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Seven Firefights in Vietnam

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  • "Based on official army records, these eyewitness accounts of seven hellacious battles serve as a brief history of the Vietnam conflict. From a fierce fight on the banks of the Ia Drang River in 1965 to a 1968 gunship mission, this illustrated report conveys the heroism and horror of warfare."
  • "The military actions that have occurred in the war in Vietnam are as diverse as the geography of the land. To represent the actions described in this small volume as typical is to ignore that diversity: they are, at best, representative, their selection in large measure dictated by the availability of detailed source material. The events are nevertheless illustrative of much that has taken place in Vietnam since American troops were first committed in force in 1965: of heroic achievement and sacrifice, of human error, of experimentation and innovation, of a wily and elusive enemy, of a new dimension in warfare afforded by the helicopter. To the American public, these accounts will serve as a preliminary record of the achievements of men who served their nation well, a preface to a full military history of the war that is already in preparation. To the soldiers who took part in the actions, the narratives will afford an opportunity to see more clearly, beyond the fog of battle, what happened to them as individuals and as groups. To those who still may have to fight in Vietnam, the accounts will provide a measure of vicarious experience, which is the true service of history."

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  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "History"@en

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  • "Seven Firefights In Vietnam"
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  • "Seven Firefights in Vietnam"
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  • "Seven firefights in Vietnam"

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