Scars of Vietnam: Personal Accounts by Veterans and Their Families

History

Spiller, Harry

Americas

McFarland Publishing

On December 7, 1941, Japan waged a surprise attack on the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor. It was a major victory for the Japanese Navy, which in less than two hours destroyed 188 American planes, damaged another 159, and sunk or seriously damaged 18 U.S. warships. The battleships Arizona and Oklahoma were sunk. The battleships California, West Virginia and Tennessee were badly damaged and would not rejoin the United States fleet for months. Over 2,400 American military personnel were killed and 1,178 were wounded. The Japanese lost 29 planes and pilots, five midget submarines and one large sub with their crews. Here are 24 personal accounts of servicemen who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor. These accounts cover in detail the location of each man and his experience during and after the actual attack. Also included is general information about Pearl Harbor.

Pearl Harbor Survivors: An Oral History of 24 Servicemen

McFarland

These accounts describe the battle and POW experiences of twelve American military men captured by either Germany or Japan during World War II. Brutality, frostbite, disease, hunger, strenuous working conditions, and the jubilation of release are presented in the words of the soldiers, who describe such events as the Bataan Death March, the battle for Wake Island, D-Day, and the Battle of the Bulge and vividly portray the camps where they watched their comrades in arms suffer and perish. The book also features photographs, maps, camp lists, and POW regulations.

American POWs in World War II: Twelve Personal Accounts of Captivity by Germany and Japan

This collection of accounts of American men and women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan reveals their personal experiences as military combat personnel. Their stories are told through interviews, information from questionnaires and official military documents.

Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan: Personal Accounts of 22 Americans Who Served

McFarland Company

At 17 the author enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps with dreams of becoming a hero. Two years later, a disillusioned young man returned from a tour of Vietnam, his new assignment, recruiting: finding a "few good men" for the Corps--and soon, too often, delivering death messages to the families of those he had recruited. Here are gut-wrenching memories of a Marine's service in Vietnam, the grief of the parents, and the burden of guilt suffered by the bearer of the news. Sergeant Spiller's emotional turmoil was similar to that of many who first saw the war as an heroic opportunity and then lost heart.

Death Angel: A Vietnam Memoir of a Bearer of Death Messages to Families

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

A Marine Corps recruiter returns to his old stamping grounds to speak with some of the men he enlisted, their families, and the families of others who were killed in action. Some remember their experience with a sense of patriotism; others are bitter and feel forgotten by their country. The 17 accounts are a reminder of the horrors of war, and the lasting effects of its aftermath.

Leaders & Notable People

After serving a tour of duty in Phu Bai/Hue Vietnam, Harry Spiller was charged with delivering death messages to the families of men killed in the war. His experiences inspired this book.

The 16-man Black Hawk Counter Narcotics Infantry Team served as an advisory and training unit for the Afghanistan National Army during a poppy eradication operation in Helmand province in 2008 and 2009. For 75 days, they fought extreme heat, sand storms and the Taliban to eradicate 11.2 tons of poppy seed and earn the respect of Afghan troops. Although the U.S. team they relieved had lost half its men during operations, the Black Hawks came through unscathed. This book chronicles their mission in a little known theater of the Afghanistan War.

The Afghanistan Poppy Eradication Campaign: Accounts from the Black Hawk Counter-Narcotics Infantry Kandak Team in Helmand Province

Review\n“Contains just about everything you need to know about the U.S. Navy enlisted medical specialists who served with U.S. Marines in the war―Books in Review II\nThe captivating individual stories of 17 U.S. Navy corpsmen who served in Vietnam, told in their own words. Their accounts relate why they joined the Navy in wartime, why they became corpsmen--the enlisted medical specialists of the Navy and Marine Corps--along with many day-to-day, sometimes minute-to-minute recollections of caring for both the wounded and the dead under fire. They also reflect on the long-term effects the war had on them and their families.

Navy Corpsmen in the Vietnam War: 17 Personal Accounts

Army Combat Medics in the Vietnam War: Nine Personal Accounts

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Scars of Vietnam: Personal Accounts by Veterans and Their Families

Pearl Harbor Survivors: An Oral History of 24 Servicemen

American POWs in World War II: Twelve Personal Accounts of Captivity by Germany and Japan

Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan: Personal Accounts of 22 Americans Who Served

Death Angel: A Vietnam Memoir of a Bearer of Death Messages to Families

Scars of Vietnam: Personal Accounts by Veterans and Their Families

Death Angel: A Vietnam Memoir of a Bearer of Death Messages to Families

The Afghanistan Poppy Eradication Campaign: Accounts from the Black Hawk Counter-Narcotics Infantry Kandak Team in Helmand Province

Navy Corpsmen in the Vietnam War: 17 Personal Accounts

Army Combat Medics in the Vietnam War: Nine Personal Accounts