Vietnam 5 set Blues Bastards, Black Soldiers, Your Enemy, PAVN, Secret War Hanoi

Description: Vietnam War 5 set. The first book is "Here is Your Enemy: James Cameron's Complete Report from North Vietnam" by James Cameron published by Holt Rinehart Winston 1966 first edition. Hardcover Dust Jacket Included. Photo illustrated. 144 pages. The first, startling report from within North Vietnam from this Western correspondent's direct observations from 1965. Mark James Walter Cameron (17 June 1911 – 26 January 1985) was a prominent British journalist. In 1965, Cameron wangled his way into North Vietnam for interviews and photos of Ho Chi Minh and other top leaders. His book "Here Is Your Enemy" was published in the United States, and his five-part series on North Vietnam was published in December 1965 in "The New York Times", where it was edited by journalist Anthony Lewis. The second book is "PAVN: People's Army of Vietnam" by Douglas Pike published by Presidio Press 1986. Brand new condition book in a very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has a small tape mark on the bottom edge and mark on front cover (See Scan) otherwise new condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Clean copy. A comprehensive history of the Vietnam army. 373 pages. The development of General Giap's PAVN, from obscure beginnings to its place as the third largest military force in the world at the time of this publication. The story of the People's Army, from its beginnings in 1930 through the Vietnam War and into the 1980s. Selling for over $50.00 on many sites. One of the best books on Vietnam I have read! Highly recommended!! The third book is "The Secret War Against Hanoi: The Untold Story of Spies, Saboteurs, and Covert Warriors in North Vietnam" by Richard H. Shultz, Jr. published by Perennial 2000. In 1963, a frustrated President Kennedy turned to the Pentagon for help in carrying out subversive operations against North Vietnam- a job he felt the CIA had not managed to handle effectively. After the stinging defeat at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba Kennedy needed to prove his anti communist abilities. Vietnam seemed like the perfect place to prove his leadership in spite of former President Eisenhower's warning to not get any more involved. Thus was born the Pentagon's Special Operations Group(SOG). Under the cover name"Studies and Observation Group," SOG would, over the next eight years, dispatch numerous spies to North Vietnam, create a triple-cross deception program, wage psychological warfare by manipulating North Vietnamese POW's and kidnapped citizens, and stage deadly assaults on enemy soldiers traveling the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Written by the country's leading expert on SOG, here is the story of that covert war-one that would have both spectacular and disastrous results.,Written by the country's leading expert on the Pentagon's Special Operations Group (SOG), the startling account of the largest and most complex covert operation executed by the U.S. government during the Cold War reveals newly declassified material on spies, saboteurs, and psychological warfare in Vietnam. Photo illustrated. 408 pages with a detailed index. In new condition. The fourth book is "Brothers: Black Soldiers in the Nam" by Stanley Goff, Robert Sanders, with Clark Smith published by Presidio 1982. An oral history of black infantrymen in the Vietnam War. 201 pages. Stan and Bob, in this oral history, speak for themselves , but the experience of thousands of black infantrymen is reflected in their words. This book is illustrated with B&W photos and a map of Vietnam. Hard Cover. The fifth book is "Blue's Bastards: A True Story of Valor Under Fire" by Randy Herrod published by Regnery Gateway 1989 first edition first printing. The author as a young 17 year old US Marine in Vietnam, fought in the "Blue's Bastards" platoon, commanded by Oliver North, then a Lieutenant. After North was wounded during a firefight, Herrod risked his life to drag him to safety. Months later several women and children were killed by a unit under Herrod's command and Herrod was court-martialed and tried for first degree murder. North, hearing of the case, started his own investigation and eventually helped prove Herrod innocent. 215 pages. Selling on other sites in this brand new condition for over $50.00.

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