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Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954-1965
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A much-needed corrective to the standard view of the origins and conduct of the early war, based upon archival research of Viet Cong and North Viet. sources as well as U.S. diplomatic, military, intelligence and journalistic resources... »
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We were Soldiers Once...And Young: Ia Drang--The Battle That Changed The War In Vietnam
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In the first significant engagement between American troops and the Viet Cong, 450 U.S. soldiers found themselves surrounded and outnumbered by their enemy. This book tells the story of how they battled between October 23 and November 26, 1965. Its prose is gritty, not artful, delivering a powerful punch of here-and-now descriptions that could only hav... »
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Escape from Laos
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Best book I read in 2007 and I'm squeamish about war narratives. Riveting, astounding, a profile of courage and mental agility. This is the bible of survival techniques.
I shudder to think what details were edited OUT of this book.
I also recommend the film "Little Dieter Needs to Fly" where Dengler himself takes one back t... »
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The Village
Probably the way that the VN War should have been conducted (provided that we belonged there in the first place); very aggressive small unit tactics const... »
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