Author: Steve Watkins
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545665884
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 154
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History comes alive -- with ghosts! Anderson finds himself drawn to the old trunk of military relics in the basement of his family's junk shop again. His friends Greg and Julie warn him to stay away from it, but he can't help himself. This time Anderson discovers an old grenade with a strange message scratched into it. But an old grenade is dangerous . . . especially when the ghost of a soldier appears, claiming that it's his lucky grenade from during his service in the Vietnam War. What does this ghost want from Anderson, Greg, and Julie? Is he here for their help - or for something more sinister? It's a race against time as the friends work to solve the mystery!
Author: Robert Pisor
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393322699
Category : Khe Sanh, 2nd Battle of, Vietnam, 1968
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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It was the most spectacular battle of the entire war. For 6,000 trapped marines, it was a nightmare; for President Lyndon Johnson, an obsession. For General Westmoreland, it was to be the final vindication of technological weaponry. In a compelling narrative, Robert Pisor sets forth the history, the politics, the strategies, and, above all, the desperate reality of the battle that became the turning point of the United States's involvement in Vietnam.
Author: Ronald J. Drez
Publisher: Little Brown GBR
ISBN: 9780821261965
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 186
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Offers a vivid narrative of the seventy-seven-day struggle to control the remote Khe Sanh base in Vietnam, during which a severely outnumbered and isolated group of Marines held off an enemy onslaught, in a multimedia history that features firsthand remin
Author: Moyers S. Shore
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 157
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The Battle for Khe Sanh is a book by Moyers S. Shore. During the Vietnam War a battle was conducted in the Khe Sanh area of northwestern Vietnam, and this work presents equipment and tactics of US forces and how they fought VC forces.
Author: John Prados
Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
ISBN: 9781591146964
Category : Khe Sanh, 2nd Battle of, Vietnam, 1968
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Author: Steve Watkins
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545665868
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 161
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History comes alive -- with ghosts! In the basement of his family's junk shop, Anderson and his friends Greg and Julie discover a trunk full of old military stuff, including a battered navy peacoat from World War II with a mysterious letter in the pocket. Curious, Anderson takes both home. Only that's not all he brings home . . .Later that night, the owner of the coat and letter appears in Anderson's room - the ghost of a World War II sailor.But who is the ghost and why hasn't he crossed over? And what does he want with Anderson?Soon Anderson, Julie, and Greg are wrapped up in a mystery that's over seventy years old. Can the friends figure out what happened to the ghost before it's too late?
Author: Steve Watkins
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780545665872
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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When Anderson discovers a grenade in a trunk full of old military memorabilia, the ghost of a Vietnam War soldier appears and claims the grenade belongs to him.
Author: Lewis Sorley
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 0547518277
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 437
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“A terrific book, lively and brisk . . . a must read for anyone who tries to understand the Vietnam War.” —Thomas E. Ricks Is it possible that the riddle of America’s military failure in Vietnam has a one-word, one-man answer? Until we understand Gen. William Westmoreland, we will never know what went wrong in the Vietnam War. An Eagle Scout at fifteen, First Captain of his West Point class, Westmoreland fought in two wars and became Superintendent at West Point. Then he was chosen to lead the war effort in Vietnam for four crucial years. He proved a disaster. Unable to think creatively about unconventional warfare, Westmoreland chose an unavailing strategy, stuck to it in the face of all opposition, and stood accused of fudging the results when it mattered most. In this definitive portrait, prize-winning military historian Lewis Sorley makes a plausible case that the war could have been won were it not for General Westmoreland. An authoritative study offering tragic lessons crucial for the future of American leadership, Westmoreland is essential reading. “Eye-opening and sometimes maddening, Sorley’s Westmoreland is not to be missed.” —John Prados, author of Vietnam: The History of an Unwinnable War, 1945–1975
Author: Steve Watkins
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781424264339
Category : Ghost stories
Languages : en
Pages : 198
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"Anderson finds himself drawn to the old trunk of military relics in the basement of his family's junk shop again. His friends Greg and Julie warn him to stay away from it, but he can't help himself. This time Anderson discovers an old grenade with a strange message scratched into it. But an old grenade is dangerous ... especially when the ghost of a soldier appears, claiming that it's his lucky grenade during his service in the Vietnam War. What does this ghost want from Anderson, Greg, and Julie? Is he here for their help--or for something more sinister? It's a race against time as the friends work to solve the mystery!"--Page 4 of cover.
Author: Robert C. Ankony
Publisher: Hamilton Books
ISBN: 0761843736
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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Lurps is the revised edition of the memoir of a juvenile delinquent who drops out of ninth grade to chase his dream of military service. After volunteering for Vietnam, he joins the elite U.S. Army LRRP/Rangers—small, heavily armed long-range reconnaissance teams that patrol deep in enemy-held territory. It is 1968, and the Lurps find themselves in some of the war's hairiest campaigns and battles, including Tet, Khe Sanh, and A Shau. Readers witness all the horrors, humor, adrenaline, and unexpected beauty through the eyes of a green young warrior. Gone are the heroic clichZs and bravado as compelling narrative and realistic dialogue sweep the reader along with a powerful sense that this is actually happening. This poignant coming-of-age story explores the social background that shaped the protagonist's thinking, his uncertain quest for redemption through increased responsibility, the brotherhood of comrades in arms, women and sexual awakening, and the baffling randomness of who lives and who dies.
