Bøger om Vietnam

The Vietnam War lasted nine years (1964-1973) with Americans finally leaving in 1975 during the fall of Saigon. In 1966, two years after the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, fifty American pilots and aircrewmen held captive by the North Vietnamese in the most horrible conditions were put on dramatic public display and paraded through the streets of Hanoi. This is their story, a saga of a harrowing journey from light into darkness.

With first-hand insight into the into the key role of the US Air Force's fighter-bomber from the Vietnam War through to Operation Desert Storm during the First Gulf War, this book is an unmissable account of some of the most dangerous and demanding missions in the two wars.The advent of the surface-to-air missile (SAM) in the early 1950s threatened the whole concept of aerial bombing from medium and high altitude. Countermeasures were developed during the Korean War, but with little initial success. It was only in the closing stages of the Vietnam War, with the F-4Cww Phantom II (Wild Weasel 4), that this equipment started to become successful enough to allow a substantial investment in converting 116 F-4E Phantom IIs into dedicated SEAD aircraft. This move introduced a new generation of anti-radar missiles which became invaluable in later operations including operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm and Northern Watch over Iraq. This volume features dynamic archival photography from crews who flew the jet, alongside mission accounts and technical details of the development and fielding of the F-4 Wild Weasel in its various iterations. Including specially commissioned artwork of 'sharkmouthed' Phantom IIs in Vietnam jungle camouflage and more modern USAF 'Ghost Gray', this book is the ultimate visual and technical guide to the F-4 Phantom II Wild Weasel Units in combat.

"Kejserens port" er første del af Kit Henson-trilogien. Kit Henson, der er osteolog og i arkæologiens verden er kendt som ’Knoglehviskeren’, har hele verden som sin arbejdsplads. Under en udgravning i ørkenen kommer Kit på tværs af ’Det evige daggrys sønner’, og snart er hun på vej mod Vietnams jungle, hvor lederen af gruppen, en psykopatisk franskmand, har bosat sig. Samtidig sørger Kit stadig nat og dag over sin søn, der har mistet livet i et trafikuheld.Trilogien om arkæolog og knogleekspert Kit Henson består af bøgerne "Kejserens port", "Jaguarens datter" og "Den åbne grav".Christian Mørk (f. 1966) er forfatter og journalist. Allerede som 14-årig rejste han alene til USA for at gå på kostskole, og han har senere bosat sig permanent i landet, hvor han blandt andet har arbejdet på avisen The New York Times og som filmproducent i Los Angeles.

The Indochinese refugee resettlement effort that our government started in the mid-1970s produced a number of distinguished personalities. But even in this restricted company, Nguyen Van Hanh stands out for a personal story that is hard to equal. His long and committed service to refugees places him in the first ranks of eminent humanitarians. War, famine, persecution ... have produced millions of displaced people and refugees around the globe throughout history of mankind. As the leader of the free world, the United States has traditionally absorbed the largest share of refugees in need and helped the newcomers become self-reliant in the land of freedom. Honor and Trust - My Journey with America's Refugees 1975-2020 presents a comprehensive account of the exodus of the Southeast Asian refugees in the aftermath of the Vietnam War since 1975 and their adaptation in America. Distilled from personal experiences in service programs in California and later in Washington, D.C. at the national level, the author's professional and social interactions with State and Federal officials, charity agencies, and community-based organizations offer a rich presentation in personal perspectives of government policies and programs and coordination of the successful U.S. national refugee program admired around the world. The courage and determination of over a million Vietnamese who escaped the Communist rule, their struggle to gain self-reliance in the U.S. and their remarkable legacy continue the proud American tradition to welcome and assist refugees, leading to their long-term contribution to America's economic strength and cultural diversity.

Featured in Kristen Hannah’s new book The Women What is the price of honor? It took ten years for Vietnam War nurse Diane Carlson Evans to answer that question—and the answer was a heavy one.

This book explores how Vietnam's leadership conceptualises and conducts public diplomacy (PD) and offers a comparative analysis with regional powers. Drawing on social constructivism as its theoretical framework it investigates the rationale behind an authoritarian regime's implementation of public diplomacy to contribute to a better understanding of the broader framework of foreign-domestic policy. This theoretical and practical exploration of Vietnam's PD in cases of cultural diplomacy, South China Sea diplomacy and online activism situates it in the general academic and theoretical discussion on soft power. Key variables to the conceptualisation and conduct of Vietnam's PD, namely national interest, national identity and changing information technologies, especially the Internet and social media, are also thoroughly investigated. With crosscutting themes ranging from politics and international relations to communication studies, it will appeal to students and scholars of identity politics, populism and nationalism.

Zig Zag is a nostalgic look at the sixties and a young mans life and how he developed into a man. It's about his exciting times in high school as a running back and the difficulty he had dealing with his popularity. It's also about his dreams of becoming a famous race car driver. It was when he was just beginning to realize his dream of racing that he was drafted. He couldn't understand why Uncle Sam needed him so badly that it would interrupt his entire life. So he went to Vietnam where his dreams may have been completely destroyed. Through all the violence and watching his friends die all around him, it completely changed his personality. Now he had to deal with the guilt of surviving and finding his place in the world after the war.

The aeroscout's job is seeking out friendly forces trapped behind enemy lines in Vietnam by flying their helicopters 10-15 feet above tree level. In 1968, Holley arrives in Pleiku. His mission: locate the enemy. The method: use scouts as bait. An unforgettable chronicle of aerial exploits and incredible courage.

Vietnamin sodan veteraani John Rambo istuu vankilassa sovittaakseen tekonsa, kun tuttu komentaja tulee tarjoamaan vapautta. Tarjoukseen sisältyy kuitenkin ehto: Rambon on palattava vankileirille ja valokuvattava sinne jääneet jenkkisotilaat. Hänen ei tule pelastaa miehiä vaan ainoastaan selvittää, mitä heille on tapahtunut. Kostaminen on kiellettyä. Rambo tarttuu oljenkorteen ja laskeutuu samaan, tappavan vaaralliseen helvettiin, josta on jo kertaalleen pelastunut. Mikään ei kuitenkaan pidättele häntä rikkomasta ehtoja ja antautumasta taisteluun. Ikoninen toimintasankari Rambo palaa kuvioihin aiempaakin hengästyttävämmässä jatko-osassa! Samasta tarinasta on filmatisoitu myös suursuosioon noussut elokuva.Rambo-sarja kuvaa Vietnamin sodassa sissiksi oppineen John Rambon vaiheita – räjähtävää toimintaa ja nokkelia juonenkäänteitä säästelemättä.David Morrell (s. 1943) on kanadalaissyntyinen kirjailija, jonka kirjoja on käännetty 30 kielelle. Hänet tunnetaan laajasta tuotannosta, johon kuuluu niin vakoojatrillereitä kuin tarina sotaveteraani John Rambostakin.

Vietnamkrigen er blevet vendt og drejet mange gange, men der er stadig hovedrystende historier at finde. Vi taler om Tiger Squad, My Lai og om, hvorvidt krig finder eller skaber psykopater.Derefter tager vi til Canada, hvor en unge pige møder The Weird World, og slutter i Papua Ny Guinea, hvor befolkningen er udsat for en sær lidelse.‘På Stribe - din seriemorderpodcast’ er en podcast, der i hver episode dykker ned i én specifik seriemorders liv, gerninger og mentale tilstand for at give et billede af, hvorfor det gik så galt, som det gjorde. Andre dele af serien inkluderer underserierne "Uforståelig ondskab" og "Uskyldigt dømt".Mord har altid skræmt og fascineret os. Hvad får én person til at tage en andens liv? De fleste af os kan på ingen måde sætte os ind i, hvad der skal til for at trykke på aftrækkeren eller stramme løkken om halsen på et uskyldigt offer. Alligevel sker det dagligt verden over. Endnu mere uforståeligt og uhyggeligt er det, når det går op for os, at vi står overfor en seriemorder, der gang på gang tager andres liv for at tilfredsstille sine egne lyster og udleve ustoppelige mørke fantasier. Christoffer Greenfort og Andreas Illum tager lytterne med ind i disse personers skyggeverden og fortæller historierne om virkelighedens monstre, der går uset rundt iblandt os.

"An epic tale of a brotherhood forged by war--masterfully told by a lifelong journalist, war correspondent, and U.S. Army veteran."--

A fictional account of gut-level combat as seen through the eyes of American and North Vietnamese participants.

Young American pilots feel the weight of destiny as they are tasked with shutting down the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos.

Unknown Warriors presents compelling stories of bravery, cowardice, death, friendship, sex and treachery. They are recounted in moving detail, allowing the reader to experience the anger, fear and frustration of fighting in Vietnam.

Just as summer vacation is about to arrive, Nate Huffman's plans are unexpectedly shelved for the most unlikely of reasons: the reappearance of his estranged father. Not only is the old man back, he's got this goofy idea about a road trip the two of them will take. Nate finds himself in a pickup with a man he can't stand. His father wants to reconnect, and he wants Nate to really understand him. Larry Huffman has chosen to make this happen by taking his son into his own past, which has the Vietnam War as its centrepiece. As the two struggle their way through the jungle of the Ashau Valley, the old man relives the horror of the battle that changed him forever, and Nate undergoes changes of his own -- and they experience something that goes far beyond what either of them expected.

Many books have been written on the tragic decisions regarding Vietnam made by the young stars of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Yet despite millions of words of analysis and reflection, no historian has been able to fully explain why such decent, brilliant, and previously successful men failed so badly. With this book—more than twenty years in the making—that changes.In Road to Disaster, acclaimed historian Brian VanDeMark draws upon decades of archival research, his own exclusive interviews with many of the officials  involved with the war, and a wealth of previously unheard recordings by Robert McNamara and Clark  Clifford, who served as defense secretaries for presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. Beyond that, Road to Disaster is the first account of the war to look at the cataclysmic decisions of those in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations through the prism of recent research in cognitive science, psychology, and organizational theory to explain why “the best and the brightest” became trapped in situations that suffocated creative thinking and willingness to dissent; why they found change so hard; and why they were so blind to their own errors.A comprehensive history of America’s descent into Vietnam during the 1960s that posits a striking new way of understanding that catastrophe,  Road to Disaster is a landmark in scholarship and a work of paramount importance, both in comprehending what happened and why, and—just as importantly—preventing fiascoes in the future.