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FACs forward air controllers in Vietnam flew low and slow searching for signs of an elusive enemy Often they trolled themselves as bait for the NVA troops to try to shoot down When a friendly unit made contact having a FAC overhead made their day because the FACs controlled the bomb rocket and napalmladen fast movers fighter jets and attack aircraft whose ordnance often made the difference between life and death They were regarded by many of their airforce and naval aviator brethren as insane suicidal or both In addition to the perils of enemy fire which ranged from lucky AK47 shots to 51 caliber machine guns and SA7 shoulderfired surfacetoair missiles you had to watch out to keep from being blown up in a B52 ArcLight strike or knocked down by friendly artillery As the title suggests however Naked in Da Nang is not an angst ridden account of mortal combat Following in the footsteps of Richard Hookers classic MASH A Novel About Three Army Doctors author Jackson has a keen eye for the absurdities that abound in a combat zone That the humor is often dark only serves to sharpen its comic edge These pilots were considered the Guardian Angels of the Vietnam ground soldier Refers to the unarmed nature of FAC Forward Air Controllers aircraft Lowtech aircraft that survived combat on pilot skills only
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FACs forward air controllers in Vietnam flew low and slow searching for signs of an elusive enemy Often they trolled themselves as bait for the NVA troops to try to shoot down When a friendly unit made contact having a FAC overhead made their day because the FACs controlled the bomb rocket and napalmladen fast movers fighter jets and attack aircraft whose ordnance often made the difference between life and death They were regarded by many of their air force and naval aviator brethren as insane suicidal or both In addition to the perils of enemy fire which ranged from lucky AK47 shots to 51 caliber machine guns and SA7 shoulderfired surfacetoair missiles they had to watch out to keep from being blown up in a B52 ArcLight strike or knocked down by friendly artillery
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The third volume in this series describes the final communist offensive against South Vietnam The decision of President Nguyen Van Thieu to evacuate the Central Highlands spread panic among the population and the armed forces That was part of a wider scheme that envisaged an extensive redeployment of South Vietnamese forces leading to the abandoning of nearly half of the country This set up a chain reaction that would see the complete collapse of his country The United States did not intervene again despite the situation spiraling out of control Thieu played and lost This volume details the disastrous evacuation of Hue and Da Nang as well as the delaying fighting in the central coastal area However around Saigon the remaining cornered South Vietnamese divisions offered a heroic resistance although it was now too late The North Vietnamese later recognized that they experienced some of the fiercest fighting of the entire war for the conquest of the capital of South Vietnam Only the nomination of a neutralist President who had replaced Thieu who fled into exile in Taiwan spared the city the horror of the street fighting by accepting the inescapable and by proclaiming an unconditional surrender In panic the last Americans and westerners were evacuated by helicopters As always this volume is supported by a large number of previously unpublished photographs color maps and color profiles showing camouflage and markings of tanks and aircraft
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THEY FLEW LOW SLOW AND INTO THE FACE OF ENEMY FIRE In Vietnam an elite group of air force pilots fought a secret air war in Cessna 02 and OV10 Bronco prop planesflying as low as they could get The eyes and ears of the fastmoving jets who rained death and destruction down on enemy positions the forward air controller made an art form out of an air strikeknowing the targets knowing where friendly troops were and reacting with splitsecond life and death decisions as a battle unfolded For Tom Yarborough the risk was constant intense electrifying A member of the super secret Prairie Fire unit Yarborough became one of the most frequently shotup pilots flying out of Da Nangengaging in a series of dangerous secret missions in Laos This is Yarboroughs adrenalinepumping chronicle of heroism danger and brotherhood in Vietnam From the rescuing of downed pilots to taking out enemy positions to the most harrowing daylong missions here is the dedication courage and skill of the fliers who took the war into the enemys backyard
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What are we over here fighting for An American soldier asked this question during the Vietnam War Many other American soldiers and citizens wondered the same thing The conflict began when the United States sent armed forces to defend South Vietnam against Communist North Vietnam It was supposed to be a brief military operation but it ended as a bloody twelveyear conflict in which thousands of American soldiers were killed Author Deborah Kent examines this tragic and controversial period in American history from the first Marines arriving at Da Nang to the final airlift out of Saigon
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The art of Champa central and southern Vietnam thrived from the 2nd to the 9th centuries It consists chiefly of Hindi and Buddhist deities carved in high relief from sandstone This book describes some 100 major sculptures housed in the Da Nang Museum and also provides a historical overview
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Relates the experiences of a forward air controller in the Vietnam War from directing air strikes in Cambodia to locating North Vietnamese supply stores for intelligence agencies
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What are we over here fighting for An American soldier asked this question during the Vietnam War Many other American soldiers and citizens wondered the same thing The conflict began when the United States sent armed forces to defend South Vietnam against Communist North Vietnam It was supposed to be a brief military operation but it ended as a bloody twelveyear conflict in which thousands of American soldiers were killed Author Deborah Kent examines this tragic and controversial period in American history from the first Marines arriving at Da Nang to the final airlift out of Saigon
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The classic Vietnam memoir as relevant today as it was almost thirty years agoIn March of 1965 Marine Lieutenent Philip J Caputo landed at Da Nang with the first ground combat unit deployed to Vietnam Sixteen months later having served on the line in one of modern historys ugliest wars he returned homephysically whole but emotionally wasted his youthful idealism forever gone A Rumor of War is more than one soldiers story Upon its publication in 1977 it shattered Americas indifference to the fate of the men sent to fight in the jungles of Vietnam In the years since then it has become not only a basic text on the Vietnam War but also a renowned classic in the literature of wars throughout history and as Caputo explains of the things men do in war and the things war does to men A singular and marvelous work The New York Times
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Ho Chi Minh City Hanoi Da Nang Hoi An Ha Long Bay Hue Phong Nha Caves Come for the history and stay for the food Vietnam is a life changer Ditch the generic travel guides that are impersonal AF and feel like they were written for your nerdy cousin who wears socks with sandals Ditch the generic travel guides that are impersonal AF and feel like they were written for your nerdy cousin who wears socks with sandals The Vietnam Travel Guide shows you The best beaches and islands What to Pack Local Places to Eat and Explore Mustsee Sights amp Temples The best hotels for your budget How to get to Hanoi Ho Chi Minh Phu Quoc Island amp More And the nerveracking stuff like how to get to your hotel when you land without paying 3x the local price Plus Local Thai Food Guide dishes youve never heard of Vietnam is traveler heaven Youll swim in crystal clear water Tan on white sand beaches Wander exotic markets Discover underground bars And do it all while avoiding the scams creeps and sketchy hang outs From budget backpacker to luxurious holiday maker Ive got you covered Click add to cart and get to planning the best adventure of your life
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American soldiers sailors airmen and marines carried whiskey at Yorktown Gettysburg Manila and Da Nang It bolstered their courage calmed their nerves and treated their maladies As a serious American whiskey drinker John C Tramazzo noticed how military service and whiskey went hand in hand during his service as a commissioned officer in the USnbspArmy In Bourbon and Bullets Tramazzo reveals the rich and dramatic connection between bourbon and military service in America nbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp Although others have discussed whiskeys place in military history Bourbon and Bullets explores the relationship between military service and some of the most notable whiskey distillers and executives working today American servicemen Weller Handy Stagg Van Winkle and Bulleit all experienced combat before they became household names for American whiskey enthusiasts In small towns and big cities across America veterans of armed conflict in Panama Somalia Haiti Iraq and Afghanistan cook mash operate stills and push the booming industry to new heights Bourbon and Bullets delves into the lives and military careers of these whiskey distillers and tells the story of whiskeys role on the battlefield and in the American military community nbsp
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Que Son Valley is actually a large area of hills and valleys just to the west of Da Nang Viet Nam During the 1960s units from the United States Marines and United States Army engaged the 2nd North Vietnamese Division in heavy and close combat Our mission was to keep the enemy from capturing the cities of Da Nang Tam Ky and Chu Lai and to pacify the area We did prevent the enemy from capturing these vital cities but the area was far from pacified Many young brave Americans were killed or seriously wounded in these hills and valleys in the belief they were helping the Vietnamese obtain freedom and peace Although our altruistic beliefs might have gone astray it was my honor serving with these fine men and women I wrote this book in honor of them and to keep their memory alive I hope that when you read this book you will understand the Vietnam Veteran better and you will understand not the political Vietnam War but the Vietnam War that an Infantryman lived through
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Ho Chi Minh City Hanoi Da Nang Hoi An Ha Long Bay Hue Phong Nha Caves Come for the history and stay for the food Vietnam is a life changer Ditch the generic travel guides that are impersonal AF and feel like they were written for your nerdy cousin who wears socks with sandals Ditch the generic travel guides that are impersonal AF and feel like they were written for your nerdy cousin who wears socks with sandals The Vietnam Travel Guide shows you The best beaches and islands What to Pack Local Places to Eat and Explore Mustsee Sights amp Temples The best hotels for your budget How to get to Hanoi Ho Chi Minh Phu Quoc Island amp More And the nerveracking stuff like how to get to your hotel when you land without paying 3x the local price Plus Local Thai Food Guide dishes youve never heard of Vietnam is traveler heaven Youll swim in crystal clear water Tan on white sand beaches Wander exotic markets Discover underground bars And do it all while avoiding the scams creeps and sketchy hang outs From budget backpacker to luxurious holiday maker Ive got you covered Click add to cart and get to planning the best adventure of your life
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In July 1965 Pfc Craig Roberts crossed the Da Nang River with the 9th Marines into the heart of a jungle alive with savage Viet Cong Eight months later his unit would be calledThe Walking Dead In constant danger they flushed the enemy from tunnels and rat traps defused lethal mines punji pits and trip wires and scored countless hits in ambushes sweeps and allout firefights From boobytrapped villages to battles at Cam Ne Le son the Phong Le Bridge and in Operations Starlight they shared incredible risks comradeship and pride Now Roberts tells the gripping tale of their war
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The Que Son ValleyBasin will be controlled and held at any cost This information was the result of intense interrogation of prisoners captured early in 1967 in the area some thirty miles southwest of Da Nang and west of Tam Ky in northern I Corps of South Vietnam known as the Que Son Basin This was the operational area of the 2nd NVA Division of North Vietnam The control of the basin by the communists would begin in April 1967 The South Vietnamese and the United States Military took notice to the heightened enemy activity and began plans for large military operations in the area The first would be code named Union This operation would fragment the NVA 2nd Division but not destroy it More enemy troops were still being pumped into the area and now another large US and South Vietnamese operation would be deployed on May 26 code named Operation Union II This is where the authors story begins You will follow Lance Corporal John Gobrecht a machine gun team leader attached to 2nd Platoon of Fox Company 25 from his departure at the An Hoa airstrip to the ridges surrounding the Que Son Basin where snipers and hills will be taken With the operation nearing its end Fox Company will enter a 1000 meterwide rice paddy where events will change the lives of everyone involved Readers will experience the heat see the dead and dying and the pungent smell of death Follow Foxtrot into one of the bloodiest single day battles for an infantry company during the entire Vietnam War Survival of Fox Company depended on the courage of so many individuals including a recipient of The Medal Of Honor In the end you will have mixed feelings You will be in awe of the Marines have respect for the enemy and may even shed a few tears If the reader experiences these emotions the authors goals have been accomplished War is not glamorous as portrayed in the movies but a living hell that remains with you forever
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Lavish new photographs of the worlds leading Cham Art collection Includes studies by leading academics Published to celebrate the opening of the newly extended and refurbished Da Nang Museum in VietnamThis catalogue assembles sumptuous photographs of the worlds leading collection of Cham sculpture along with the most recent insights of Vietnamese and international scholars The Champa culture thrived in magnificent temples sculpture dance and music along the central and southern coast of todays Vietnam from the 5th to the 18th century A focused exploration here uncovers this brilliant yet almost lost culture to newcomers and experts alike The Danang Museum has been recently expanded and refurbished to house what is generally considered the worlds greatest collection of Cham Art
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Lavish new photographs of the worlds leading Cham Art collection Includes studies by leading academics Published to celebrate the opening of the newly extended and refurbished Da Nang Museum in VietnamThis catalogue assembles sumptuous photographs of the worlds leading collection of Cham sculpture along with the most recent insights of Vietnamese and international scholars The Champa culture thrived in magnificent temples sculpture dance and music along the central and southern coast of todays Vietnam from the 5th to the 18th century A focused exploration here uncovers this brilliant yet almost lost culture to newcomers and experts alike The Danang Museum has been recently expanded and refurbished to house what is generally considered the worlds greatest collection of Cham Art
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Que Son Valley is actually a large area of hills and valleys just to the west of Da Nang Viet Nam During the 1960s units from the United States Marines and United States Army engaged the 2nd North Vietnamese Division in heavy and close combat Our mission was to keep the enemy from capturing the cities of Da Nang Tam Ky and Chu Lai and to pacify the area We did prevent the enemy from capturing these vital cities but the area was far from pacified Many young brave Americans were killed or seriously wounded in these hills and valleys in the belief they were helping the Vietnamese obtain freedom and peace Although our altruistic beliefs might have gone astray it was my honor serving with these fine men and women I wrote this book in honor of them and to keep their memory alive I hope that when you read this book you will understand the Vietnam Veteran better and you will understand not the political Vietnam War but the Vietnam War that an Infantryman lived through
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