Shelby L Stanton: 3 books
Special Forces at War
An Illustrated History, Southeast Asia 1957-1975
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2008
More than 8.7 million Americans reported for military duty in Southeast Asia, but only a select few wore the Green Beret, the distinctive symbol of the U.S. Army Special Forces. Operating out of small outposts in some of the worlds most rugged terrain, these elite soldiers played a crucial role during...
Rangers at War
LRRPs in Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2011
"Shelby Stanton has emerged as the leading military historian on the war in Southest Asia."
COL. CHARLES B. MacDONALD
Author of COMPANY COMMANDER and A TIME FOR TRUMPETS
One of the toughest and most challenging jobs in Vietnam was to be a U.S. Army Ranger running Long Range Reconnaissance...
The Rise and Fall of an American Army
U.S. Ground Forces in Vietnam, 1963-1973
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
“THE MEN WHO SACRIFICED FOR THEIR COUNTRY ARE RIGHTFULLY HERALDED . . . This is an honest book–one well worth reading. . . . Stanton has laid his claim to the historian’s ranks by providing his reader with well-documented, interpretive assessments.”
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The Vietnam War remains...