Get a taste of the real Vietnam and its people on a sometimes funny, always fascinating journey from the bustling cities to out of the way villages, into Buddhist monasteries and along the Mekong - a real delight for armchair travellers and those contemplating their own adventure. From the crazy heat and colour of Saigon to the quieter splendour of Hanoi, Walter Mason gives us a rare, joyous and at times hilarious insight into twenty-first century Vietnam.
Historical RPGs (role-playing games), as you can probably imagine, take place in the past sometimes real, sometimes imaginative. Settings that have been explored in role-playing games include Pendragon (based on Arthurian legends), Sengoku (about Japanese warring states), Recon (regarding the Vietnam War), Fantasy Imperium (takes place in historical Europe). Includes a glossary of military terms used during that war.
When aircraft of the Vietnam War was published, one of the critical reviews I received lamented the lack of coverage of Army Aviation. The reviewer correctly pointed out that the Army had far more aircraft in Vietnam then any other service, and on that basis they should receive a proportionate amount of space. That is logic that is hard to refute, and I will not try. I can only say that photos and information concerning Army Aviation have not been easy to come by, and were it not for the interest and efforts of one Army Aviator, this book would never have come to fruition.
This, the most up-to-date survey of contemporary art in the Asia Pacific, richly illustrated with new and original works by some of the most dynamic art practitioners working today, brings together a range of scholars with international reputations, unique perspectives and unparalleled insight into their region of expertise. It's engaging, clearly written and informative survey essays introduce the reader to the influences on and state of contemporary art in the region, with the aim of mapping the dynamic developments in contemporary Asian and Pacific art. Art in the region has mirrored and reflected social and political events as they have occurred in the past decades, and the majority of the writers therefore address the issue of art and social change through specific local and regional perspectives. Includes essays on India, China, New Zealand, Korea, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Phillipines, Singapore, Vietnam, and Taiwan.
A Companion to the Vietnam War contains twenty-four definitive essays on America's longest and most divisive foreign conflict. It represents the best current scholarship on this controversial and influential episode in modern American history.
- Highlights issues of nationalism, culture, gender, and race.
- Covers the breadth of Vietnam War history, including American war policies, the Vietnamese perspective, the antiwar movement, and the American home front.
- Surveys and evaluates the best scholarship on every important era and topic.
