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Dr Andrew Wiest is University Distinguished Professor of History and founding director of the Dale Center for the Study of War Society at the University of Southern Mississippi. Specializing in the study of World War I and Vietnam, his titles include Vietnam's Forgotten Army, which won the Society mostrar mais for Military History's Distinguished Book Award, and The Boys of '67, the basis for the Emmy-nominated National Geographic Channel Documentary Brothers in War. mostrar menos

Obras por Andrew Wiest

The Vietnam War 1956-1975 (2002) 91 exemplares
The Illustrated History of the Vietnam War (2000) — Autor — 53 exemplares
The Western Front 1917-1918 (2008) 49 exemplares
Jungle Book: Includes 7 Bonus Movies (2015) — Director — 16 exemplares

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Skemmtileg og fróðleg frásögn af upplifun hóps stráka sem voru kallaðir í Bandaríska herinn við upphaf Víetnam stríðsins. Vinskapur þeirra, sorgir við áföll átakanna og raunir félaganna við að aðlagast bandarísku samfélagi eftir stríðið.
 
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SkuliSael | 4 outras críticas | Apr 28, 2022 |
I am generally highly interested in the history of the Vietnam War and I learned a lot from this one. However, the writing is rather dry and almost academic, so it is not the most engaging book I have ever read on the subject of Vietnam. Most of what I have read is form the later stages of the conflict taking place in the central and northern regions and along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, so this is a good take on the actions in the south in the swampy delta region.
 
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ndpmcIntosh | 4 outras críticas | Mar 21, 2016 |
Excellent. If you are interested in the Vietnam war, this is a great "snapshot" of what life was like in a company that saw frontline action. Charlie Company is celebrated as if it was the Band of Brothers of their generation which, after reading other Vietnam books, I think is a bit too much praise or... uh... just giving them a bit more "specialness" than they warranted. Even the WWII designation of Band of Brothers puts too much emphasis on one set of guys when there were many many bands of brothers in that war. So that part was a little over the top, but that's really only in the first introduction and setup where the author for some reason thinks Charlie company of the 9th Infantry were somehow more special than other men. After that, the story itself of these guys and their experiences in Vietnam gives a good cross section of the boredom, the fear, the struggle, the heart-wrenching sadness, the humidity and mud and grossness of fighting a war in a jungle. It also covers their lives after the war so I actually read the book twice: after I read the "later years" I went back and listened to the Vietnam years to remind myself who did what. If you can read the book (or listen, as I did) and note carefully which guys had what horrible experiences that will help you in the later years chapters.

I don't know if there are pictures in the book. The audiobook was fine and listen-able without the pics, but pics are nice, so you might want to also check out the hardcopy version to see if there are pics.
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marshapetry | 4 outras críticas | Feb 22, 2016 |
A family friendly Christian themed film intended for a young audience. Strange film about a young man's quest to find his father in a post apocalyptic world (mostly undisturbed natural areas). The young man who is living n a junk yard and surviving as a thief is inspired to go on a quest to find his estranged father after an encounter with a female preacher. He meets a number of odd Dickens inspired characters on his journey to find his father. The story is supposed to be a re-interpretation of A Pilgrim's Progress. The effects are rather low budget and much of the action is not too action packed and very simplistic and childish. Not the worst film I have ever seen, but you are better off giving this film a pass.… (mais)
 
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papyri | Jan 18, 2015 |

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½ 3.6
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11
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101
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