Vietnam War Biography

Neste resumo do livro A menina da foto você será apresentado ao tocante relato de Kim Phuc Phan Thi, que vivenciou os horrores da Guerra do Vietnã e a descoberta de perdão e paz que somente Deus pode proporcionar. "Vão! Crianças, corram primeiro! Vão! Vão agora!" As ordens do soldado não poderiam ser mais claras para Kim. Ela e as demais crianças correram, mas não o suficiente para escapar de mais um ataque de Napalm, na Guerra do Vietnã, transformando a estrada em que fugia numa bola de fogo e atingindo seu corpo com queimaduras excruciantes.

The son of devout Quakers, Richard Nixon grew up in the shadow of an older brother and thrived on struggle and opposition. -- Through high school and college, in the Navy and in politics, Nixon was constantly leading crusades and fighting off “enemies,” either real and imagined. -- He possessed the plainspoken eloquence to reduce American television audiences to tears with his career-saving “Checkers” speech, yet Nixon’s darker side hatched schemes designed to take down his political opponents which earned him the infamous nickname, “Tricky Dick.” -- This is the classic story ...

The Vietnam War (1975) put an end to the shooting, but the terrors and tortures in what were dubbed "Re-education Camps" for the surrendered were hell on earth every day for many years. The "Hanoi Hilton" for American POWs is evidence of such terrors and tortures.

This book consists of 35 letters that I wrote to my aunt while I was serving in Vietnam from October of 1967 1968. The letters contain my thoughts as a young Marine and continued through the end of my tour where I was still young but far more experienced. The letters came to me when my aunt mailed them to me 33 years after Vietnam. One of her comments was she believed that I should have the letters published. My thoughts were that they were too personal to be published and would not be of any benefit to anyone.

This study of leadership results from an extraordinary three-decade-long military career that culminated with recognition for excellence by President Barack Obama. ARMY VALUES are the foundation of leadership for the United States Army. The following pages contain real-world leadership examples taken directly from the front lines of Operation Iraqi Freedom and will touch your soul. This is an excellent source of leadership inspiration for future generations of military and corporate leaders alike. Reading this book WILL make you a stronger leader. From the author of COMBAT JOURNAL, COMBAT ...