Botkin Richard (64 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good.

Paperback. Condition: Good.

Hardback. Condition: Good. Everything Americans know about the end of the Vietnam War is wrong, contends Richard Botkin, former Marine infantry officer and author of the groundbreaking book Ride the Thunder: A Vietnam War Story of Honor and Triumph. Now the inspiration for a major motion picture of the same name Ride the Thunder reveals the heroic, untold story of how Vietnamese Marines and their US advisers fought valiantly, turning the tide of an unpopular war and actually winning - while Americans 8,000 miles away were being fed only one version of the story. Focusing on three Marine heroes - Colonel John W. Ripley, USMC, Lieutenant Colonel Gerald Turley, USMC and Vietnamese Lieutenant Colonel Le Ba Binh - Botkin tells the real history of the Vietnam War with the grainiest of detail he captured through scores of interviews and thousands of hours of tireless research in Vietnam, Cambodia and the US. Highly readable and thoroughly researched, Ride the Thunder profiles numerous American and Vietnamese warriors who sacrificed themselves and their families in the pursuit of freedom. Many paid the ultimate price in the effort to keep their country free of communism. Reporters would fly into the combat base just long enough to film Marines being shelled and ducking for cover before flying out again to safe areas. Focusing only on dying US soldiers, the American media refused to cover the atrocities committed by the Communists against their own people. Despite thes horrors and the fact that the South Vietnamese were fighting desparately for their fledgling democracy the 93rd Congress pulled the plug on all US support and funding. Even though the American troops were winning on the ground, it was the media and politicians, not warriors, who decided the outcome of the war.…

Hardback. Condition: Fair. Everything Americans know about the end of the Vietnam War is wrong, contends Richard Botkin, former Marine infantry officer and author of the groundbreaking book Ride the Thunder: A Vietnam War Story of Honor and Triumph. Now the inspiration for a major motion picture of the same name Ride the Thunder reveals the heroic, untold story of how Vietnamese Marines and their US advisers fought valiantly, turning the tide of an unpopular war and actually winning - while Americans 8,000 miles away were being fed only one version of the story. Focusing on three Marine heroes - Colonel John W. Ripley, USMC, Lieutenant Colonel Gerald Turley, USMC and Vietnamese Lieutenant Colonel Le Ba Binh - Botkin tells the real history of the Vietnam War with the grainiest of detail he captured through scores of interviews and thousands of hours of tireless research in Vietnam, Cambodia and the US. Highly readable and thoroughly researched, Ride the Thunder profiles numerous American and Vietnamese warriors who sacrificed themselves and their families in the pursuit of freedom. Many paid the ultimate price in the effort to keep their country free of communism. Reporters would fly into the combat base just long enough to film Marines being shelled and ducking for cover before flying out again to safe areas. Focusing only on dying US soldiers, the American media refused to cover the atrocities committed by the Communists against their own people. Despite thes horrors and the fact that the South Vietnamese were fighting desparately for their fledgling democracy the 93rd Congress pulled the plug on all US support and funding. Even though the American troops were winning on the ground, it was the media and politicians, not warriors, who decided the outcome of the war.…

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Hardback. Condition: Fair. Everything Americans know about the end of the Vietnam War is wrong, contends Richard Botkin, former Marine infantry officer and author of the groundbreaking book Ride the Thunder: A Vietnam War Story of Honor and Triumph. Now the inspiration for a major motion picture of the same name Ride the Thunder reveals the heroic, untold story of how Vietnamese Marines and their US advisers fought valiantly, turning the tide of an unpopular war and actually winning - while Americans 8,000 miles away were being fed only one version of the story. Focusing on three Marine heroes - Colonel John W. Ripley, USMC, Lieutenant Colonel Gerald Turley, USMC and Vietnamese Lieutenant Colonel Le Ba Binh - Botkin tells the real history of the Vietnam War with the grainiest of detail he captured through scores of interviews and thousands of hours of tireless research in Vietnam, Cambodia and the US. Highly readable and thoroughly researched, Ride the Thunder profiles numerous American and Vietnamese warriors who sacrificed themselves and their families in the pursuit of freedom. Many paid the ultimate price in the effort to keep their country free of communism. Reporters would fly into the combat base just long enough to film Marines being shelled and ducking for cover before flying out again to safe areas. Focusing only on dying US soldiers, the American media refused to cover the atrocities committed by the Communists against their own people. Despite thes horrors and the fact that the South Vietnamese were fighting desparately for their fledgling democracy the 93rd Congress pulled the plug on all US support and funding. Even though the American troops were winning on the ground, it was the media and politicians, not warriors, who decided the outcome of the war.…

Hardback. Condition: Good. Everything Americans know about the end of the Vietnam War is wrong, contends Richard Botkin, former Marine infantry officer and author of the groundbreaking book Ride the Thunder: A Vietnam War Story of Honor and Triumph. Now the inspiration for a major motion picture of the same name Ride the Thunder reveals the heroic, untold story of how Vietnamese Marines and their US advisers fought valiantly, turning the tide of an unpopular war and actually winning - while Americans 8,000 miles away were being fed only one version of the story. Focusing on three Marine heroes - Colonel John W. Ripley, USMC, Lieutenant Colonel Gerald Turley, USMC and Vietnamese Lieutenant Colonel Le Ba Binh - Botkin tells the real history of the Vietnam War with the grainiest of detail he captured through scores of interviews and thousands of hours of tireless research in Vietnam, Cambodia and the US. Highly readable and thoroughly researched, Ride the Thunder profiles numerous American and Vietnamese warriors who sacrificed themselves and their families in the pursuit of freedom. Many paid the ultimate price in the effort to keep their country free of communism. Reporters would fly into the combat base just long enough to film Marines being shelled and ducking for cover before flying out again to safe areas. Focusing only on dying US soldiers, the American media refused to cover the atrocities committed by the Communists against their own people. Despite thes horrors and the fact that the South Vietnamese were fighting desparately for their fledgling democracy the 93rd Congress pulled the plug on all US support and funding. Even though the American troops were winning on the ground, it was the media and politicians, not warriors, who decided the outcome of the war.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good.

Condition: Fair. Signed Copy . Book Very Good. No dust jacket. Signed by author on bookplate on front endpage.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 652 pages including index. There are no marks or writing the book. Corners are square. Spine is tight and there are no loose pages. Dust jacket has light shelf wear. Cover colors are bright. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. …

Hard cover. Condition: Fine in very good dust jacket. First edition. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 652 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Maps. Audience: General/trade. book is crisp, clean and tight, jacket is near fine, light shelf use.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Second Printing. Just a hint of edge rubbing, in like DJ. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on presentation plate inside front. Now protected in a mylar jacket. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 688 pages; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. (Los Angeles): Wind Books, (2009). First Edition, First Printing. Large 8vo. xxxiv,652pp, Index, Bibliography, Notes. Hardcover. Fine condition in fine dj. Account of U.S. Marines advisors and Vietnamese Marines fighting together during the Vietnam War. Several maps and photographs. Signed & inscribed by the author on the half-title page, dated July 2009.ISBN 9781935071051; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 652 pages; Signed by Author.…

Paperback. Condition: Used: Like New. Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; Bulletin No. 80. 49 pp. Fine in original gray wrappers.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Always By Your Side: Winning on the Entrepreneurial Battlefield.with Mark & Marcus Haney. Book.

hardcover. Condition: As New. Super light jacket wear. Inside with no flaws or issues.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very Good/Near fine-. bright and attractive hardcover with dust jacket. First edition. Sticker ghost on front endpaper. very nice copy. With Photographs (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. WND Books, c.2009, 1st., 8vo., hardcover, 652pp., signed bkplte. by author, VG/VG $.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. First Edition, First Printing (No additional printings stated). Staplebound in blue card wraps. Very Good with moderate wear to covers and no marks to text. Art/ A1; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 16 pages.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine-. 1st Edition/1st Printing. The author breaks new ground with this book by relating the heroic story of a few American and Vietnamese Marines who fought brilliantly. So brilliantly, in fact, they literally helped turn the tide of the Vietnam War. 652 pages including index. B&W photos. Dust jacket has a hint of wear at upper front corner tip. Beautiful copy.…