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Vietnam Zippos

Release on 2007 | by Sherry Buchanan

Sources : Nicholas Del Cioppo , 2nd Battalion , 4th Marines , 3d Marine Division ,
Vietnam 1965-1966 , Dictionary of Marine Corps Terms and Words Used in
Vietnam , http://www.vietvet.org/usmcdict . htm ; Gregory R. Clark . Words Of The
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Author: Sherry Buchanan
Publisher: Gardners Books
ISBN: UCSC:32106019003349
Category: Antiques & Collectibles
Page: 180
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Vietnam Zippos

Showcasing the engravings made by U.S. soldiers on their Zippo lighters during the height of the Vietnam conflict, from 1965 to 1973, this volume tells the fascinating story of how the humble Zippo became a talisman and companion for American GIs during their tours of duty.

Language: en
Pages: 180

Vietnam Zippos

Authors: Sherry Buchanan

Categories: Antiques & Collectibles

Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher:

Describes how the Zippo lighter became a talisman, companion, and symbol for American soldiers during their tours of duty in Vietnam, in a volume that includes an array of images that reveal how Zippo lighters were used and how they served as a canvas for personal and political expression during

Language: en
Pages: 604

Words of the Vietnam War

Authors: Gregory R. Clark

Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines

Type: BOOK - Published: 1990 - Publisher: McFarland Publishing

Cu Chi, (body bag), Shit-hook (Chinook helicopter), dink (Vietnamese slang for a G.I.), slope (G.I. slang for a Vietnamese), hose (kill), boom-boom (what's done in a tapioca mill, or whorehouse), Mike-Juliet (marijuana), pogey bait, DO-28, C-2A, L Zed (Aussie for landing zone), rat-turds (oak leaf clusters), thousand yard stare, Samozaryadnyi

Language: en
Pages: 772

The Vietnam War in Popular Culture: The Influence of America's Most Controversial War on Everyday Life [2 volumes]

Authors: Ron Milam

Categories: Social Science

Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-11-07 - Publisher: ABC-CLIO

Covering many aspects of the Vietnam War that have not been addressed before, this book supplies new perspectives from academics as well as Vietnam veterans that explore how this key conflict of the 20th century has influenced everyday life and popular culture during the war as well as for the

Language: en
Pages: 448

Vietnam

Authors: Philip C. Gutzman

Categories: History

Type: BOOK - Published: 2002 - Publisher: Promotional Reprint Company Limited

Take a look back at the turbulent Vietnam era in a visual encyclopedia of over 500 extraordinary photos and alphabetized entries. “Stunning...a valuable and reasonably priced resource...required viewing if not reading. Recommended for most libraries.”—Library Journal. "The range of topics is excellent...Biographical coverage is especially good...It's best feature is its

Language: en
Pages: 294

Quotations on the Vietnam War

Authors: Gregory R. Clark

Categories: History

Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: McFarland & Company Incorporated Pub

In the history of American warfare, no military action is so controversial or misunderstood as the Vietnam Conflict. Since America's first involvement in the 1940s, to the present, the causes, effects, and lingering ambiguities have been discussed and debated at great length. Vietnam is the quintessential intellectuals' war. This dictionary