought with 1/5 during the Vietnam War, at all levels of the Chain of Command. This book hunkers down with the "Mud Marines" of Charlie One Five, a small but determined band of American fighting men, and their very human and often painful stories of combat cover a wide range of scenarios and situations. Follow the Marines of 1/5 as they are lulled by the exotic and beautiful countryside, trudge through swamps, jungles, mountains, and rice paddies for seemingly endless days, and struggle to stay alert during their cautious passage through the extreme terrain and weather conditions of this incredibly scenic but deceptive land, only to be shattered by sudden and deadly attacks from Viet Cong snipers, ambushes, and command-detonated bombs. Despite the overwhelming odds against them, the Marines of Charlie One Five always emerge victorious in every battle they fight.
Book Synopsis Poor Charlie’s Almanack by : Charles T. Munger
Download or read book Poor Charlie’s Almanack written by Charles T. Munger and published by Stripe Press. This book was released on 2023-12-05 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the legendary vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, lessons in investment strategy, philanthropy, and living a rational and ethical life. “Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up,” Charles T. Munger advises in Poor Charlie’s Almanack. Originally published in 2005, this compendium of eleven talks delivered by the legendary Berkshire Hathaway vice-chairman between 1986 and 2007 has become a touchstone for a generation of investors and entrepreneurs seeking to absorb the enduring wit and wisdom of one of the great minds of the 20th and 21st centuries. Edited by Peter D. Kaufman, chairman and CEO of Glenair and longtime friend of Charlie Munger—whom he calls “this generation’s answer to Benjamin Franklin”—this abridged Stripe Press edition of Poor Charlie’s Almanack features a brand-new foreword by Stripe cofounder John Collison. Poor Charlie’s Almanack draws on Munger’s encyclopedic knowledge of business, finance, history, philosophy, physics, and ethics—and more besides—to introduce the latticework of mental models that underpin his rational and rigorous approach to life, learning, and decision-making. Delivered with Munger’s characteristic sharp wit and rhetorical flair, it is an essential volume for any reader seeking to go to bed a little wiser than when they woke up.
Book Synopsis Upfront with Charlie Company by : Vernon E. Swanson
Download or read book Upfront with Charlie Company written by Vernon E. Swanson and published by . This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Colour Edition) by : Roald Dahl
Download or read book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Colour Edition) written by Roald Dahl and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in glorious full colour. Mr Willy Wonka is the most extraordinary chocolate maker in the world. And do you know who Charlie is? Charlie Bucket is the hero. The other children in this book are nasty little beasts, called: Augustus Gloop - a great big greedy nincompoop; Veruca Salt - a spoiled brat; Violet Beauregarde - a repulsive little gum-chewer; Mike Teavee - a boy who only watches television. Clutching their Golden Tickets, they arrive at Wonka's chocolate factory. But what mysterious secrets will they discover? Our tour is about to begin. Please don't wander off. Mr Wonka wouldn't like to lose any of you at this stage of the proceedings . . . Look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store and Google Play- including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! inspired by the revolting Twits.
Download or read book Do Team written by Charlie Gladstone and published by . This book was released on 2021-06 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unless you're a hermit, you need to be part of a team. You can't do it alone. Whether at work or at home, whether you deal with adults or children, you need to build a team around you in order to thrive. Do Team is a book about people, and how to get the best from them. The lessons are based on the author's 30 years of running many successful small businesses and of bringing up six children. His team-building principles are based on kindness, emotional intelligence, clear communication, consistency, and the power of good humour and hard work. They apply to all sizes of business, to all sorts of organizations, even groups of family and friends. Anywhere that a group of people come together to achieve a common goal. Do Team's techniques will make you and everyone around you happier. Happiness is powerful; when we are happy, we thrive.
Book Synopsis The Company We Keep by : Wayne C. Booth
Download or read book The Company We Keep written by Wayne C. Booth and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Bibliography of ethical criticism": p. 505-534. Presents arguments for the relocation of ethics to the center of literature, examining periods, genres, and particular works.
Download or read book Charlie Battery written by Andrew Lubin and published by L&R Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping and heartfelt tale about the current war in Iraq, Charlie Battery is the detailed account of a Marine Corps artillery unit fighting and surviving in the deserts of Iraq. Written by the father of one of Charlie Battery's soldiers, it includes in-depth interviews with the young soldiers, their commanding officers, and their parents. Charlie Battery follows the young men's preparation for war, their deployment to the frontlines and eventual confrontation with hostile forces at the battle of Ah Nasiriyah, as well as the parents' reactions to watching the conflict unfold on CNN and their own battles with fear and concern for their sons' safety.
