Last Night I Dreamed of Peace
The Diary of Dang Thuy Tram
Written by Dang Thuy Tram
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: October 7, 2008
Price: $13.99
“Remarkable. . . . A gift from a heroine who was killed at twenty-seven but whose voice has survived to remind us of the humanity and decency that endure amid—and despite—the horror and chaos of war.”
—Francine Prose, O,
The Oprah MagazineBrutally honest and rich in detail, this posthumously published diary of...
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US Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam
Written by Gordon Rottman
Illustrated by Steve Noon
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: June 17, 2008
Price: $18.95
One of the most enduring and vivid images of Vietnam is the helicopter. There is little doubt that the helicopter revolutionized warfare and how the war in Vietnam (1955-1975) was fought. Helicopters lifted troops, supplies, material, equipment, and vehicles. They conducted visual reconnaissance, command and control, medical evacuation, artillery spotting, fire...
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The Eaves of Heaven
A Life in Three Wars
Written by Andrew X. Pham
Format: eBook
On Sale: June 3, 2008
Price: $11.99
From Andrew X. Pham, the award-winning author of
Catfish and Mandala, a son’s searing memoir of his Vietnamese father’s experiences over the course of three wars.
The Philadelphia Inquirer hailed Andrew Pham’s debut,
Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam, for evoking “the full sadness of...
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War Lessons
How I Fought to Be a Hero and Learned That War Is Terror
Written by John Merson
Format: Trade Paperback, 152 pages
On Sale: April 29, 2008
Price: $15.95
Military memoirs abound, but few prove to be trustworthy accounts free of spin, bravura, or military glitter. John Merson’s
War Lessons takes a rare reflective approach to this pressing issue of our time. In vivid, unadorned prose, he
interweaves his own experiences in war with thoughtful assessments of how to prevent...
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13 Cent Killers
The 5th Marine Snipers in Vietnam
Written by John Culbertson
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $5.99
“It’s not easy to stay alive with a $1,000 bounty on your head.” In 1967, a bullet cost thirteen cents, and no one gave Uncle Sam a bigger bang for his buck than the 5th Marine Regiment Sniper Platoon. So feared were these lethal marksmen that the Viet Cong offered huge...
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Battle for the Central Highlands
A Special Forces Story
Written by George Dooley
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $5.99
THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS--WHERE DANGER REIGNED SUPREME AND DEATH WAS A CONSTANT COMPANION
The fighting was fierce in the Central Highlands where Green Beret George Dooley served with elite Special Forces A-teams, training the rugged Montagnards in guerrilla warfare and accompanying them on patrols. The Viet Cong and NVA were entrenched in the...
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City Fights
Selected Histories of Urban Combat from World War II to Vietnam
Written by John Antal
Format: eBook, 464 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $11.99
CITY FIGHTS
Selected Histories of Urban Combat from World War II to Vietnam
Edited by Colonel John Antal and Maj. Bradley Gericke
“Urban terrain will likely be the predominant battlefield of future wars.”
As September 11 and Somalia proved, hostile forces are now engaging America differently, avoiding open combat with our enormous military, striking at...
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Down South
One Tour in Vietnam
Written by William Hardwick
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $7.99
“I was always happy to see first light.
By first light it was over . . . for a while.”
–from Down South
There were a lot of ways to get killed in Vietnam. You could get “zapped,” “dinged,” “burned,” “popped,” “smoked,” or “wasted.” Marine 2nd Lt. William H. Hardwick was familiar with all...
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Gone Native
An NCO's Story
Written by Alan Cornett
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $5.99
On his first combat assignment, Cornett accompanied the Vietnamese Rangers on a search-and-destroy mission near Khe Sang. There he gained entree into a culture that he would ultimately respect greatly and admire deeply. Cornett's most challenging military duty began when he joined the Phoenix Program. As part of AK squad, he...
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The Hill Fights
The First Battle of Khe Sanh
Written by Edward F. Murphy
Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $7.99
While the seventy-seven-day siege of Khe Sanh in early 1968 remains one of the most highly publicized clashes of the Vietnam War, scant attention has been paid to the first battle of Khe Sanh, also known as “the Hill Fights.” Although this harrowing combat in the spring of 1967 provided a...
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Letters from Vietnam
Voices of War
Written by Bill Adler
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $11.99
“No heroes, everyone did their part, and everyone was scared to death.”
They are the words of soldier Mark W. Harms in 1968, summing up his combat experience during the Vietnam War. His stunning letter home is just one of hundreds featured in this unforgettable collection,
Letters from Vietnam. In these affecting...
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A Life in a Year
The American Infantryman in Vietnam
Written by James Ebert
Format: eBook, 512 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $7.99
This provocative in-depth book focuses on the experiences of the infantry soldier in Vietnam. More than 60 Army and Marine Corps infantrymen speak of their experiences during their year-long tours of duty.
From the Paperback edition.
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LRRP Company Command
The Cav's LRP/Rangers in Vietnam, 1968-1969
Written by Kregg P. Jorgenson
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $7.99
A book about fine leadership in combat,
LRRP Company Command focuses on Captain George Paccerelli as he molds the men of the Air Cav's LRRP company into a successful reconnaissance unit. Jorgenson spent 7 years in the Army; three as an infantryman and four as a journalist. After surviving a number...
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Masters of the Art
A Fighting Marine's Memoir of Vietnam
Written by Ronald Winter
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $7.99
No punches are pulled in this gripping account of Vietnam combat through the eyes of a highly decorated Marine helicopter crewman and door gunner with more than three hundred missions under his belt.
In 1968, U.S. Marine Ronald Winter flew some of the toughest missions of the Vietnam War, from the DMZ...
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Mekong First Light
An Infantry Platoon Leader in Vietnam
Written by Joseph W. Callaway, Jr.
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $7.99
“Before we got to Vietnam, the troops all thought you would be the first lieutenant killed, and in the end, you were the only one left. We were all wrong. You were the best.”
—Sgt. Lonnie “Tallman” Caldwell
December, 1966: Platoon leader Lt. Joseph Callaway had just turned twenty-three when he arrived in...
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Phantom Warriors: Book 2
More Extraordinary True Combat Stories from LRRPS, LRPS, and Rangers in Vietnam
Written by Gary Linderer
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $7.99
MORE GRIPPING, NO-HOLDS-BARRED LRRP ACCOUNTS
FROM THE FRONT LINES
During the Vietnam War, few combat operations were more dangerous than LRRP/Ranger missions. Vastly outnumbered, the patrols faced overwhelming odds as they fought to carry out their missions, from gathering intelligence, acting as hunter/killer teams, or engaging in infamous “Parakeet” flights– actions in which...
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Platoon Leader
A Memoir of Command in Combat
Written by James R. McDonough
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $7.99
A remarkable memoir of small-unit leadership and the coming of age of a young soldier in combat in Vietnam.'
"Using a lean style and a sense of pacing drawn from the tautest of novels, McDonough has produced a gripping account of his first command, a U.S. platoon taking part in the 'strategic...
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A Ranger Born
A Memoir of Combat and Valor from Korea to Vietnam
Written by Robert W. Black
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $7.99
Even as a boy growing up amid the green hills of rural Pennsylvania, Robert W. Black knew he was destined to become a Ranger. With their three-hundred-year history of peerless courage and independence of spirit, Rangers are a uniquely American brand of soldier, one foot in the military, one in the...
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Ripcord
Screaming Eagles Under Siege, Vietnam 1970
Written by Keith Nolan
Format: eBook, 544 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $7.99
On April 10, 1970, Hill 927 was occupied by troopers of the Screaming Eagles of the 101st Airborne Division. By July, the activities of the artillery and infantry of Ripcord had caught the attention of the NVA (North Vietnamese Army) and a long and deadly siege ensued. Ripcord was the Screaming...
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A Sense of Duty
My Father, My American Journey
Written by Quang Pham
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $11.99
A memoir by a former Vietnamese refugee who became a U.S. Marine, Quang Pham’s
A Sense of Duty is an affecting story of fate, hope, and the aftermath of the most divisive war the United States has ever fought. This heartfelt salute to the spirit of America is also the account of the...
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Soul Patrol
Written by Ed Emanuel
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $7.99
LRRPs had to be the best.
Anything less meant certain death.When Ed Emanuel was handpicked for the first African American special operations LRRP team in Vietnam, he knew his six-man team couldn’t have asked for a tougher proving ground than Cu Chi in the summer of 196868. Home to the largest Viet...
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