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Author : Jerry Dallape
Publisher : Bookbaby
ISBN 13 : 9781543941678
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (416 download)
Download or read book Vietnam Guns and Fury written by Jerry Dallape and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2018-10-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: JERRY A. DALLAPE'S HISTORY OF HIS TIME IN VIETNAM 1966 - 1967
Author : Johnnie Clark
Publisher : Presidio Press
ISBN 13 : 030777855X
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)
Download or read book Guns Up! written by Johnnie Clark and published by Presidio Press. This book was released on 2011-02-02 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THIS GUT-WRENCHING FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF THE WAR IS A CLASSIC IN THE ANNALS OF VIETNAM LITERATURE. "Guns up!" was the battle cry that sent machine gunners racing forward with their M60s to mow down the enemy, hoping that this wasn't the day they would meet their deaths. Marine Johnnie Clark heard that the life expectancy of a machine gunner in Vietnam was seven to ten seconds after a firefight began. Johnnie was only eighteen when he got there, at the height of the bloody Tet Offensive at Hue, and he quickly realized the grim statistic held a chilling truth. The Marines who fought and bled and died were ordinary men, many still teenagers, but the selfless bravery they showed day after day in a nightmarish jungle war made them true heroes. This new edition of Guns Up!, filled with photographs and updated information about those harrowing battles, also contains the real names of these extraordinary warriors and details of their lives after the war. The book's continuing success is a tribute to the raw courage and sacrifice of the United States Marines.
Author : Elizabeth Summers
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1491440821
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (914 download)
Download or read book Weapons and Vehicles of the Vietnam War written by Elizabeth Summers and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2015-08 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Describes various weapons and vehicles used by U.S. and North Vietnamese forces during the Vietnam War"--
Author : Anthony Robinson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780831793821
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (938 download)
Download or read book Weapons of the Vietnam War written by Anthony Robinson and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The art of guerrila warfare as well as sophisticated air and naval tactics are examined in a study of the weaponry and military operations of the Vietnam War
Author : Dale A. Dye
Publisher : Warriors Publishing Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (661 download)
Download or read book Small Arms of the Vietnam War written by Dale A. Dye and published by Warriors Publishing Group. This book was released on 2018-08-19 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With modern military emphasis on whiz-bang weapons technology and the constant quest for things that make a bigger bang on the battlefield, it’s easy to forget that at the dark heart of war stands an infantryman and his individual weapons. Those who understand warfare from research or from personal experience generally realize this about the conflicts that have plagued mankind since the dawn of time. Infantry weapons—often referred to as small arms—have fascinated soldiers and scholars for decades as they are the most personal aspects of combat. Small arms come into play when contact is close and potentially lethal. This was particularly true during the long, frustrating war in Vietnam, but much of the focus in studying that conflict has been either on aerial weapons—strike aircraft or armed helicopters—or on the originally much-maligned M16 rifle. There were huge numbers of other weapons used by both sides, but they are often ignored and rarely seen being used in combat action. This book solves that problem. Divided into easily digestible sections and preceded by cogent discussions of each weapon type, the authors have presented an intriguing collection of photographs that depict the primary small (and not so small) infantry arms most common on Vietnam battlefields. There are rare and stirring images here that depict what it was like to fight in the jungle-covered mountains and in the rice paddies. Viewing these images is like studying a primer about one of America’s longest and deadliest wars. "We have a new generation of combat veterans among us these days. Men and women who carried a new generation of weapons to war into places such as Iraq and Afghanistan, who have returned with a fresh understanding about the crucial importance of small arms in warfare. They understand...that there is no strategy or tactic that equals victory in armed conflict if it does not include that muddy, grimy, dog-tired infantryman with just his personal weapon to help him survive in a life-and-death encounter." – American Rifleman "It’s an excellent book for anyone with an interest in the details of 20th-century infantry weapons, especially historians and collectors." – Booksmith
Author : Shelley Tougas
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1429676515
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (296 download)
Download or read book Weapons, Gear, and Uniforms of the Vietnam War written by Shelley Tougas and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2012 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Describes the uniforms, gear, and weapons used by U.S. and North Vietnamese forces during the Vietnam War"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Charlie Samuels
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
ISBN 13 : 1433985993
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (339 download)
Download or read book Machines and Weaponry of the Vietnam War written by Charlie Samuels and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the longest and most controversial wars in American history, the Vietnam conflict, was a time of great advances in military technology. Readers explore the world of military machines and the science behind the United States’ battles in Vietnam. Full-color photographs will show readers the airplanes, artillery, and chemical weapons that powered the American attack. Firsthand accounts from soldiers who developed and operated these weapons will help readers understand how the development and application of technology can mean the difference between winning and losing the biggest battles in history.
Author : Bob Orkand
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0811767957
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (117 download)
Download or read book Misfire written by Bob Orkand and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-07-26 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The M16 rifle is one of the world’s most famous firearms, iconic as the American weapon of the Vietnam War—and, indeed, as the U.S. military’s standard service rifle until only a few years ago. But the story of the M16 in Vietnam is anything but a success story. In the early years of the war, the U.S. military had a problem: its primary infantry rifle, the M14, couldn’t stand up to the enemy’s AK-47s. The search was on for a replacement that was lighter weight, more durable, and more lethal than the M14. After tests (some of which the new rifle had failed) and debates (more than a few rooted in the army brass’s resistance to change), Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara ordered the adoption of the M16, which was rushed through production and rushed to Vietnam, reaching troops’ hands in early 1965. Problems appeared immediately. Soldiers were often not adequately trained to maintain the new rifle (in fact some were told the new rifle was “self-cleaning”), nor were they always given cleaning supplies or instructions. The harsh jungle climate corroded the rifle’s chamber, exacerbated by the manufacturer’s decision against chrome-plating the chamber. The ammunition that accompanied the rifles sent to Vietnam was incompatible with the M16 and was the principal cause of the failure to extract malfunctions. The result was the M16 often jammed, making the rifle “about as effective as a muzzleloader,” in the words of one officer. Men were killed in combat because they couldn’t return fire until the malfunction was cleared. Congress investigated and the rifle and its ammunition were incrementally modified, greatly improving its reliability over the next few years. Troop training was also improved. But the damage to the M16’s reputation could not be undone, and many soldiers remained deeply skeptical of their rifle through the war’s end. Misfire combines insider knowledge of U.S. Army weapons development with firsthand combat experience in Vietnam to tell the story of the M16 in Vietnam. Even as it details the behind-the-scenes development, tests, and debates that brought this rifle into service, the book also describes men and M16s in action on the battlefield, never losing sight of the soldiers who carried M16s in the jungles of Vietnam and all too often suffered the consequences of decisions they had nothing to do with.
Author : Edgar C. Doleman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Tools of War written by Edgar C. Doleman and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Technology in Vietnam, 1965-1973"--Jacket subtitle.
Author : Philip Gutzman
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 055717743X
Total Pages : 605 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (571 download)
Download or read book Vietnam: Naval and Riverine Weapons written by Philip Gutzman and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-01-22 with total page 605 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains descriptions of all of the naval and riverine weapons used by both sides during the Vietnam War. It also includes the dates that most major weapons were involved.
Author : David Doyle
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 1526743655
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)
Download or read book Vehicles & Heavy Weapons of the Vietnam War written by David Doyle and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This photo-packed reference “will be of interest to modelers and military historians alike” (AMPS Indianapolis). The ground war in Vietnam pitted a myriad of American tanks, artillery, APC, and trucks against not only the weapons of Communist North Vietnam, but also the terrain. Through archival images, the arsenal of the US Army and USMC are revisited in this informative volume. From the iconic M113 APC to the M48A3 tank, M551 Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle, M151 and M54 trucks, M50 Ontos, M107 and M109 artillery, and M42 Duster, the complete array of vehicles fielded is shown. This book, the first in a series on the US military’s weapons, vehicles, aircraft, and naval vessels of the Vietnam War, offers a highly illustrated reference for those wishing to delve deeper into this conflict.
Author : John A. Cash
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1568065639
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (68 download)
Download or read book Seven Firefights in Vietnam written by John A. Cash and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1993-07 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on official army records, these eyewitness accounts of seven hellacious battles serve as a brief history of the Vietnam conflict. From a fierce fight on the banks of the Ia Drang River in 1965 to a 1968 gunship mission, this illustrated report conveys the heroism and horror of warfare.
Author : Peter Barr Henry
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781484042212
Total Pages : 642 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (422 download)
Download or read book Hard Chargers from the Sky written by Peter Barr Henry and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lieutenant Ryan "Rye" Enders arrives in Vietnam unassigned and selects a rear support First Cavalry artillery unit. He's dead wrong. Armchair generals in Washington have devised an experiment, to drop his 6 1/2 ton guns and 127 men on the North Viet Army—a desperate gamble to win the war. Each mission from the sky has less chance of survival as Rye lifts his battery into brutal battles against the NVA, Russian tanks and artillery. His guns destroy Hue during Tet, and then take-on troops, artillery, and tanks in Khe Sanh. He arrives on the abandoned marine base under fire and saves men left behind becoming the last American standing. Three weeks to departing, he airlifts two guns and twenty-seven men into the "Valley of Death"; a suicide mission. Will they make it out? He and a triage nurse find love as "damaged goods". Under Attack from his own air force, exposed to Agent Orange, he must reconcile the killer he's become and the futility of war. The dialog and actions are real, experienced by the author in Vietnam, September 1967-8. Hard Chargers from the Sky deals with one of the riskiest—and craziest—airmobile artillery operations in military history.
Author : Ron Milam
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1440840474
Total Pages : 816 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (48 download)
Download or read book The Vietnam War in Popular Culture written by Ron Milam and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-11-07 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering many aspects of the Vietnam War that have not been addressed before, this book supplies new perspectives from academics as well as Vietnam veterans that explore how this key conflict of the 20th century has influenced everyday life and popular culture during the war as well as for the past 50 years. How did the experience of the Vietnam War change the United States, not just in the 1950s through the 1970s, but through to today? What role do popular music and movies play in how we think of the Vietnam War? How similar are the recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan—and now Syria—to the Vietnam War in terms of duration, cost, success and failure rates, and veteran issues? This two-volume set addresses these questions and many more, examining how the Vietnam War has been represented in media, music, and film, and how American popular culture changed because of the war. Accessibly written and appropriate for students and general readers, this work documents how the war that occurred on the other side of the globe in the jungles of Vietnam impacted everyday life in the United States and influenced various entertainment modes. It not only covers the impact of the counterculture revolution, popular music about Vietnam recorded while the war was being fought (and after), and films made immediately following the end of the war in the 1970s, but also draws connections to more modern events and popular culture expressions, such as films made in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. Attention is paid to the impact of social movements like the environmental movement and the civil rights movement and their relationships to the Vietnam War. The set will also highlight how the experiences and events of the Vietnam War are still impacting current generations through television shows such as Mad Men.
Author : Michael Sallah
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0759515735
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (595 download)
Download or read book Tiger Force written by Michael Sallah and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2006-05-15 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the outset of the Vietnam War, the Army created an experimental fighting unit that became known as "Tiger Force." The Tigers were to be made up of the cream of the crop-the very best and bravest soldiers the American military could offer. They would be given a long leash, allowed to operate in the field with less supervision. Their mission was to seek out enemy compounds and hiding places so that bombing runs could be accurately targeted. They were to go where no troops had gone, to become one with the jungle, to leave themselves behind and get deep inside the enemy's mind. The experiment went terribly wrong. What happened during the seven months Tiger Force descended into the abyss is the stuff of nightmares. Their crimes were uncountable, their madness beyond imagination-so much so that for almost four decades, the story of Tiger Force was covered up under orders that stretched all the way to the White House. Records were scrubbed, documents were destroyed, men were told to say nothing.But one person didn't follow orders. The product of years of investigative reporting, interviews around the world, and the discovery of an astonishing array of classified information, Tiger Force is a masterpiece of journalism. Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for their Tiger Force reporting, Michael Sallah and Mitch Weiss have uncovered the last great secret of the Vietnam War.
Author : Stuart Herrington
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (132 download)
Download or read book Silence Was A Weapon - The Vietnam War In The Villages written by Stuart Herrington and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Andrew Rawson
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750979836
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)
Download or read book The Vietnam War Handbook written by Andrew Rawson and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2016-09-02 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book covers everything from infantry, artillery, armour, special forces, riverine craft, intelligence, combat support and service units, to weapons and equipment, organisation, command and control, daily life and tours of duty, awards and medals. Films and books, memorials and the legacy of the Vietnam War in the USA and South East Asia are also covered.
