Author: Bob Worthington
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476643962
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
The Vietnam War was not going well in 1968. The January Tet Offensive--a tactical defeat but strategic victory for North Vietnam--showed the U.S. military and the American public that the enemy remained determined, no nearer defeat. Americans grew war weary while politicians and military leaders could not agree on how to win or how to withdraw. Between combat tours, the author served as a U.S. Army company commander--a job he came to despise. Experiencing what he perceived as a degradation in the Army's senior command, he resigned his commission. Yet he needed money to complete graduate school and volunteered to return to Vietnam as a combat advisor. This memoir describes his participation in the fiercest fighting of the war, on the Cambodian border, where he almost died of hookworm and was shot in a night operation. In Saigon to recuperate, he was tasked with creating an advisory team to train South Vietnamese commandos to conduct raids in the swamps south of Saigon, the Rung Sat Special Zone. For seven months they were successful, with Worthington receiving seven combat decorations.
Fighting Viet Cong in the Rung Sat
Author: Bob Worthington
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476643962
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
The Vietnam War was not going well in 1968. The January Tet Offensive--a tactical defeat but strategic victory for North Vietnam--showed the U.S. military and the American public that the enemy remained determined, no nearer defeat. Americans grew war weary while politicians and military leaders could not agree on how to win or how to withdraw. Between combat tours, the author served as a U.S. Army company commander--a job he came to despise. Experiencing what he perceived as a degradation in the Army's senior command, he resigned his commission. Yet he needed money to complete graduate school and volunteered to return to Vietnam as a combat advisor. This memoir describes his participation in the fiercest fighting of the war, on the Cambodian border, where he almost died of hookworm and was shot in a night operation. In Saigon to recuperate, he was tasked with creating an advisory team to train South Vietnamese commandos to conduct raids in the swamps south of Saigon, the Rung Sat Special Zone. For seven months they were successful, with Worthington receiving seven combat decorations.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476643962
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
The Vietnam War was not going well in 1968. The January Tet Offensive--a tactical defeat but strategic victory for North Vietnam--showed the U.S. military and the American public that the enemy remained determined, no nearer defeat. Americans grew war weary while politicians and military leaders could not agree on how to win or how to withdraw. Between combat tours, the author served as a U.S. Army company commander--a job he came to despise. Experiencing what he perceived as a degradation in the Army's senior command, he resigned his commission. Yet he needed money to complete graduate school and volunteered to return to Vietnam as a combat advisor. This memoir describes his participation in the fiercest fighting of the war, on the Cambodian border, where he almost died of hookworm and was shot in a night operation. In Saigon to recuperate, he was tasked with creating an advisory team to train South Vietnamese commandos to conduct raids in the swamps south of Saigon, the Rung Sat Special Zone. For seven months they were successful, with Worthington receiving seven combat decorations.
As the 5th Wheel Turns
Author: J.R. Swaim
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462808808
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Sit back and enjoy the ride!! J.R. Swaim Hop into the back seat of ‘Blue’ and again accompany John and Beth Swaim as they set out on a seven month trek across the country again testing their travelling survival skills. Ride along as they meet the many fascinating people throughout this land, walk and talk with past U.S. Presidents, both living and dead. Visit the lands and meet the spirits of great Native American leaders of the past and see the lands they call home. Journey along as they dodge tornados, visit State and National Parks, view National Monuments, and discover many of the ‘hidden treasures’ that populate the country. Visit sites most vacationers either miss or “just don’t have the time” to see on a normal vacation schedule. It’s time to roll! Let’s Go!
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1462808808
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Sit back and enjoy the ride!! J.R. Swaim Hop into the back seat of ‘Blue’ and again accompany John and Beth Swaim as they set out on a seven month trek across the country again testing their travelling survival skills. Ride along as they meet the many fascinating people throughout this land, walk and talk with past U.S. Presidents, both living and dead. Visit the lands and meet the spirits of great Native American leaders of the past and see the lands they call home. Journey along as they dodge tornados, visit State and National Parks, view National Monuments, and discover many of the ‘hidden treasures’ that populate the country. Visit sites most vacationers either miss or “just don’t have the time” to see on a normal vacation schedule. It’s time to roll! Let’s Go!
Exit Through The Jungle
Author: Alicia Crofton
Publisher: Three Dimples Publishing
ISBN: 9781735235332
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Jolie Boulard is one of Instagram's top influencers and appears to have it all, but she's broke and desperate in real life. She decides a trip to Costa Rica is just what she needs to revamp her brand, but her plans veer off course when a selfie goes wrong. Kai Greene isn't looking for trouble, but trouble keeps finding him. He didn't mean to kidnap the girl. It was an accident, really. Now he must betray his own brother to protect a jewelry heiress. A clash of fate brings Jolie and Kai together in an escape through the jungle. Lost, scared and a little turned on, sparks fly when Jolie gets a taste of Kai's wild side. Can their passion withstand the trouble that finds Kai at every turn? *This book can be read as a standalone, and it is also the first book in the Escape in Paradise series. This madcap adventure rom-com contains adult language and sexual content.*
Publisher: Three Dimples Publishing
ISBN: 9781735235332
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Jolie Boulard is one of Instagram's top influencers and appears to have it all, but she's broke and desperate in real life. She decides a trip to Costa Rica is just what she needs to revamp her brand, but her plans veer off course when a selfie goes wrong. Kai Greene isn't looking for trouble, but trouble keeps finding him. He didn't mean to kidnap the girl. It was an accident, really. Now he must betray his own brother to protect a jewelry heiress. A clash of fate brings Jolie and Kai together in an escape through the jungle. Lost, scared and a little turned on, sparks fly when Jolie gets a taste of Kai's wild side. Can their passion withstand the trouble that finds Kai at every turn? *This book can be read as a standalone, and it is also the first book in the Escape in Paradise series. This madcap adventure rom-com contains adult language and sexual content.*
Tico
Author: Rocky Russell
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1642587826
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Within these pages is excitement, adventure, romance on the high seas, civilization, and the wilds of the jungle""all set in the mid-1800s. This is the story of a young Dutchman who becomes a man very quickly. This is a story of his friendship and devotion to a full-grown gorilla named Tico. Together they fight outlaws, pirates, and wild natives. This is a story of trying to overcome adversities and tame a wild land in the heart of Africa while making a home for family and friends. Lastly, this is a story of friendship between man and beast. You will laugh, cry, and cheer for them every step of the way.
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1642587826
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Within these pages is excitement, adventure, romance on the high seas, civilization, and the wilds of the jungle""all set in the mid-1800s. This is the story of a young Dutchman who becomes a man very quickly. This is a story of his friendship and devotion to a full-grown gorilla named Tico. Together they fight outlaws, pirates, and wild natives. This is a story of trying to overcome adversities and tame a wild land in the heart of Africa while making a home for family and friends. Lastly, this is a story of friendship between man and beast. You will laugh, cry, and cheer for them every step of the way.
Publication
Author: Indiana. Department of Conservation
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Lights Out in Wonderland: A Novel
Author: DBC Pierre
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393082326
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
"Lights Out in Wonderland has all the verbal wit and energy of Vernon God Little."—Financial Times Gabriel Brockwell—aesthete, philosopher, disaffected twenty-something decadent—is thinking terminal. He's decided to kill himself—but not immediately. His destination is Wonderland. The style of the journey is all that's to be decided. Traveling between London, Tokyo, and Berlin, Gabriel is in search of the bacchanal to obliterate all previous parties. His adventure takes in a spell in rehab, a near-death experience eating a poisonous Japanese delicacy, and finally an orgiastic feast in the bowels of Berlin's majestic Tempelhof Airport. Along the way, Gabriel falls apart, only to reemerge with a new outlook on the world and a mission to right his past wrongs. Lights Out in Wonderland is an allegorical banquet, a sly commentary on these End Times and the march toward banality, and a joyful expression of the human spirit.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393082326
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
"Lights Out in Wonderland has all the verbal wit and energy of Vernon God Little."—Financial Times Gabriel Brockwell—aesthete, philosopher, disaffected twenty-something decadent—is thinking terminal. He's decided to kill himself—but not immediately. His destination is Wonderland. The style of the journey is all that's to be decided. Traveling between London, Tokyo, and Berlin, Gabriel is in search of the bacchanal to obliterate all previous parties. His adventure takes in a spell in rehab, a near-death experience eating a poisonous Japanese delicacy, and finally an orgiastic feast in the bowels of Berlin's majestic Tempelhof Airport. Along the way, Gabriel falls apart, only to reemerge with a new outlook on the world and a mission to right his past wrongs. Lights Out in Wonderland is an allegorical banquet, a sly commentary on these End Times and the march toward banality, and a joyful expression of the human spirit.
Report
Author: Ontario. Department of Mines
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mines and mineral resources
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mines and mineral resources
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
Taking Fire
Author: Kevin O'Rourke
Publisher: Casemate
ISBN: 1612001386
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
This gripping chronicle of an aerial rescue during the Vietnam War offers a vivid example of the heroism of US Air Force pararescue jumpers. In June of 1972, Capt. Lynn Aikman was returning from a bombing mission over North Vietnam when his F-4 Phantom was shot down. He and his backseater Tom Hanton ejected from their aircraft, but Hanton landed near a village and was quickly captured. Badly injured during the ejection, Aikman landed some distance from the village, making it possible for an American aerial rescue team to reach him before the enemy. Drifting in and out of consciousness, Aikman saw his guardian angel in the sky: USAF Pararescue Jumper Chuck McGrath. But as Sgt. McGrath prepared to hook the Aikman to a hoist line, hostile fire on the rescue helicopter damaged the hoist mechanism. As A-1 Skyraiders kept an enemy militia away from Aikman and McGrath, the helicopter crew scrambled to come up with a plan. More than a chronicle of the events of June 27, 1972, Taking Fire provides an up-close look at the little-known world of the US Air Force’s elite aerial rescue force.
Publisher: Casemate
ISBN: 1612001386
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
This gripping chronicle of an aerial rescue during the Vietnam War offers a vivid example of the heroism of US Air Force pararescue jumpers. In June of 1972, Capt. Lynn Aikman was returning from a bombing mission over North Vietnam when his F-4 Phantom was shot down. He and his backseater Tom Hanton ejected from their aircraft, but Hanton landed near a village and was quickly captured. Badly injured during the ejection, Aikman landed some distance from the village, making it possible for an American aerial rescue team to reach him before the enemy. Drifting in and out of consciousness, Aikman saw his guardian angel in the sky: USAF Pararescue Jumper Chuck McGrath. But as Sgt. McGrath prepared to hook the Aikman to a hoist line, hostile fire on the rescue helicopter damaged the hoist mechanism. As A-1 Skyraiders kept an enemy militia away from Aikman and McGrath, the helicopter crew scrambled to come up with a plan. More than a chronicle of the events of June 27, 1972, Taking Fire provides an up-close look at the little-known world of the US Air Force’s elite aerial rescue force.
Liar's Guide to Disneyland
Author: Horatio Liar
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1430303336
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
The funniest, most inaccurate, least useful guide to the Disneyland Resort ever published.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1430303336
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
The funniest, most inaccurate, least useful guide to the Disneyland Resort ever published.
The Adventures of Mercury Lane
Author: James/Lyle Hayhurst/Parascension Press
Publisher: Adventures of Mercury Lane
ISBN: 0615182127
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Publisher: Adventures of Mercury Lane
ISBN: 0615182127
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description