Vietnam War

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a 50-year perspective of how the Navy rose to the operational challenge of navigating in an unforgiving environment against a determined foe.”

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“an important primer for understanding what has changed, what has stayed the same, and what is likely to happen with conflict in the next decade.”

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“As the Vietnam-era veterans begin to fade away, it is important that their stories of service and valor not be lost.”

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According to military historian Mark Moyar, not only was the communist victory in Vietnam not inevitable, but by 1968 the war had shifted in America’s and South Vietnam’s

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“Silverstone’s The Kennedy Withdrawal . . . does give us greater insight into the motives of Kennedy and his advisers in their efforts to ‘succeed’ in Vietnam.”

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Mai Der Vang’s second book of poems is a master work in hybridity and composition, a testament to the intersection of archival research and poetry.

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Naval aviators fought a long and costly campaign against North Vietnam from 1964–1973, flying missions against what became one of the most sophisticated air defense systems of the Cold War.

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Inette Miller has the distance and detachment of a journalist trained to see the big picture—and the heart of a woman who understands what it is like to be “the other.” It is these differing perspe

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“The combat photographers whose stories are told in this book occupy a unique place in the history of the war, both chronicling and participating in some of the major actions of the war whi

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“This is a quick and easy read yet holds one’s interest over and above the actual Top Gun program development.

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"in Topgun, Pedersen has the reader even looking forward to the next paragraph."

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“Students of American history understand the fervor with which the original colonies struggled for independence from England and the zeal with which the Union fought to reunite this country

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As the subtitle makes clear, this densely written book compares four wars, starting with World War II, and attempts to explain why the "strategic architecture," the author's term for the combinatio

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“Hastings has written the best one-volume history on this war in a generation . . .”

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“leaves behind a legacy as one of the Army’s most influential innovators . . .”

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“The 50th anniversary . . . should be retold as a tribute to these long forgotten heroes that answered their county’s call in this controversial war.”

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The Vietnam War was one of the most tragic and divisive events in the history of this country.

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“books like this remind us of the human cost of war and the sacrifices made by soldiers who answered their country’s call . . .”

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“This impressive book is an outstanding companion volume that covers the war from many perspectives . . .”

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War is never pretty, and in the case of Vietnam less so for a variety of reasons. Those who served there deserved better than we gave them when and since they came home.

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“Although the true strategic and tactical success of the American stand at Khe Sanh will continue to be debated . . .