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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 354
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Haunting Legacy
Author: Marvin Kalb
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
ISBN: 081572389X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The United States had never lost a war that is, until 1975, when it was forced to flee Saigon in humiliation after losing to what Lyndon Johnson called a "raggedy-ass little fourth-rate country." The legacy of this first defeat has haunted every president since, especially on the decision of whether to put "boots on the ground" and commit troops to war. In Haunting Legacy, the father-daughter journalist team of Marvin Kalb and Deborah Kalb presents a compelling, accessible, and hugely important history of presidential decisionmaking on one crucial issue: in light of the Vietnam debacle, under what circumstances should the United States go to war? The sobering lesson of Vietnam is that the United States is not invincible it can lose a war and thus it must be more discriminating about the use of American power. Every president has faced the ghosts of Vietnam in his own way, though each has been wary of being sucked into another unpopular war. Ford (during the Mayaguez crisis) and both Bushes (Persian Gulf, Iraq, Afghanistan) deployed massive force, as if to say, "Vietnam, be damned." On the other hand, Carter, Clinton, and Reagan (to the surprise of many) acted with extreme caution, mindful of the Vietnam experience. Obama has also wrestled with the Vietnam legacy, using doses of American firepower in Libya while still engaged in Iraq and Afghanistan. The authors spent five years interviewing hundreds of officials from every post war administration and conducting extensive research in presidential libraries and archives, and they've produced insight and information never before published. Equal parts taut history, revealing biography, and cautionary tale, Haunting Legacy is must reading for anyone trying to understand the power of the past to influence war-and-peace decisions of the present, and of the future.
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
ISBN: 081572389X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The United States had never lost a war that is, until 1975, when it was forced to flee Saigon in humiliation after losing to what Lyndon Johnson called a "raggedy-ass little fourth-rate country." The legacy of this first defeat has haunted every president since, especially on the decision of whether to put "boots on the ground" and commit troops to war. In Haunting Legacy, the father-daughter journalist team of Marvin Kalb and Deborah Kalb presents a compelling, accessible, and hugely important history of presidential decisionmaking on one crucial issue: in light of the Vietnam debacle, under what circumstances should the United States go to war? The sobering lesson of Vietnam is that the United States is not invincible it can lose a war and thus it must be more discriminating about the use of American power. Every president has faced the ghosts of Vietnam in his own way, though each has been wary of being sucked into another unpopular war. Ford (during the Mayaguez crisis) and both Bushes (Persian Gulf, Iraq, Afghanistan) deployed massive force, as if to say, "Vietnam, be damned." On the other hand, Carter, Clinton, and Reagan (to the surprise of many) acted with extreme caution, mindful of the Vietnam experience. Obama has also wrestled with the Vietnam legacy, using doses of American firepower in Libya while still engaged in Iraq and Afghanistan. The authors spent five years interviewing hundreds of officials from every post war administration and conducting extensive research in presidential libraries and archives, and they've produced insight and information never before published. Equal parts taut history, revealing biography, and cautionary tale, Haunting Legacy is must reading for anyone trying to understand the power of the past to influence war-and-peace decisions of the present, and of the future.
English as a Global Language
Author: David Crystal
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107611806
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Written in a detailed and fascinating manner, this book is ideal for general readers interested in the English language.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107611806
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Written in a detailed and fascinating manner, this book is ideal for general readers interested in the English language.
USAF and VNAF A-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War
Author: Byron E Hukee
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1780960700
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
USAF Skyraider units were originally tasked to serve as quasi-training units for the fledgling VNAF. Equipped only with the two-seat models of the Skyraider, American pilots were required to have VNAF 'observers' in the aircraft for every mission. Eventually, this arrangement was changed as enough Vietnamese pilots were trained to man their own squadrons, while USAF squadrons were tasked with close support for US ground forces. Eventually, no fewer than four USAF and seven VNAF Skyraider units saw service in Vietnam. Additionally, one A-1 training squadron flew from Hurlburt Field, Florida, throughout the Vietnam War era. In the ten years that this squadron was active, nearly 1000 USAF and 300 VNAF pilots were trained in the Skyraider. While the core mission of all Skyraider squadrons was Close Air Support (CAS), other missions were accomplished at various times. Among these were Search and Rescue (SAR), night interdiction on the Ho Chi Minh trail, helicopter escort and special forces support to name but a few. Each of these missions took full advantage of the Skyraider's ability to deliver a variety of munitions in close proximity to friendly forces while inflicting heavy casualties on enemy forces
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1780960700
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
USAF Skyraider units were originally tasked to serve as quasi-training units for the fledgling VNAF. Equipped only with the two-seat models of the Skyraider, American pilots were required to have VNAF 'observers' in the aircraft for every mission. Eventually, this arrangement was changed as enough Vietnamese pilots were trained to man their own squadrons, while USAF squadrons were tasked with close support for US ground forces. Eventually, no fewer than four USAF and seven VNAF Skyraider units saw service in Vietnam. Additionally, one A-1 training squadron flew from Hurlburt Field, Florida, throughout the Vietnam War era. In the ten years that this squadron was active, nearly 1000 USAF and 300 VNAF pilots were trained in the Skyraider. While the core mission of all Skyraider squadrons was Close Air Support (CAS), other missions were accomplished at various times. Among these were Search and Rescue (SAR), night interdiction on the Ho Chi Minh trail, helicopter escort and special forces support to name but a few. Each of these missions took full advantage of the Skyraider's ability to deliver a variety of munitions in close proximity to friendly forces while inflicting heavy casualties on enemy forces
Dear America
Author: Bernard Edelman
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393323047
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
More than 25 years after the official end of the Vietnam War, "Dear America" allows readers to witness the war firsthand through the eyes of the men and women who served there. Excerpt in "Time" magazine.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393323047
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
More than 25 years after the official end of the Vietnam War, "Dear America" allows readers to witness the war firsthand through the eyes of the men and women who served there. Excerpt in "Time" magazine.
Payback
Author: Joe Klein
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451683626
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
"In 1981, while the country was celebrating the end of the Iran hostage crisis, an unemployed Vietnam veteran named Gary Cooper went berserk with a gun, angry over the jubilant welcome the hostages received in contrast to his own homecoming from Vietnam. He was killed in a fight with police. Joe Klein ... tells Cooper's story, as well as the stories of four of the other vets in Cooper's platoon. These stories all begin with an ambush and a grisly battle in the Que Son Valley in 1967, but Payback is less about remembering the war and more about examining its long-term effects on the grunts who fought it. Klein focuses on filling in the next fifteen years of these men's lives after they return home, and his account ... captures the struggles of a whole generation of Vietnam veterans and their families."--Back cover.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451683626
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
"In 1981, while the country was celebrating the end of the Iran hostage crisis, an unemployed Vietnam veteran named Gary Cooper went berserk with a gun, angry over the jubilant welcome the hostages received in contrast to his own homecoming from Vietnam. He was killed in a fight with police. Joe Klein ... tells Cooper's story, as well as the stories of four of the other vets in Cooper's platoon. These stories all begin with an ambush and a grisly battle in the Que Son Valley in 1967, but Payback is less about remembering the war and more about examining its long-term effects on the grunts who fought it. Klein focuses on filling in the next fifteen years of these men's lives after they return home, and his account ... captures the struggles of a whole generation of Vietnam veterans and their families."--Back cover.
Incredible English: 1: Activity Book
Author: Sarah Phillips
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780194442404
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A six-level course that gives children more vocabulary, more reading, and more lessons than other primary courses. Your pupils will definitely learn more!
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780194442404
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A six-level course that gives children more vocabulary, more reading, and more lessons than other primary courses. Your pupils will definitely learn more!
The United States and the Vietnam War, 1954-1975
Author: Louis Peake
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135906793
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
The United States in the Vietnam War, 1954-1975 is an invaluable reference guide to the costly and controversial war the U.S. waged in Vietnam, over the course of five presidential administrations. Focusing not only on the conflict in Southeast Asia, but also on the tumult the war inspired on the domestic front, Louis Peake provides an authoritative guide to the wide range of media available on the U.S. involvement in Vietnam. From collections of art work and poetry about the soldiering experience, to journalistic accounts of battles, and military training films, the entries consistently provide clear and concise descriptions, allowing the reader to easily identify the value of any particular resource. With revised and updated annotations, and over 150 new entries, this second edition of The United States in the Vietnam War, 1954-1975 is an invaluable reference tool for researchers and students of the Vietnam War. Routledge Research Guides to American Military Studies provide concise, annotated bibliographies to the major areas and events in American military history. With the inclusion of brief critical annotations after each entry, the student and researcher can easily assess the utility of each bibliographic source and evaluate the abundance of resources available with ease and efficiency. Comprehensive, concise, and current—Routledge Research Guides to American Military Studies are an essential research tool for any historian.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135906793
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
The United States in the Vietnam War, 1954-1975 is an invaluable reference guide to the costly and controversial war the U.S. waged in Vietnam, over the course of five presidential administrations. Focusing not only on the conflict in Southeast Asia, but also on the tumult the war inspired on the domestic front, Louis Peake provides an authoritative guide to the wide range of media available on the U.S. involvement in Vietnam. From collections of art work and poetry about the soldiering experience, to journalistic accounts of battles, and military training films, the entries consistently provide clear and concise descriptions, allowing the reader to easily identify the value of any particular resource. With revised and updated annotations, and over 150 new entries, this second edition of The United States in the Vietnam War, 1954-1975 is an invaluable reference tool for researchers and students of the Vietnam War. Routledge Research Guides to American Military Studies provide concise, annotated bibliographies to the major areas and events in American military history. With the inclusion of brief critical annotations after each entry, the student and researcher can easily assess the utility of each bibliographic source and evaluate the abundance of resources available with ease and efficiency. Comprehensive, concise, and current—Routledge Research Guides to American Military Studies are an essential research tool for any historian.
Bright English Fun K13-Based Thematic Activity Book For Grade 6
Author: Nina Inayati
Publisher: UMMPress
ISBN: 9797965716
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
Bright English adalah Buku Aktivitas Bahasa Inggris yang dirancang khusus untuk siswa dan guru Kelas 6 Sekolah Dasar dengan menggunakan pendekatan Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL). Tema-tema yang digunakan dalam buku ini selaras dengan tema yang disajikan dalam Kurikulum 2013 oleh DIKNAS, sehingga memungkinkan siswa memperoleh manfaat dari isi dan topik-topik yang sudah tidak asing tapi dieksplorasi dengan menggunakan Bahasa Inggris. Selain itu, buku ini juga kaya akan nilai-nilai kearifan lokal Batu dan Malang Raya secara khusus, serta erat kaitannya dengan nilai dan budaya lokal Indonesia, sehingga sangat sesuai digunakan untuk siswa sekolah dasar di seluruh Indonesia. Diilustrasikan dengan baik untuk anak-anak usia sekolah dasar, buku ini cocok dipakai sebagai buku ajar di kelas maupun buku penunjang pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris di luar kelas. Setiap unit dalam buku ini dibagi menjadi Bagian Membaca (Reading), Menulis (Writing) dan Berbicara (Speaking) dengan banyak latihan untuk membantu siswa mempersiapkan ujian bahasa Inggris. Setiap unit juga dilengkapi dengan tips-tips cara efektif belajar Bahasa Inggris, yaitu Grammar Point dan Speaking Corner agar membantu siswa untuk lebih memahami materi yang diberikan secara kontekstual dan komunikatif. Buku ini juga dirancang untuk membantu siswa dengan pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris mandiri. Hal ini untuk mengatasi masalah keterbatasan waktu belajar bahasa Inggris di sekolah, sehingga memberikan lebih banyak sumber daya bagi siswa untuk belajar baik di dalam maupun di luar jam sekolah, baik secara individu maupun kelompok, dengan atau tanpa pengawasan langsung dari guru.
Publisher: UMMPress
ISBN: 9797965716
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
Bright English adalah Buku Aktivitas Bahasa Inggris yang dirancang khusus untuk siswa dan guru Kelas 6 Sekolah Dasar dengan menggunakan pendekatan Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL). Tema-tema yang digunakan dalam buku ini selaras dengan tema yang disajikan dalam Kurikulum 2013 oleh DIKNAS, sehingga memungkinkan siswa memperoleh manfaat dari isi dan topik-topik yang sudah tidak asing tapi dieksplorasi dengan menggunakan Bahasa Inggris. Selain itu, buku ini juga kaya akan nilai-nilai kearifan lokal Batu dan Malang Raya secara khusus, serta erat kaitannya dengan nilai dan budaya lokal Indonesia, sehingga sangat sesuai digunakan untuk siswa sekolah dasar di seluruh Indonesia. Diilustrasikan dengan baik untuk anak-anak usia sekolah dasar, buku ini cocok dipakai sebagai buku ajar di kelas maupun buku penunjang pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris di luar kelas. Setiap unit dalam buku ini dibagi menjadi Bagian Membaca (Reading), Menulis (Writing) dan Berbicara (Speaking) dengan banyak latihan untuk membantu siswa mempersiapkan ujian bahasa Inggris. Setiap unit juga dilengkapi dengan tips-tips cara efektif belajar Bahasa Inggris, yaitu Grammar Point dan Speaking Corner agar membantu siswa untuk lebih memahami materi yang diberikan secara kontekstual dan komunikatif. Buku ini juga dirancang untuk membantu siswa dengan pembelajaran Bahasa Inggris mandiri. Hal ini untuk mengatasi masalah keterbatasan waktu belajar bahasa Inggris di sekolah, sehingga memberikan lebih banyak sumber daya bagi siswa untuk belajar baik di dalam maupun di luar jam sekolah, baik secara individu maupun kelompok, dengan atau tanpa pengawasan langsung dari guru.
A People's History of the United States
Author: Howard Zinn
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9780060528423
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 764
Book Description
Since its original landmark publication in 1980, A People's History of the United States has been chronicling American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official version of history taught in schools -- with its emphasis on great men in high places -- to focus on the street, the home, and the, workplace. Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of -- and in the words of -- America's women, factory workers, African-Americans, Native Americans, the working poor, and immigrant laborers. As historian Howard Zinn shows, many of our country's greatest battles -- the fights for a fair wage, an eight-hour workday, child-labor laws, health and safety standards, universal suffrage, women's rights, racial equality -- were carried out at the grassroots level, against bloody resistance. Covering Christopher Columbus's arrival through President Clinton's first term, A People's History of the United States, which was nominated for the American Book Award in 1981, features insightful analysis of the most important events in our history. Revised, updated, and featuring a new after, word by the author, this special twentieth anniversary edition continues Zinn's important contribution to a complete and balanced understanding of American history.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9780060528423
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 764
Book Description
Since its original landmark publication in 1980, A People's History of the United States has been chronicling American history from the bottom up, throwing out the official version of history taught in schools -- with its emphasis on great men in high places -- to focus on the street, the home, and the, workplace. Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research, A People's History is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of -- and in the words of -- America's women, factory workers, African-Americans, Native Americans, the working poor, and immigrant laborers. As historian Howard Zinn shows, many of our country's greatest battles -- the fights for a fair wage, an eight-hour workday, child-labor laws, health and safety standards, universal suffrage, women's rights, racial equality -- were carried out at the grassroots level, against bloody resistance. Covering Christopher Columbus's arrival through President Clinton's first term, A People's History of the United States, which was nominated for the American Book Award in 1981, features insightful analysis of the most important events in our history. Revised, updated, and featuring a new after, word by the author, this special twentieth anniversary edition continues Zinn's important contribution to a complete and balanced understanding of American history.