The m21 sniper weapon system sws in the us army is a national match grade m14 rifle, selected for accuracy, and renamed the m21 rifle. What was the number of american snipers in the vietnam war. Feb 05, 2008 books blog publishing catch of the day. Welcome to alpha historys selection of vietnam war books. These words, spoken by a vietnam vet from anoka, point out the impact the vietnam war had on people in anoka county. Oct 08, 2015 perhaps the only decent thing to emerge from the vietnam war is a body of literature unsurpassed by the writing thats come out of any other war. Hathcock said in a book written about his career as a sniper. Ken went to vietnam the way many did involuntarily. Online shopping for vietnam war history books in the books store. Usa today s bob minzesheimer recommends books by 10 authors. There are a total of 22 vietnam war rifles 1955 1975 entries in the military factory. There is catch22, and slaughterhouse five, and these are classics to be sure. He deployed in 1966 as a military policeman, but immediately volunteered for combat and was soon transferred to the 1st marine division sniper platoon, stationed at hill 55, south of da nang. All our physical stores and our online store are temporarily closed.
Alabama marine talks about the act of killing during war an alabama marine talks about his chilling real life sniper stories from the vietnam war. Purchasing these books through the book depository is a great way for you to save money, while supporting alpha history. This is a hilarious tale of an air force combat fighter pilot in vietnam who goes out on patrol with a special forces team he has supported many times from the air. Organized chaos, seemed like a contradiction in terms, but after a few weeks in vietnam, it seemed plausible. The following texts are used and recommended by alpha history authors. During the vietnam war, hathcock had 93 confirmed kills of pavn and viet. Someone whose sole job was to psychologically dismantle the enemy, to play mind games with them, to instill fear in them not by killing them in mass but to select a few within the. Snipers the story of the sniping war during wwii documentary part 1. With 98 confirmed kills within six months of action, he is one of the five american snipers with most kills in the vietnam war. He even won the wimbledon cup, a tournament to find the best 1,000yard shooter, in 1965 before volunteering for combat the following year. You cant get into this sniper unit if you havent read it, said sergeant barrett, who has been a marine sniper for six years.
Apr 02, 2009 ken went to vietnam the way many did involuntarily. If your interested in amazing military vids and photos then this is the site. Read more usmc scout sniper weapons of the vietnam war. Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily the primary operator. His abilities were well known, so it was no surprise that he was rapidly recruited as a sniper in the vietnam war. The only book snipers all seem familiar with other than the bible is marine sniper. She was killed in 1966 by carlos hathcock, who was part of a sniper team of the united states marine corps. Hunting a beautiful, sadistic viet cong killer youtube. Photo courtesy of mike clark, anoka county vietnam veteran. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order 1toz. A viet cong platoon leader and interrogator known as the apache goes from predator to prey after one particularly gruesome torture session during the vietnam. How vietnam sniper carlos hathcock took down the apache. Philip caputo was a marine who later became a very wellknown journalist. Answers is the place to go to get the answers you need and to ask the questions you want.
Childrens television personality fed rogers was a navy seal and a sniper in vietnam with 25 confirmed kills to his credit. Now i would like to talk a little about them again along with some of the supporting spotter weapons and equipment used by typical sniper teams during the war. But wards account of mawhinneys 101 kills, most accomplished with his primary m40 modified remington 40x bolt action rifle with a redfield 39x accurange scope. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers.
Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Before he penned the screenplays for jarhead and castaway, a young william broyles enlisted to serve in the vietnam war. A marine snipers twoyear odyssey in the vietnam war. Two viet cong prisoners are led to an arvn command outpost at ha tien. We would be organized militarily, but we would have to break the bad habit, of trying to fight a conventional war in a guerrilla warfare environment. The sniper initially started his deployment in vietnam as a military policeman before carrying out feats of stamina, skill, and endurance that wouldnt sound out of place in a historical fiction novel. Vietnam war, conflict in southeast asia, primarily fought in south vietnam between government forces aided by the united states and guerrilla forces aided by north vietnam. Tell me about the first book on your list, a rumor of war 1977. His 63 confirmed kills place him sixth among vietnam warera snipers, according to, a website dedicated to the history of military snipers worldwide. Steve suttles accomplishments as a marine sniper in vietnam are legendary. The explosive true story of sergeant carlos hathcock, a legendary marine sniper in the vietnam war.
Report of findings from the national vietnam veterans readjustment study richard a. In the past months i have written a bit about the use of and primary rifles used by the usmc for sniping use in the vietnam war. Then there was the female vietcong snipertorturer called the apache, the. Mar 02, 2015 the best histories of the vietnam war. Hathcocks record and the extraordinary details of the missions he undertook made him a legend in the u. However, hathcock was not the only infamous vietnam figurehead being talked about and feared. You can try sniper on the easter front by albrecht wacker about sepp alleberger, a crack german sniper on ww2 credited with 257 kills and possibly responsible for 5x more.
Highly entertaining read i fort heard about him years ago and the hunt for the apache and the general. Fred rogers, the founder and host of the popular u. One day orders came down that there was an opportunity to go to long range firing training for those who were classified as an expert rifleman. Kathleen jordan, charles r marmar, daniel s weiss, david a grady.
More than a decade later, he returned to his former battlegrounds and recorded his journey in goodbye vietnam. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. These 10 books, in addition to the ones below, were recommended multiple times. In 1962, he broke the a range record with a remarkable score of 248 out of 250. Were american snipers in the vietnam war very important.
Evaluate current employment of sniper personnel and equipment in vietnam. Now i would like to talk a little about them again along with some of the supporting spotter weapons and equipment used by typical sniper teams during the. The life of a soldier an amazing collection of army photography. This sniper program was initiated in the states and was set in motion as result of a visit to fort benning in january 1968. Discover the best vietnam war history in best sellers. One of the most effective types of soldier in vietnam was the sniper. Nov 08, 2012 enough books novels and nonfiction have been published about the vietnam war and its aftermath to fill a modestsized library. Prior to the publication of fellow marine sniper joseph wards book, dear mom. The conflict inspired an avalanche of volumes and they all claim to be. Carlos norman hathcock ii may 20, 1942 february 22, 1999 was a united states marine corps usmc sniper with a service record of 93 confirmed kills. Sinovietnamese war reeducation camp vietnam boat people vietnam war casualties opposition to the vietnam war opposition to the u. Shortlisted for canadas prestigious giller prize, this profoundly humane novel vancouver sun, wrings suspense and humor out of the everyday choices we make, revealing the delicate balance between sacrifice and selfinterest, doing good and being good.
The vietnam war might have looked considerably different if it hadnt been for the unknown sniper that killed military leader trinh minh the in 1955. During our humping through the boonies the nva could hear us a mile away and we would sometimes be caught in an ambush. Determine which of the sniper equipment evaluated is most suitable. Was there ever a picture of the female sniper apache, the. Turner wrote a book, phantom of phu bai, about him. U the purpose of the evaluation was to determine the organizational, doctrinal, and materiel requirements for sniper operations by u. This marine was the american sniper of the vietnam war military. Umajor combat units throughout vietnam participated in theevaluation. In the book she was describe as attractive but i doubt if she is or she must be aged by the war and hostile environment. The armys designation for an m14 sniper rifle was m21.
Marine sniper carlos hathcocks three important vietnam war missions in the mid1960s with details not. I did not know what a vietnamese nuisance sniper was i have only read stories andor memoirs fromabout veterans and snipers from my country and america. Once again, observers on both the right and the left suggest that ones attitude towards. His partner, captain edward james land, manned the spotting scope, while hathcock hit her with both of the rounds that. A female viet cong platoon leader called the apache woman, with a. Feb 14, 2009 after watch a copy of ultimate sniper by maj. The book is an interesting biography and treatise on what it takes to be. In the spring of 1969 9th infantry divisions most successful ambush tactic was the sniper mode. From his encounters with exvietnamese soldiers to interviews with victims of his own violence, broyles memoir is a reminder of how the brotherhood of man can. Fisher sends mick rawson played by matt ryan of the bau team a package containing a pager which he uses to notify rawson of his next kills. Readers weighed in on the best books about the vietnam war.
It was amongst the first of the vietnam war books surfacing about then. August 20, 20 september 22, 20 sniper ghost posts army sniper, vietnam war in the spring of 1969 9th infantry divisions most successful ambush tactic was the sniper mode. List of books and articles about vietnam war online. Apache was a female viet cong sniper and interrogator known as apache, because of her methods of torturing us marines and arvn troops and letting them bleed to death. A vietnam war sniper crawled for 3 days across 2000m of open field, killed nva general with one shot, then crawled back. A vietnamese female platoon leader, interrogator and sniper known as apache created quite the name for herself. Ten vietnam war novels to read council on foreign relations. Was there ever a picture of the female sniper apache. She was not known for her leadership skills or even her sniper skills, but for her propensity toward torturing american. Long before chris kyle penned american sniper, carlos hathcock was already a legend. Us army sniper program charlie company vietnam 19661972. Marine sniper carlos hathcocks three important vietnam war missions in the mid1960s with details not commonly known. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading charlie brown, sniper.
For a large part of the year and a half he was there, the u. Marine sniper digger donaldson and his spotter les wakefield are brought in from hill 55 to get rid of vietcong sniper charlie brown great reason he was given that nickname. Webb, as you probably know, went on to write a few other books and still find the time to become a u. We deal in rare books, specializing in modern literary first editions. Complete organized chaos for the new guys would begin as we landed in vietnam. The vietnam war has scarred, transformed and inspired countless writers and art practitioners. Carlos norman hathcock ii may 20, 1942 february 22, 1999 was a united states marine. The vietnam war best snipers series book 8 kindle edition by robert f. This marine was the american sniper of the vietnam war. After supplies and weapons were found in a viet cong tunnel network, a soldier burns a nearby hut used for rice storage by the viet cong. Eventually these were mounted with scopes and used. Snipers the story of the sniping war during wwii part 1.
Unlike print books, digital books are subject to vat. The sniper story during our humping through the boonies the nva could hear us a mile away and we would sometimes be caught in an ambush. A vietnam war story the vietnam war series book 1 by rick destefanis 4. Carlos hathcock remarked about him, eric is a great man, a great shooter, and a great marine. The suicide mission, vietnam war miles behind enemy lines, hathcock ii takes the. A vietnam war sniper crawled for 3 days across 2000m of.
Kulka, william e schlenger, john a fairbanks, richard l hough, b. Rare vintage photos that showa the severity of war in vietnam war from 1955 to american railroad security advisors sitting on top o. The best vietnam war books five books expert recommendations. After we posted this article, times readers weighed in with their favorite books on the vietnam war. Heres an admittedly subjective list, posted on the military history now website, put together by mark masse, a ball state university literary journalism professor. For a completely different take on the vietnam war e. Seeing the pilot is having a hard time keeping up, one of the chinese mercenaries called nungs, says to the team leader, lets kill the dai uy. The young soldier is holding his rifle in a casual manner, a sign of very little time allocated to training due to the demands of this. Under sniper fire, a vietnamese woman carries a child to safety as us marines storm the village of my son, near da nang, searching for vietcong insurgents, 25 april 1965. While the list of books about this conflict includes hundreds of enlightening works, we pick ten of the best texts offering illuminating perspectives on the war, its context and the effects it had on vietnam. Three are novels, two of which were written by vietnam war veterans. Booktopia buy vietnam war books online from australias leading online bookstore. Enough books novels and nonfiction have been published about the vietnam war and its aftermath to fill a modestsized library. The gomorrah principle a vietnam sniper story rick destefanis.
Also read silent warrior, another cannot put it down book. The conflict inspired an avalanche of volumes and they all claim to be the last word. Tells the exciting true story of sergeant carlos hathcock, a legendary marine sniper in the vietnam war. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
I will be marking the fiftieth anniversary of those marines going ashore at da nang by posting my favorite vietnam war books, memoirs, novels, movies. A naval attack squadron in the vietnam war, 1972 modern war studies 21. The garand was a great infantry rifle, but it didnt do as well for sniping. R ecent controversy over clint eastwoods film american sniper echoes the aftermath of the vietnam war. An equipment and operations history by john walter, martin pegler isbn. Throughout world war ii, the served as a noncommissioned police officer in the japanese military, where his anticommunist and. Objective 2 oreanionand doctrin determine sniper organizational and doctrinal concepts for. Beyond that, on the fiction front, we quickly traipse into forgettable territory. A marine sniper s twoyear odyssey in the vietnam war by. Oklahoma man recalls experience as sniper in vietnam. Aug 02, 2012 in the past months i have written a bit about the use of and primary rifles used by the usmc for sniping use in the vietnam war. This sniper program was initiated in the states and was set in motion as. I fort heard about him years ago and the hunt for the apache and the general.
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