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  • The Western Front 1917–1918

    From Vimy Ridge to Amiens and the Armistice

    by Professor Andrew Wiest ...
    Series series History of WWI
    The History of World War I series recounts the battles and campaigns that took place during the 'Great War'. From the Falkland Islands to the lakes of Africa, across the Eastern and Western Fronts, to the former German colonies in the Pacific, the World War I series provides a six-volume history of the battles and campaigns that raged on land, at sea and in the air.Following the climactic battles ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Vietnam War

    by Chris McNab, Professor Andrew Wiest ...
    Series series Military Classics
    The Vietnam War is a timely account of the 6,000-day conflict in Southeast Asia. The book begins with the history of South East Asia during World War II, before discussing the French involvement in the First Indochina War, and the subsequent drawing-in of the United States and its allies, Australia and South Korea. The repercussions of this bitter, tragic and costly conflict were far-reaching, for ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Illustrated History of World War I

    The Battles, Personalities, Events and Key Weapons From All Fronts In The First World War 1914-18

    by Professor Andrew Wiest ...
    The first truly total war, the ‘war to end all wars’, shocked the world with its scale and brutality. Men from both sides went to war in August 1914 expecting to be home by Christmas, but on the Western and Italian Fronts troops became locked in a grim stalemate of trench warfare. For the first time, advances in both agricultural and industrial production had made it possible to equip and sustain ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Boys of ’67

    Charlie Company’s War in Vietnam

    by Andrew Wiest ...
    Following on from the stunning success of the novel Matterhorn as well as Osprey's own Tonight We Die as Men, this book follows the trials and tribulations of a group of Vietnam draftees from basic training to the rice paddies of Vietnam.In the spring of 1966 the Vietnam War was intensifying, driven by the US military build up, under which the 9th Infantry Division was reactivated. Charlie Company ... Read more

    $12.29 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Dogwood

    A National Guard unit's war in Iraq

    by Andrew Wiest ...
    This is an unsparing account of the sharp end of war written by one of the finest military historians of his generation.Andrew Wiest, author of the bestselling Boys of '67, traces the experience of the 150th Combat Engineers of the Mississippi National Guard in their 2005 tour of duty in Iraq, centered on the forward operating base Dogwood. Comprising youth hoping to attain a way out of grinding ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Vietnam War

    1956–75

    by Andrew Wiest ...
    Series series Essential Histories
    In this fully illustrated introduction, leading Vietnam War historian Dr Andrew Wiest provides a concise overview of America's most divisive war.America entered the Vietnam War certain of its Cold War doctrines and convinced of its moral mission to save the world from the advance of communism. However, the war was not at all what the United States expected. Dr Andrew Wiest examines how, ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Charlie Company Journeys Home

    The Forgotten Impact on the Wives of Vietnam Veterans

    by Andrew Wiest ...
    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, ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • The Vietnam War 1956–1975

    by Andrew Wiest ...
    Series series Guide to...
    In this concise introduction, now in e-guide format, leading Vietnam War historian Dr Andrew Wiest provides a concise overview of America's most divisive war.America entered the Vietnam War certain of its Cold War doctrines and convinced of its moral mission to save the world from the advance of communism. However, the war was not at all what the United States expected. Dr Andrew Wiest examines ... Read more

    $11.39 USD

  • Charlie Company's Journey Home

    The Forgotten Impact on the Wives of Vietnam Veterans

    by Andrew Wiest ...
    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, ... Read more

    $16.09 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • War in the Age of Technology

    Myriad Faces of Modern Armed Conflict

    Edited by Andrew Wiest, Geoffrey Jensen ...
    Technology of one kind or another has always been a central ingredient in war. The Spartan king Archidamus, for instance, reacted with alarm when first witnessing a weapon that could shoot darts through the air. And yet during the past two centuries technology has played an unprecedented role in military affairs and thinking, and in the overall conduct of war. In addition, the impact of new ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • America and the Vietnam War

    Re-examining the Culture and History of a Generation

    Edited by Andrew Wiest, Mary Kathryn Barbier, Glenn Robins ...
    The Vietnam War was one of the most heavily documented conflicts of the twentieth century. Although the events themselves recede further into history every year, the political and cultural changes the war brought about continue to resonate, even as a new generation of Americans grapples with its own divisive conflict.America and the Vietnam War: Re-examining the Culture and History of a Generation ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Rolling Thunder in a Gentle Land

    The Vietnam War Revisited

    by Andrew Wiest ...
    Fifteen renowned authors from widely varied backgrounds examine the Vietnam War, providing a fresh insight into this controversial conflict, even for those who have 'read it all before'.“This is a superb and compelling reexamination of the major historical, political, and ethical issues that continue to smoulder many decades after the conclusion of the Vietnam War, I highly recommend Rolling ... Read more

    $9.69 USD