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43) The Vietnam War
Author
Series
Publisher
Omnigraphics
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
xiv, 271 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Examines the Vietnam War and its lasting impact on the United States, Vietnam, and the world. Features include narrative overview, biographical profiles, primary source documents, detailed chronology, and annotated sources for further study"--Provided by publisher.
44) Tools of war
Author
Series
Publisher
Boston Publishing Co
Pub. Date
[1984]
Physical Desc
176 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
46) Last flight
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"On April 24, 1975 the last flight out of Saigon, Vietnam carried over 400 people to the United States, six days before Saigon's surrender to the North Vietnamese Army. Kristen Giang was a little girl, on that flight with family, and here in this story she shares all the emotions of the decision to flee from the perspective of someone eight years old; Playing a game of space-explorers to protect herself and her sister's eyes from tear gas; sneaking...
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of a squad of soldiers caught in the moral quagmire of wartime Vietnam. Witness to a vile crime, Private Ericksson (Michael J. Fox) is forced to stand alone against his fellow soldiers and commanding officer Sergeant Meserve (Sean Penn). Master filmmaker Brian DePalma creates a devastating and unforgettable tale of one man's quest for sanity and justice amidst the chaos of war.
Publisher
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
480 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, diagrams ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"This 480-page book, covering some 100 military actions, is an outgrowth of [the Veterans of Foreign Wars organization's] award-winning magazine series called Vietnam's Deadliest Battles. Running over seven years, its excellence was recognized with 13 national magazine awards. Genuinely a one-of-a-kind work, it provides the most comprehensive battle history of the war yet published in a single volume. Brimming with compelling stories, the book focuses...
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
360 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
Created in association with the Smithsonian Institution, this authoritative guide chronicles America's fight against Communism in southeast Asia during the 1960s and 1970s, and comprehensively explores the people, politics, events, and lasting effects of the Vietnam War. Honoring those who served in the war at home or abroad, the inside covers of this book feature images of submitted photographs of Vietnam veterans. Filled with more than 500 photographs,...
59) The odyssey of Echo Company: the 1968 Tet Offensive and the epic battle to survive the Vietnam War
Author
Language
English
Description
A portrait of the American recon platoon of the 101st Airborne Division describes their sixty-day fight for survival during the 1968 Tet Offensive, tracing their postwar difficulties with acclimating into a peacetime America that did not want to hear their story.
60) Platoon
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2001]
Edition
Special edition ; widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follows young Chris Taylor who arrives in Vietnam and quickly discovers that his worst enemies are not just the Viet Cong, but gnawing fear, physical exhaustion, and the anger growing within himself.
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