10,000 Days of Thunder - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook 10,000 Days of Thunder write by Philip Caputo. This book was released on 2011-11-15. 10,000 Days of Thunder available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. It was the war that lasted ten thousand days. The war that inspired scores of songs. The war that sparked dozens of riots. And in this stirring chronicle, Pulitzer Prize- winning journalist Philip Caputo writes about our country's most controversial war -- the Vietnam War -- for young readers. From the first stirrings of unrest in Vietnam under French colonial rule, to American intervention, to the battle at Hamburger Hill, to the Tet Offensive, to the fall of Saigon, 10,000 Days of Thunder explores the war that changed the lives of a generation of Americans and that still reverberates with us today. Included within 10,000 Days of Thunder are personal anecdotes from soldiers and civilians, as well as profiles and accounts of the actions of many historical luminaries, both American and Vietnamese, involved in the Vietnam War, such as Richard M. Nixon, General William C. Westmoreland, Ho Chi Minh, Joe Galloway, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Lyndon B. Johnson, and General Vo Nguyen Giap. Caputo also explores the rise of Communism in Vietnam, the roles that women played on the battlefield, the antiwar movement at home, the participation of Vietnamese villagers in the war, as well as the far-reaching impact of the war's aftermath. Caputo's dynamic narrative is highlighted by stunning photographs and key campaign and battlefield maps, making 10,000 Days of Thunder THE consummate book on the Vietnam War for kids.
A Rumor of War
A Rumor of War - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Rumor of War write by Philip Caputo. This book was released on 1996. A Rumor of War available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Originally published: New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1977.
Stealing God's Thunder
Stealing God's Thunder - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Stealing God's Thunder write by Philip Dray. This book was released on 2005-12-27. Stealing God's Thunder available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “Dray captures the genius and ingenuity of Franklin’s scientific thinking and then does something even more fascinating: He shows how science shaped his diplomacy, politics, and Enlightenment philosophy.” –Walter Isaacson, author of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life Today we think of Benjamin Franklin as a founder of American independence who also dabbled in science. But in Franklin’s day, the era of Enlightenment, long before he was an eminent statesman, he was famous for his revolutionary scientific work. Pulitzer Prize finalist Philip Dray uses the evolution of Franklin’s scientific curiosity and empirical thinking as a metaphor for America’s struggle to establish its fundamental values. He recounts how Franklin unlocked one of the greatest natural mysteries of his day, the seemingly unknowable powers of lightning and electricity. Rich in historical detail and based on numerous primary sources, Stealing God’s Thunder is a fascinating original look at one of our most beloved and complex founding fathers.
Ride the Thunder
Ride the Thunder - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Ride the Thunder write by Richard Botkin. This book was released on 2009. Ride the Thunder available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Tells the story of the heroic efforts of American and Vietnamese Marines who fought against the communist invasion of South Vietnam known as the Easter Offensive of 1972.
In the Shadows of the Morning
In the Shadows of the Morning - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook In the Shadows of the Morning write by Philip Caputo. This book was released on 2014-05-06. In the Shadows of the Morning available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Philip Caputo's passion for travel and adventure was inspired by the works of Joseph Conrad, Jack London, and Herman Melville, and through the years this passion led to a rugged writer's life, filled with hair-raising experiences in the jungles of Vietnam, the rubble of Beirut, and the savannas of Africa. In the Shadows of the Morning collects Caputo's essays for the first time, each imbued with the powerful and memorable writing for which he has become so well known. In "The Ahab Complex," Caputo recalls a life-and-death struggle with a majestic giant blue marlin off the coast of Florida whose quarter-ton body "lit up as if a gigantic light had flashed in the water." He recounts his travels in Kenya's largest national park among the only lions to have a natural tendency to stalk and eat human beings, and where the accounts of their gruesome escapades invaded his dreams. In the title piece, he reflects on a harrowing trip down the Alaskan river that nearly claimed his son's life, nature's indifference to human loss, and an evocative account of letting go. In the Shadows of the Morning is a fascinating journey through a lifetime of profound experiences. Adventurers and lovers of great writing will welcome this collection of finely crafted essays by one of America's most gifted writers.
