Frank Carlson Library

Presents sections on history and geography, military and political events in chronological order, and alphabetically arranged articles on people, battles, weapons, controversial issues, etc.

Examines the history of conflict in Vietnam, traces the United States involvement from the early 1960s through 1975, and discusses the consequences of the war on both the United States and Vietnam.

Lynda Van Devanter tells of joining the Army as a nurse in 1969 and working for a year in Vietnam, and of the effects of the experience on her life.

Computer graphics and archival footage illustrate many facets of the various battles of the Vietnam era.

After years of imprisonment and military inactivity, special agent Christian Hatcher is summoned by Sloan, his old commander, for one last assignment--to rescue a general's son long thought dead from Vietnam.

The letters you will read in this book were written by servicemen representing all the Armed Forces, nurses, Red Cross workers, United States civilian personnel, and Vietnamese citizens. The letters are reproduced just as they were written. Frankly and vividly portrayed are the horrors of combat, the warmth of military camaraderie, the customs and attitudes of the Vietnamese people, the reaction to controversy at home and our soldier's thoughts...