Ergebnis für "H" in Vietnamkrieg

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 US Marines and US 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.

In Echo Play, bestselling author Alexander H. Bennett takes you deep into the covert world of MACV-SOG (Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group)—a top-secret U.S. special operations unit responsible for some of the most daring and lethal missions ever attempted. From classified reconnaissance operations behind enemy lines to sabotage missions deep inside hostile territory, these unsung warriors shaped the course of the Vietnam War with sheer courage, cunning, and sacrifice.

They operated in silence. Fought in shadows. And vanished without a trace. This is the untold story of MACV-SOG’s Phantom Teams—elite American warriors sent behind enemy lines during the Vietnam War, where rules didn’t apply and rescue was never guaranteed. Written by embedded historian Alexander H. Bennett and former Army intelligence officer James "Jim" Calloway, SOG Phantom Teams uncovers the covert missions that reshaped modern special operations.

More than anything, however, Barnes' story is one of loss - of morale lost to alcoholism, teammates lost to friendly fire, missions aborted, and missions endlessly and futilely repeated. And yet against this dark background, Barnes graciously honors the quiet professionals whose service, overshadowed by the outsized story of Vietnam, nonetheless carried the day.

Through the story of the brief, brave life of a promising poet, the president and CEO of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art evokes the turmoil and tragedy of the Vietnam War era. In That Time tells the story of the American experience in Vietnam through the life of Michael O'Donnell, a bright...