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A personal account of one sailor's experiences in the last days of America's most unpopular war. Thunder in the Night will change perceptions about aspects of the Vietnam War that remained "below the radar" of the historical record. Some will find this story difficult to believe, but its validity is backed up by now declassified documents and Internet links that verify these actions took place.
They fought for 326 straight days and were in almost every major battle in France, Belgium, and Germany. Their mortars placed devastating fire on the enemy from the beaches of Normandy to the Cherbourg Peninsula, and from Aachen and the Hurtgen Forest to the Battle of the Bulge. In this 292 page book you'll read their story presented as if it comes from today's headlines. You'll hear from the men who were there and see the pictures they took, many of which have never been published before. You'll also hear from some German soldiers who faced the 87th in battle.
Like all Military units during WWII, the men of 490th Bomb Sdn, The "Skull & Wings" came from all over the US. By chance thrust into the obscure China-Burma India theater, their story begins with the deployment and gaining experience until developing "Glip" bombing from low level which led to their sucessful attacks on Japanese bridges earning them the name Bridge Busters by the Commanding General of the 10th AAF. Many veterans share their experiences. Their stories are worth telling, reading and remembering.
It is May 24th 1945 and you are part of a mission that will see nine million pounds of firebombs drop on Tokyo. You are flying at 20,000 feet, sitting on enough jellied gasoline (napalm) to level several city blocks and the enemy is shooting at you. Fire From The Sky - A Diary Over Japan puts you right into the heart of a B-29 as you re-live the experiences of S/Sgt Herbert L. Greer. Hunched over his radio and writing with a penlight, Herb kept a diary of each of his twenty-eight bombing missions over Japan.
In war-torn Germany, John and Esther meet and fall in love in the turmoil of history. From the Oval Office, to Stalin's study, through plane crashes in Soviet territory we follow the events of the Berlin Airlift. Soviet spies and secret negotiations lead to the lifting of the blockade, but the victory tragically separates John and Esther. By a twist of destiny, they will meet again forty years later, in 1989. When the Berlin Wall comes down, they will understand the purpose of their life. 2
It began at sunrise on a clear Sunday morning when American soldiers were ambushed after becoming lost on their trek into Iraq. 11 soldiers were killed and 6 taken prisoner, including Jessica Lynch. By nightfall, 18 Marines had given their lives in the battle. For the next week the city was rocked with gunfire, as the Marines fought to wrest control of the city from Saddam's fanatical followers. This is the story of the battle for "The Nas," as seen through the eyes of the men who were there.
Winner of the Military Writer's Society of America Distinguished Honor Award for 2005. This powerful trip from a man who spent four years in Vietnam, left his daughter behind, and began searching for answers. Jim takes you through an early tragedy in his childhood, a light hearted romp through basic training and off to Vietnam where he was a military policeman and a civilian worker from 1966-1970. Often humorous, definitely self deprecating, the book takes a serious turn when he begins his search. Filled with emotions and sadness the book leads you to a spiritual uplifting in the end.
M.P. is a work of fiction based in part on the author's personal experiences as a Military Policeman in Vietnam in 1970. It is a hard-hitting and gritty story of a young M.P. caught up in the quagmire that was Vietnam, and gives the reader a realistic view into what it was like to be an M.P. during the war. It is the story of how he survived that year, of the friendships he found, and the sorrow of lives lost.
The experience chronicles memories of my time in Fort Ord, Monterey CA after revisiting it 35+ years later. It was a ghostown. At turns amusing, humorous and heartbreaking the narritive is enhanced by color portraits of soldiers and the fort in its final days of disrepair.
My novel concerns the before, during the Vietnam War, and after life of Rob Thomas. Rob served as a US Navy Hospital Corpsman with a squad of Marines, during an attempt to rescue two POWs from a camp in Quang-Tri Province, Vietnam in 1970.
An authoritative overview of the Department of Veterans Affairs benefit 'Aid and Attendance.' A 'must read' for veterans, spouses, widows, and family who have family members on the way to, or in Assisted Living Facility.
A wonderful book about the Cajun culture and growing up in the 1930's while not able to speak English. Her travels to Europe to join my husband Bruce H. Rivers who was on US Air Force active duty. The book is about the shock to find out our third son was born deaf and the problems we had to find the right schools.
The Forgotten Veterans A personal account of a recreation therapist. Anthology of human interest stories focusing on the hope, comedy, personal courage and sometimes tragedy of returning veterans who for many reasons, some physical and some psychological, cannot assimilate into society. The stories in the book are true. The actual names have been changed to protect the privacy of individuals.
