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  • The Hump

    The 1st Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry, in the First Major Battle of the Vietnam War

    by Al Conetto ...
    Operation Hump, the first major battle between the U.S. Army and the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces, took place November 5-9, 1965, in South Vietnam's War Zone D. Known as "The Hump," it would change the nature of the war, escalating it from a hit-and-run guerrilla conflict to a bloody contest between Communist main force units and American commands of battalion size or larger.This memoir ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • Kill Anything That Moves

    The Real American War in Vietnam

    by Nick Turse ...
    Series series American Empire Project
    The New York Times Bestseller2014 American Book Award WinnerWinner of the Ridenhour Prize for Reportorial Distinction“An indispensable, paradigm-shifting new history of the war...All these decades later, Americans still haven't drawn the right lesson from Vietnam.” —San Francisco ChronicleBased on classified documents and first-person interviews, a startling history o... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • A Bright Shining Lie

    John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

    by Neil Sheehan ...
    One of the most acclaimed books of our time—the definitive Vietnam War exposé and the winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.When he came to Vietnam in 1962, Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann was the one clear-sighted participant in an enterprise riddled with arrogance and self-deception, a charismatic soldier who put his life and career on the line in an attempt to convince his ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • Vietnam Medal of Honor Heroes

    Expanded and Revised Edition

    by Edward F. Murphy ...
    More than 100 compelling, true stories of personal heroism and valor– in a special expanded edition honoring courage in the face of warHere are dramatic accounts of the fearless actions that earned American soldiers in Vietnam our highest military distinction–the Medal of Honor. Edward F. Murphy, head of the Medal of Honor Historical Society, re-creates the heroic acts of individual soldiers from ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Valor in Vietnam

    Chronicles of Honor, Courage, and Sacrifice: 1963-1977

    by Allen B. Clark ...
    " A well-informed, compelling compilation of the 'up close and personal' side of the Vietnam War . . . [a] masterful chronicle of first person stories" (Vice Admiral David B. Robinson, USN, Ret., Navy Cross recipient).Every war continues to dwell in the lives it touched, in the lives of those living through that time, and in those absorbed by its historical significance. The Vietnam War lives on ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • F-100 Super Sabre Units of the Vietnam War

    by Peter E. Davies ...
    Series Book 89 - Combat Aircraft
    Featuring first-hand accounts from the men flying it, and the men on the ground relying on it for protection, an illustrated history of the unique role played by this aircraft in the war in Vietnam, right up to its possible role in a tactical nuclear strike and as a mobile nuclear deterrent.The F-100 Super Sabre may have been superseded by the superior technology of the F-105 Thunderchief and the ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • The FN FAL Battle Rifle

    by Bob Cashner ...
    Series Book 27 - Weapon
    Of all the infantry small arms developed during World War II, one that generated the most interest was the German 'assault rifle', the StG 44 Sturmgewehr. This innovative weapon inspired the Soviet AK-47 in 7.62x39mm calibre. In the West, the NATO countries looked hard at new weapons to upgrade their own infantry arsenals and counter the AK-47, resulting in the design of the Fusil Automatique ... Read more

    $15.09 USD

  • One Tough Marine

    The Autobiography of First Sergeant Donald N. Hamblen, USMC

    by First Sergeant Donald N. Hamblen, USMC (Ret.), Major Bruce H. Norton, USMC (Ret.) ...
    “Searing . . . An inspiring story.”—Publishers Weekly“This is the . . . powerfully told story of an exceptionally determined human being.”—BooklistOn September 21, 1962, U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Donald N. Hamblen’s life changed forever . . .During a routine parachute jump, strong winds drove Hamblen into high tension wires at the outskirts of Camp Pendleton, California. Doctors were astounded ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • In Good Company

    One man's war in Vietnam

    by Gary McKay ...
    On Friday 8th March 1968, 20-year-old Gary McKay lost the lottery. He was conscripted.From a comfortable and carefree life of surfing and rugby football, he was drafted into the deadly serious preparation for war in the jungles of South Vietnam.In Good Company is his story told in his own words. It begins with induction and selection for the officer academy for national servicemen at Scheyville, a ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • US Navy F-4 Phantom II MiG Killers 1972–73

    by Brad Elward, Peter E. Davies ...
    Series Book 30 - Combat Aircraft
    The second of two books on the Navy's Phantom II MiG killers of the Vietnam War, this book covers the numerous actions fought out over North Vietnam during the Linebacker I and II operations of 1972-73.No fewer than 17 MiGs were downed during this period, five of them by the Navy's sole aces of the conflict, Lts Randy Cunningham and Willie Driscoll of VF-96. Drawing on primary sources such as ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • The Republic of Rock

    Music and Citizenship in the Sixties Counterculture

    by Michael J. Kramer ...
    In his 1967 megahit "San Francisco," Scott McKenzie sang of "people in motion" coming from all across the country to San Francisco, the white-hot center of rock music and anti-war protests. At the same time, another large group of young Americans was also in motion, less eagerly, heading for the jungles of Vietnam. Now, in The Republic of Rock, Michael Kramer draws on new archival sources and ... Read more

    $33.29 USD

  • F-8 Crusader Units of the Vietnam War

    by Peter Mersky ...
    Series Book 7 - Combat Aircraft
    An illustrated combat history of the 'last of the gunfighters', due to its quartet of Colt-Browning Mk 12 20 mm cannons.The F-8 Crusader was numerically the most populous fighter in the US Navy at the start of America's involvement in the Vietnam conflict in 1964 – some 482 F-8C/D/Es equipped 17 frontline units. It enjoyed great success against North Vietnamese Mig-17s and Mig-21s during the ... Read more

    $17.99 USD