Steel My Soldiers' Hearts: The Hopeless to Hardcore ...
Amazon.com Review: Steel My Soldiers' Hearts is retired Colonel David Hackworth's account of his tour of duty in Vietnam commanding the 4/39th, an infantry battalion operating south of Saigon in the Mekong River delta. Poorly led (the previous commander [... more]
$27.95
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The Phoenix Program
Excellent read, very readable, on a difficult subject: After having read Douglas Valentine's essay on how the Phoenix is coming home to roost via Homeland Security on his website, I decided to look into his book, The Phoenix Program. Besides his [... more]
$26.95
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The Nightingale's Song
This is an important book: The "Nightingales's Song" is a remarkable story. I know three of the five characters, (McCain, McFarlane, and Webb), and truly admire them all. This book is a great piece of reporting, and is more relevant today than [... more]
$16.00
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They Marched Into Sunlight: War and Peace Vietnam and ...
Like "Stolen Valor," one of the more important books on Vietnam: As the public affairs officer for the 1st Infantry Division brigade that has the 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment "Black Lions," the legacy unit of the 2-28 IN [... more]
$29.95
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Pathfinder: First In, Last Out
great book: i cant say anymore but its a must read dam good book Great book: I was in Vietnam with the 9th Inf Div Pathfinder Det (13 Pathfinders for the entire division) and the 1st Bde 101st. I knew about half of the people that were with Rich Burns [... more]
$7.99
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Devils With Green Faces
Outstanding account of SEAL/UDT training and Vietnam Ops: I read this book years ago when I was a Private in the Marine Corps. I was at a layover flight to my first duty station and picked up this book from the airport bookstore. I couldn't put it down [... more]
$4.95
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Dereliction of Duty : Johnson, McNamara, the Joint ...
Amazon.com Review: For years the popular myth surrounding the Vietnam War was that the Joint Chiefs of Staff knew what it would take to win but were consistently thwarted or ignored by the politicians in power. Now H. R. McMaster shatters this and other [... more]
$27.50
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Hell in a Very Small Place: The Siege of Dien Bien Phu
Absolutely Riveting - Tactical/operational level study of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu from the French perspective: I knew virtually nothing about Dien Bien Phu other than the standard types of things that it was the pivotal battle of the First Indochina [... more]
$22.00
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Cleared Hot!: A Marine Combat Pilot's Vietnam Diary ...
EXCELLENT!!!: This is one of the best books on Vietnam EVER. Im only in 8th grade but I've been in the helos he flies and sat in an OV-10 and he couldn't be more descriptive about the birds he flies. I would reccomend this book to any war buff, historian, [... more]
$6.99
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A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
Amazon.com Review: This passionate, epic account of the Vietnam War centers on Lt. Col. John Paul Vann, whose story illuminates America's failures and disillusionment in Southeast Asia. Vann was a field adviser to the army when American involvement was [... more]
$18.95
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Chickenhawk
one of the best: As a vet of this war, and someone who has read several dozen books on the subject, this is my personal favorite. Just bought this copy for a nephew who has become interested in the history of this conflict. HIghly recommended. If You [... more]
$15.00
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A Soldier's Best Friend: Scout Dogs and Their Handlers ...
One of a kind -thus far: Burnam's book was both informative and exciting to read. I initially picked it up because it was such a unique subject.The book is seemingly broken into two parts: Before the Scout Dog assignment and after. I thought that it [... more]
$14.00
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