Philip Katcher provides an overview to the conflict that engulfed Vietnam following the division of the country into two along the 17th Parallel in 1954. The uniforms and insignia of the US forces; including the army; Special Forces; air force; navy and marine corps; are dealt with in detail; together with those of the ARVN; the Allied Forces (such as the Royal Thai Army and Korean troops); and also the Communist NLF (Viet Cong) and NVA forces. Mike Chappell's colourful artwork provides plenty of detail to accompany this authoritative text.
#1306436 in Books Rowman n Littlefield Publishers 2000-05-17 2000-05-17Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.82 x .57 x 5.80l; .74 #File Name: 0847689727256 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Women in the Civil Rights MovementBy Chi ChiI discovered Ruby Doris Smith when reading about SNCC and I was interested in reading a biography about one of the women leaders in the organization. When researching SNCC you always read about the male leaders such as James Forman; Stokely Carmichael and Bob Moses but rarely read about the leadership roles of women. Ruby Doris Smith was an extraordinary woman. Intelligent; courageous; dedicated and with little patience for bull s***; she is my shero. She helped SNCC to flourish and become the successful organization that it was. I wish the book was longer but Smith died at 26 so it makes sense that the book was as short as it was. Fleming's interviews; many conducted by Fleming herself; regarding Smith and SNCC were the most illuminating aspects of the book. She gave a good account of the external influences that affected SNCC and Ruby's leadership and I would recommend the book to any one interested in women leaders of the movement.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. UNSUNG WOMEN IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTBy Jo Ann LewisI came to adulthood during the heat of the civil rights movement; but I grew up in New York City. This book provides an inside look at the life of a middle-class southern black female during the 1960's. I was surprised to find that there was that much sexism in the organizations. We remember the men who were out front. This book shows that true to the adage; "Behind every good man is a good woman"; there were many good black women who made the success of the civil rights movement possible. They were kept out of the limelight and if not for this book; Ruby Doris would have been one of them. Through her life story; we are able to learn about some of these strong black women.
