Secrets of the Vietnam War
Author: Phillip B. Davidson
Publisher: Presidio Press
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13:
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Dirty Little Secrets of the Vietnam War
Author: James F. Dunnigan
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2014-11-04
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 146688472X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →James F. Dunnigan and Albert A. Nofi's Dirty Little Secrets of the Vietnam War allows us to see what really happened to American forces in Southeast Asia, separating popular myth from explosive reality in a clear, concise manner. Containing more than two hundred examinations of different aspects of the war, the book questions why the American military ignored the lessons taught by previous encounters with insurgency forces; probes the use of group think and mind control by the North Vietnamese; and explores the role technology played in shaping the way the war was fought. Of course, the book also reveals the "dirty little secrets," the truth behind such aspects of the conflict as the rise of the Montagnard mercenaries--the most feared group of soldiers participating in the secret war in Laos-and the details of the hidden struggle for the Ho Chi Minh Trail. With its unique and perceptive examination of the conflict, Dirty Little Secrets of the Vietnam War by James F. Dunnigan & Albert A. Nofi offers a critical addition to the library of Vietnam War history.
Secrets
Author: Daniel Ellsberg
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2003-09-30
Total Pages: 529
ISBN-13: 1101191317
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The true story of the leaking of the Pentagon Papers, the event which inspired Steven Spielberg’s feature film The Post In 1971 former Cold War hard-liner Daniel Ellsberg made history by releasing the Pentagon Papers - a 7,000-page top-secret study of U.S. decision-making in Vietnam - to the New York Times and Washington Post. The document set in motion a chain of events that ended not only the Nixon presidency but the Vietnam War. In this remarkable memoir, Ellsberg describes in dramatic detail the two years he spent in Vietnam as a U.S. State Department observer, and how he came to risk his career and freedom to expose the deceptions and delusions that shaped three decades of American foreign policy. The story of one man's exploration of conscience, Secrets is also a portrait of America at a perilous crossroad. "[Ellsberg's] well-told memoir sticks in the mind and will be a powerful testament for future students of a war that the United States should never have fought." -The Washington Post "Ellsberg's deft critique of secrecy in government is an invaluable contribution to understanding one of our nation's darkest hours." -Theodore Roszak, San Francisco Chronicle
Secrets
Author: Daniel Ellsberg
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2003-09-30
Total Pages: 532
ISBN-13: 9780142003428
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The true story of the leaking of the Pentagon Papers, the event which inspired Steven Spielberg’s feature film The Post In 1971 former Cold War hard-liner Daniel Ellsberg made history by releasing the Pentagon Papers - a 7,000-page top-secret study of U.S. decision-making in Vietnam - to the New York Times and Washington Post. The document set in motion a chain of events that ended not only the Nixon presidency but the Vietnam War. In this remarkable memoir, Ellsberg describes in dramatic detail the two years he spent in Vietnam as a U.S. State Department observer, and how he came to risk his career and freedom to expose the deceptions and delusions that shaped three decades of American foreign policy. The story of one man's exploration of conscience, Secrets is also a portrait of America at a perilous crossroad. "[Ellsberg's] well-told memoir sticks in the mind and will be a powerful testament for future students of a war that the United States should never have fought." -The Washington Post "Ellsberg's deft critique of secrecy in government is an invaluable contribution to understanding one of our nation's darkest hours." -Theodore Roszak, San Francisco Chronicle
Most Dangerous
Author: Steve Sheinkin
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2015-09-22
Total Pages: 385
ISBN-13: 1596439521
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"The story of Daniel Ellsberg and his decision to steal and publish secret documents about America's involvement in the Vietnam War"--
One Day Too Long
Author: Timothy Castle
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9780231103176
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This riveting tale of heroism and patriotism tells the full story of a covert military operation in Laos that resulted in the largest ground combat loss of U.S. Air Force personnel during the Vietnam War.
Secrets of the Viet Cong
Author: James W. McCoy
Publisher:
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 568
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"In this thorough examination of the tactical war waged in Vietnam, former paratroop officer J.W. McCoy explains how the Viet Cong won the war, and why the strategies they used were effective against the U.S. forces." "Shaping their thought with the ideas of Sun Tzu, the Viet Cong became adept at maneuver war. That skill enabled them to secure and hold the initiative in the Vietnam war." "Interestingly enough, the Viet Cong war doctrine also paralleled Liddell Hart's theories; unfortunately, few American generals ever read his work." "Discussions of organization and control, battle art, order of battle, and operations meticulously detailed in hundreds of charts, tables and illustrations help the reader understand the strategic mistakes made by the South Vietnamese and the United States, and how the Viet Cong maneuvered their way to victory."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Spite House: Last Secret
Author: Monika Jensen-stevenson
Publisher: Avon
Published: 1998-09-01
Total Pages: 375
ISBN-13: 9780380731695
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Pvt. Robert Garwood was a jeep driver for a Marine Intelligence unit when he was taken captive by the Vietcong in 1965. Col. Tom McKenny was assigned to seek out and terminate American traitors--including a missing private named Garwood. In this incredible real-life account, Jensen-Stevenson exposes one of the cruelest cover-ups of the war, and pleads an eloquent case for the innocence of Bobby Garwood, who was finally returned to his country--more than six years after the last American POW had been allegedly released--not to face a hero's welcome, but unfounded accusations of treachery, a court-martial and disgrace.W. Norton.
On the Ground
Author: John Stryker Meyer
Publisher:
Published: 2007-01-01
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780977143177
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Hidden from the media and the public, hundreds of US elite soldiers under the wraps of "top secret" were on missions carried out across the fence in Laos, Cambodia and North Vietnam. To military insiders, it was the "secret war." Mission authority was carried out under the aegis of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam's top secret Studies and Observations Group. SOG's chain of command for after-action reports extended to the White House and Joint Chiefs of Staff. When the secret war ended eight years later in 1972, most SOG military records were destroyed. The cloak of secrecy remained over SOG for 29 years until April 14, 2001, when a Presidential Unit Citation--the military equivalent of the Distinguished Service Cross, our nation's second highest award for valor--was awarded to SOG and its support units.--Publisher description.
Dirty Little Secrets of the Vietnam War
Author: James F. Dunnigan
Publisher: Turtleback
Published: 2000-01
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9780613656528
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Details suppressed or long-forgotten facts about the conflict in Vietnam, including a look at the beginnings of the Navy's Top Gun combat school.
