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  • Not a Gentleman's War

    An Inside View of Junior Officers in the Vietnam War

    by Ron Milam ...
    Wars are not fought by politicians and generals — they are fought by soldiers. Written by a combat veteran of the Vietnam War, Not a Gentleman’s War is about such soldiers — a gritty, against-the-grain defense of the much-maligned junior officer.Conventional wisdom holds that the junior officer in Vietnam was a no-talent, poorly trained, unmotivated soldier typified by Lt. William Calley of My Lai ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD

  • The Vietnam War in Popular Culture

    The Influence of America's Most Controversial War on Everyday Life [2 volumes]

    Edited by Ron Milam ...
    Covering many aspects of the Vietnam War that have not been addressed before, this book supplies new perspectives from academics as well as Vietnam veterans that explore how this key conflict of the 20th century has influenced everyday life and popular culture during the war as well as for the past 50 years.How did the experience of the Vietnam War change the United States, not just in the 1950s ... Read more

    $186.59 CAD

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  • We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young

    Ia Drang—The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam

    by Harold G. Moore, Joseph L. Galloway ...
    The New York Times bestseller and the basis for the major motion picture We Were Soldiers: "The best account of infantry combat I have ever read." —Col. David Hackworth, author of About FaceIn November 1965, some 450 men of the First Battalion, Seventh Cavalry, under the command of Lt. Col. Harold Moore, were dropped into a small clearing in the Ia D... ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Tiger Force

    A True Story of Men and War

    by Michael Sallah, Mitch Weiss ...
    At the outset of the Vietnam War, the Army created an experimental fighting unit that became known as "Tiger Force." The Tigers were to be made up of the cream of the crop-the very best and bravest soldiers the American military could offer. They would be given a long leash, allowed to operate in the field with less supervision. Their mission was to seek out enemy compounds and hiding places so ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • War Paint

    The 1st Infantry Division's LRP/Ranger Company in Fierce Combat in Vietnam

    by Bill Goshen ...
    The men who served with in the 1st Infantry Division with F company, 52nd Infantry, (LRP) later redesignated as Company I, 75th Infantry (Ranger) --engaged in some of the fiercest, bloodiest fighting during the Vietnam War, suffering a greater relative aggregate of casualties that any other LRRP/LRP/ Ranger company. Their base was Lai Khe, within hailing distance of the Vietcong central ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

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  • Dereliction of Duty

    Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff

    by H. R. McMaster ...
    "The war in Vietnam was not lost in the field, nor was it lost on the front pages of the New York Times or the college campuses. It was lost in Washington, D.C." —H. R. McMaster (from the Conclusion)Dereliction Of Duty is a stunning analysis of how and why the United States became involved in an all-out and disastrous war in Southeast Asia. Fully and convincingly researched, based on transcripts ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Taking Fire

    The True Story of a Decorated Chopper Pilot

    by Ron Alexander, Charles W. Sasser ...
    The incredible memoir by one of the most decorated chopper pilots to emerge from the Vietnam War."Some of the best action writing in the field . . . Electrifying." — New York Times –bestselling author W. E. B. GriffinNicknamed "Mini-Man" for his diminutive stature, a mere five-foot-three and 125 pounds in his flight boots, chopper pilot Ron Alexander proved to be a giant in the eyes of the men he ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

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  • Six Silent Men...Book Three

    101st LRP / Rangers

    by Gary Linderer ...
    Series Book 3 - 101st LRP Rangers
    "The Eyes and Ears of the Screaming Eagles . . ."By 1969, the NVA had grown more experienced at countering the tactics of the long range patrols, and SIX SILENT MEN: Book Three describes some of the fiercest fighting Lurps saw during the war. Based on his own experience and extensive interviews with other combat vets of the 101st's Lurp companies, Gary Linderer writes this final, heroic chapter in ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • Behind Enemy Lines: An Australian Sas Soldier In Vietnam

    An Australian SAS soldier in Vietnam

    by Terry O'Farrell ...
    A compelling personal account of a young SAS soldier's experiences in Vietnam. Another urging hiss from behind me-okay hold onto your horses, I'm going. Five to ten paces takes me over the track, and now I scan the creek ahead trying to peer through the underbrush, to detect signs of enemy presence. Jesus, it's quiet; unnaturally quiet...another obviously more urgent hiss is sent out to attract my ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • LRRP Team Leader

    A Memoir of Vietnam

    by John Burford ...
    For the LRRPs, courage was a way of lifeVietnam, 1968. All of Sergeant John Burford's missions with F Company, 58th Infantry were deep in hostile territory. As leader of a six-man LRRP team, he found the enemy, staged ambushes, called in precision strikes, and rescued downed pilots. The lives of the entire team depended on his leadership and their combined skill and guts. A single mistake—a moment ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Well Done, Those Men

    memoirs of a Vietnam veteran

    by Barry Heard ...
    In this intensely personal account, Barry Heard draws on his own experiences as a young conscript, along with those of his comrades, to look back at life before, during, and after the Vietnam War. The result is a sympathetic vision of a group of young men who were sent off to war completely unprepared for the emotional and psychological impact it would have on them. It is also a vivid and ... Read more

    $35.19 CAD

  • Line Doggie: Foot Soldier in Vietnam

    by Charles Gadd ...
    Charles Gadd served in Vietnam in late 1967 and 1968 and had experiences very similar to what most enlisted men endured. He describes the mud, blood, leeches, loss of friends, and low morale due to constant harassment by guerrillas. The author, a squad leader with the 101st Airborne, was wounded twice and saw nearly constant action in the Central Highlands. This memoir is a vivid and accurate ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD