Ripley S Raiders Vietnam Chronicles

Author : Russell J Jewett
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9781483614991

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Ripley's Raiders Vietnam Chronicles by Russell J Jewett Pdf

How familiar is this? You attend a reunion and inevitably several members recollecting a significant event begin arguing over when that event actually occurred. As you listen to them debating over the circumstances you realize that neither has a clue as to the facts or sequence of events. Since 2003 I have attended Third Battalion Third Marines Viet Nam Era reunions and listened to my fellow warriors of Lima Company recollecting stories of our glory days. I noticed that every year the details of events became more and more obscure. Of course one could consult the official Command Chronologies, but not everyone has access to them. Even if you do have access to this information, it takes time to wade through all the data; a task that the average individual would find tedious. Some of the copies of the Command Chronologies are almost unreadable due to poor quality reproduction methods used. Wouldn't it be helpful if all the information was assembled in one area and available for quick reference? This project was an answer to that problem. I started with the Lima Company roster for the end of February 1967, which listed all the members of Company Lima that participated in the battles with the North Vietnamese Army during the first five days of March for which we acquired the tag of "Ripley's Raiders". I then determined the Marine who had been with the unit the longest and the Marine who had been there the least length of time. My goal for this project was to chronicle all the entries I could find on Lima Company during their tours of duty. This required compiling information for a period of twenty eight months: December 1966 thru March 1968. I included the names of all other members of Lima Company during this time frame to act as memory joggers for the reader. I accessed the National Archives on line and in thirteen months transcribed everything I could find from the Command Chronologies into one chronological record of the events experienced by the members of Ripley's Raiders.

Author : Allen B. Clark
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1612007147

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Valor in Vietnam by Allen B. Clark Pdf

Every war continues to dwell in the lives it touched, in the lives of those living through that time, and in those absorbed by its historical significance. The Vietnam War lives on famously and infamously dependent on political points of view, but those who have "been there, done that" have a highly personalized window on their time of that history

Author : John Grider Miller
Publisher : Dell Publishing Company
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1990-06-05
Category : Dong Ha, Battle of, Đông Hà, Vietnam, 1972
ISBN : 0440205786

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The Bridge at Dong Ha by John Grider Miller Pdf

The riveting, true story of a real hero who became a wartime legend--Captain John Ripley, who single-handedly kept 30,000 men and 200 tanks at bay and stalled a North Vietnamese invasion during the 1972 Easter Offensive in Vietnam.

Author : Ben Montgomery
Publisher : Little, Brown Spark
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780316438049

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The Man Who Walked Backward by Ben Montgomery Pdf

From Pulitzer Prize finalist Ben Montgomery, the story of a Texas man who, during the Great Depression, walked around the world -- backwards. Like most Americans at the time, Plennie Wingo was hit hard by the effects of the Great Depression. When the bank foreclosed on his small restaurant in Abilene, he found himself suddenly penniless with nowhere left to turn. After months of struggling to feed his family on wages he earned digging ditches in the Texas sun, Plennie decided it was time to do something extraordinary -- something to resurrect the spirit of adventure and optimism he felt he'd lost. He decided to walk around the world -- backwards. In The Man Who Walked Backward, Pulitzer Prize finalist Ben Montgomery charts Plennie's backwards trek across the America that gave rise to Woody Guthrie, John Steinbeck, and the New Deal. With the Dust Bowl and Great Depression as a backdrop, Montgomery follows Plennie across the Atlantic through Germany, Turkey, and beyond, and details the daring physical feats, grueling hardships, comical misadventures, and hostile foreign police he encountered along the way. A remarkable and quirky slice of Americana, The Man Who Walked Backward paints a rich and vibrant portrait of a jaw-dropping period of history.

Author : Richard Botkin
Publisher : Wnd Books
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 193507105X

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Ride the Thunder by Richard Botkin Pdf

Tells the story of the heroic efforts of American and Vietnamese Marines who fought against the communist invasion of South Vietnam known as the Easter Offensive of 1972.

Author : Garry Bowles,Ed Polonitza
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Vietnam War, 1961-1975
ISBN : 1411683544

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Honor & Courage by Garry Bowles,Ed Polonitza Pdf

Author : Donald W. Boose,Combat Studies Institute
Publisher : www.Militarybookshop.CompanyUK
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 1907521089

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Over the Beach by Donald W. Boose,Combat Studies Institute Pdf

Contains the definitive history of the extensive but little known U.S. Army amphibious operations during the Korean War, 1950-1953. Provides insights to modern planners crafting future joint or combined operations in that part of the world.Originally published in 2008. Illustrated.

Author : Bell & Howell Co. Indexing Center
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 748 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Newspapers
ISBN : UVA:X004915285

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Bell & Howell Newspaper Index to the San Francisco Chronicle by Bell & Howell Co. Indexing Center Pdf

Author : Edwin C. Epps
Publisher : Hub City Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1891885359

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Literary South Carolina by Edwin C. Epps Pdf

Author : J. Raven
Publisher : Springer
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2004-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230524255

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Lost Libraries by J. Raven Pdf

This pioneering volume of essays explores the destruction of great libraries since ancient times and examines the intellectual, political and cultural consequences of loss. Fourteen original contributions, introduced by a major re-evaluative history of lost libraries, offer the first ever comparative discussion of the greatest catastrophes in book history from Mesopotamia and Alexandria to the dispersal of monastic and monarchical book collections, the Nazi destruction of Jewish libraries, and the recent horrifying pillage and burning of books in Tibet, Bosnia and Iraq.

Author : Orlo K. Steele,U. S. Marine Corps History Division
Publisher : Military Bookshop
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 178039733X

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The U.S. Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center, 1951-2001 by Orlo K. Steele,U. S. Marine Corps History Division Pdf

Includes FULL COLOR maps and illustrations. Presents a significant look at the cold weather and mountain training facility of the U.S. Marine Corps in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California.

Author : Errol Flynn
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2002-11-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780815412502

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My Wicked, Wicked Ways by Errol Flynn Pdf

Scandalous film star Errol Flynn tells all in this autobiography, detailing his pre-Hollywood career as a mercenary, and his trial for rape in 1943.

Author : Joseph A. McCullough
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-30
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781472833051

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Oathmark by Joseph A. McCullough Pdf

Empires have fallen, and the land is broken. The great oathmarks that once stood as testaments to the allegiances and might of nations have crumbled into ruin. In this lost age, fealty and loyalty are as valuable as gold and as deadly as cold iron, and war is ever-present. Created by Joseph A. McCullough, designer of Frostgrave and Frostgrave: Ghost Archipelago, Oathmark is a mass-battle fantasy wargame that puts you in command of the fantasy army you've always wanted, whether a company of stalwart dwarves or a mixed force with proud elves, noble men, and wild goblins standing shoulder-to-shoulder in the battle-line. Fight through an integrated campaign system and develop your realms from battle to battle, adding new territories, recruiting new troop types, and growing to eclipse your rivals... or lose what you fought so hard to gain and fall as so many would-be emperors before you.

Author : Madison, James H.,Sandweiss, Lee Ann
Publisher : Indiana Historical Society
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780871953636

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Hoosiers and the American Story by Madison, James H.,Sandweiss, Lee Ann Pdf

A supplemental textbook for middle and high school students, Hoosiers and the American Story provides intimate views of individuals and places in Indiana set within themes from American history. During the frontier days when Americans battled with and exiled native peoples from the East, Indiana was on the leading edge of America’s westward expansion. As waves of immigrants swept across the Appalachians and eastern waterways, Indiana became established as both a crossroads and as a vital part of Middle America. Indiana’s stories illuminate the history of American agriculture, wars, industrialization, ethnic conflicts, technological improvements, political battles, transportation networks, economic shifts, social welfare initiatives, and more. In so doing, they elucidate large national issues so that students can relate personally to the ideas and events that comprise American history. At the same time, the stories shed light on what it means to be a Hoosier, today and in the past.

Author : Ash Barker
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781472826701

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Last Days: Zombie Apocalypse by Ash Barker Pdf

Last Days: Zombie Apocalypse is a skirmish-scale miniatures game of survival horror. It pits players against each other in a nightmarish near-future where the dead have returned to life and are feasting on the living. Players build their own factions, representing desperate civilians, military personnel, or hardened survivors, and must explore, scavenge, and fight in order to survive another day. Rival gangs are only one of the dangers they face – mindless zombies wander the streets, driven by insatiable hunger and drawn by the sound of combat! A gang's ability to scavenge is as vital as their combat ability, and players must ensure that they have the resources to survive in this hostile world. Scenarios and campaigns allow you to develop your gang, gain experience and recruit new henchmen to build up your strength or replace the inevitable casualties of the zombie apocalypse.