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The Pacific war remembered

an oral history collection
1986

American guerrilla

my war behind Japanese lines
1990

We were one

shoulder to shoulder with the Marines who took Fallujah
2007
Patrick K. O'Donnell offers a detailed first-person account of the battle for Fallujah, recounting the experiences of the Marines serving in Lima Company's 1st Platoon.

The deserter's tale

the story of an ordinary soldier who walked away from the war in Iraq
2007
Tells the true story about Joshua Key, an American sold who refused to return to Iraq and fled with his family to Canada because of the things he saw and did in Iraq.

My detachment

a memoir
2005
The author presents realistic day-to-day reports on his mission in Vietnam which included daily reports on enemy troop movements and commanding a small detachment of men.

Back in action

an American soldier's story of courage, faith, and fortitude
2005
Captain David Rozelle recounts his journey to overcome the loss of his right foot, which he lost in battle, and his fight to return to Iraq to once again serve his country.

A rumor of war

1978
The author recounts his experiences during the sixteen months he spent as a Marine infantry officer in the Vietnam war.

War torn

stories of war from the women reporters who covered Vietnam
2002
Nine women describe their experiences as young journalists reporting on the Vietnam War between 1966 and the fall of Saigon in 1975.

Dispatches

1991
Details the first hand experiences of a war correspondent soldier during the Vietnam War, depicting the horrors of bodies, drug addictions, and mental breakdowns.

Rockets like rain

a year in Vietnam
2001
The author describes his experiences over the course of a year of service as an infantryman with the U.S. Army in Vietnam in the 1960s.

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