[PDF] Reflections Of A Warrior eBook

Author : Elwood J.C. Kureth
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 18,66 MB
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1416598359

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Reflections of a Warrior is a Medal of Honor winner's true story—a Green Beret's six deadly years in the killing fields of Vietnam. PFC Franklin Miller arrived in Vietnam in March 1966, and saw his first combat in a Reconnaissance Platoon. So began an odyssey that would make him into one of the most feared and respected men in the Special Forces elite, who made their own rules in the chaos of war. In the exclusive world of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Studies and Observation Group, Miller ran missions deep into enemy territory to gather intelligence, snatch prisoners, and to kill. Leading small bands of battle-hardened Montagnard and Meo tribesmen, he was fierce and fearless—fighting army policy to stay in combat for six tours. On a top-secret mission in 1970, Miller and a handful of men, all critically injured, held off the NVA in an incredible Alamo-like stand—for which he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. When his time in Southeast Asia ended, he had also received the Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, an Air Medal, and six Purple Hearts. This is his incredible story.

Author : Franklin Miller
Publisher :
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,46 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Vietnam War, 1961-1975
ISBN : 9780671753962

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A former green beret describes his six years in Vietnam, discussing his missions to gather intelligence, snatch prisoners, and kill Viet Cong. Reprint. K. LJ.

Author : John E. Horn
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 19,61 MB
Release : 2019-06-21
Category :
ISBN : 0359743889

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Merriam Press World War 2 Memoir Series. John H. Horn's wartime experiences as a B-24 pilot in the famous "Liberandos" bomb group, the 376th, are recounted in this work by his son, John E. Horn. Horn was one of millions in World War II who did their jobs. He was mighty lucky and blessed to have come home unscathed. Most of the real learning about air combat was on the job. Military schools and training don't really produce combat-ready men and women. They produce attitudes as well as thinking and re-acting skills. Actual combat is the real teacher. John was forever grateful to his crew and the leaders of the 376th Bomb Group who suffered his inexperience and naiveté. Without their patience, he would not have developed into a competent, safe, and living combat pilot. 31 photos, illustrations, maps.

Author : Sherry Eifler
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 15,15 MB
Release : 2022-11-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1643490311

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Do you ever wrestle with the questions "How do I measure up in this world?" or "Does God really want to use me?" You are not alone. In your quest to identify and connect with your greater purpose in this world of ever-changing expectations and norms, Royal Reflections is a journey where we will discover answers to these questions with clarity and confidence. This is a royal invitation to discover the power of living as a child of God. As a woman, something inside each of us yearns for authentic relationships and for direction. Royal Reflections is the tale of the making of a modern-day warrior princess whose yearning became her reality. Prepare to be escorted through a biblical treasure hunt that is intertwined with personal testimony. Royal Reflections is a place to connect and establish a solid foundation of one's spiritual identity in Christ, to be inspired, and to be empowered to live an abundant life with clarity in a real, authentic relationship with the Lord, our King, and His people.

Author : Paul Nowak
Publisher : R.A.G.E. Media
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 31,9 MB
Release : 2007-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0977223469

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Christians are called to be both servants and soldiers of Christ. As this book demonstrates, there is much to be learned from the teachings and example of the Samurai, legendary servant-warriors of Japan, in order for believers respond to Gods call as Christian Samurai. (Christian)

Author : Jesse Glenn Gray
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 17,72 MB
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780803270763

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J. Glenn Gray entered the army in May 1941, having been drafted on the same day he achieved his doctorate in philosophy from Columbia University. Over a decade after his discharge in 1945, Gray began to reread his war journals and letters in an attempt to find meaning in his wartime experiences. The result is a philosophical meditation on what warfare does to us and why soldiers act as they do.

Author : Gordon L. Rottman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 37,40 MB
Release : 2012-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 1782000518

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Vietnam was the US Special Forces most complex and controversial mission, one that began in 1957 and ended in 1973. Camp strike forces, mobile strike forces, mobile guerrilla forces, special reconnaissance projects, training missions and headquarters duty provided vastly differing experiences and circumstances for SF soldiers. Other fluctuating factors were the terrain, the weather and the shifting course of the war itself. Gordon Rottman examines the training, life, weapons and combat experiences of the Special Forces soldier in this challenging environment.

Author : Tim Rezac
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 11,78 MB
Release : 2020-05-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1098025032

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There is an intriguing correlation between the physical warfare of an infantryman and the spiritual warfare of a follower of Jesus Christ. Both of these combat situations are challenging, intense, and life-altering. Every Christian has been drafted into the army of God and is engaged in battles with spiritual forces. Not very many people, in comparison, have experienced the horrors of earthly combat. The author, Tim Rezac, has experienced both, in a very real and personal sense. As a devoted disciple of Jesus, he had to wrestle with many spiritual and emotional issues during the Vietnam War. This book contains many of those issues, with biblical comparisons and practical applications for victorious Christian living. Some of the chapters may be uncomfortable to read but are necessary for a lucid description of both types of warfare in the real world. This book's primary purpose is twofold: To encourage fellow believers toward spiritual maturity as soldiers in the Lord's army, and to urgently persuade those who have not yet trusted in Jesus Christ as their Savior to do so. May you be eternally blessed as you read and ponder the following pages.

Author : Richard Mervin Bissell
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 15,61 MB
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 0300146108

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Richard M. Bissell, Jr., the most important CIA spymaster in history, singlehandedly led America's intelligence service from the age of Mata Hari into the space age. Under his guidance the U-2 spy-plane, the SR-71 "Blackbird," and the Corona spy satellite were developed, and the agency rose to the pinnacle of its power. Bissell was also, however, the architect of the infamous Bay of Pigs operation that failed to overthrow Castro in 1961 and led to the decline of the CIA. In this compelling memoir, Bissell gives us an insider's view of the personalities, policies, and historical forces surrounding these and other covert operations and the lessons learned during those times of conflict.Bissell begins by describing his early years as a member of America's unofficial aristocracy. Born in a house that his father bought from Samuel Clemens, he was educated at Groton and Yale and befriended by Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, among others. Bissell recounts how he became acting head of the Economic Cooperation Administration, the agency in charge of the Marshall Plan after World War II, and helped to create the European Payments Union. Bissell was brought into the CIA in 1954, where he initiated a revolution in intelligence-gathering techniques. He reveals the details of these developments, as well as of the unique CIA-Lockheed partnership he pioneered, his participation in the CIA-sponsored coup to overthrow Arbenz in Guatemala, and his involvement in crises in Laos and the Congo. Bissell's memoir sheds light not only on pivotal points of American foreign policy but also on America's evolution from isolationist to interventionist superpower.

Author : David Donovan
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 17,76 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Soldiers
ISBN : 9780304367139

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David Donovan arrived in the Mekong Delta in April 1969, a raw and idealistic first lieutenant fresh from Special Warfare School. He was assigned to an isolated four-man team operating alone in a remote rural area of the Delta which was sent there to co-operate with village chiefs and local militia against the Vietcong. As chief commanding officer of his unit Donovan led patrol and combat missions, and he vividly re-creates the suspense of night ambushes and the high-pitched emotion of surprise attacks and man-to-man warfare in the swamps and jungles of the Delta. But Donovan was also involved with the lives of the local people in a role beyond that of military advisor, and ultimately he was inducted into a Vietnamese brotherhood - the honorary 'warrior kings'.