Books with author William Randolph Phillips

In Vietnam, 1968, the enemy was planning the kind of overwhelming attack that broke the French at Dien Bien Phu. But while U.S. Marines dug in at Khe Sanh, and recon missions probed the Laotian border, the enemy proved elusive-until it struck full force on an isolated Green Beret outpost. In the early darkness of February 7th, two dozen U.S. Special Forces soldiers and their indigenous fighters were overrun, attacked by waves of ground troops, mortars, flame-throwers, and a weapon they had not prepared for: North Vietnamese tanks. The battle of Lang Vei had begun.In this gripping, keenly told account, author William R. Phillips chronicles a desperate struggle for survival as the Green Berets held out against unrelenting fire from point blank range. Then, as the badly wounded Americans fought their way out of one death trap, they found themselves in another, still besieged with little hope for rescue-until a super secret, quick-reaction strike force launched one of the most daring missions of the war...

During the night of 6-7 February 1968, two dozen U.S. Army Green Berets and several hundred indigenous troops held off a numerically superior force of North Vietnamese tanks and infantry in one of the finest, most exciting examples of collective bravery, endurance, and the will to survive any war has produced. Here for the first time is the full account of that violent, deadly stand by Special Forces team A-101 at the tiny compound of Lang Vei. Nineteen Silver Stars, a Distinguished Service Cross, and a Medal of Honor were awarded, yet until now the battle has languished in the war's shadows. Making use of extensive interviews with survivors, recently uncovered oral histories, and official records, author William Phillips presents astounding tales of individual and team courage against overwhelming odds. He vividly recounts the story of eight Green Berets who held out all night against tank, grenade, and flamethrower attacks. He details the embattled camp's controversial and much-delayed relief and extraction--not by the U.S. Marines from Khe Sanh nine miles away but by super-secret MACV-SOG commandos and an air campaign of unprecedented proportions.Phillips focuses on four Green Berets, including his first cousin, missing in action since the battle, to deliver a poignant, unforgettable portrait of some of America's finest soldiers leading their cherished Bru and Hre montagnard charges in the battle of their lives. A Vietnam combat veteran himself, Phillips weighs and analyzes the conflicting stories of snarled communications, faulty weapons, countermanded orders, and service rivalries to flush out the truth of Lang Vei. His balanced, highly readable account serves as a testament to those special warriors of whom so much was asked during the Vietnam War.

"Not your typical adventure diary, Time in the Year of the Bluebird unfolds in a multi-format non-linear thread. Presented with prose, poetry, photography, email and text correspondence, the reader experiences the author's mental, emotional, and spiritual journey. From the initial spark of wanderlust to post-trip introspection and back again. The tone and scale from mundane to grand varies from page to page. The majesty of the High Sierras, the beautiful simplicity of nature's cycles, the aches of sprained limbs and the promise of delicious Mexican food a half-dozen miles ahead. Many of the large and small questions are pondered and reckoned with, and what transpires keenly describes what it is like to be a modern human at this particular moment in time."

Time in Year of the Bluebird is a real-time account of the circumstances that lead a man to walk the Pacific Crest Trail in honor of his ailing mother. As much an homage, a travelogue, and a treatise on the natural world, it lures the reader over the switchbacks at a blazing clip alongside the realities and mysteries of a thru-hike; packed with all the logistics, challenges, trail magic, aftermath, and for any seeker, an honest level of commentary about the paths we forge, forget, and often rediscover deep in the woods.

An average Joe is more than just a name. In this book readers start out as average but quickly rise to the top. Here is your chance to save big and learn not to rob Peter to pay Paul. Accomplishing goals and moving in a forward direction can seem tough but if we shift the way we think anything is possible. As children, we are told to do certain things a certain way. Do you really understand why? In order to move forward you have to learn the why. I can't make you a millionaire but I can show you how to make dough like a Joe.

An average Joe is more than just a name. In this book readers start out as average but quickly rise to the top. Here is your chance to save big and learning not to rob Peter to pay Paul. Accomplishing goals and moving in a forward direction can seem tough but if we shift the way we think anything is possible. As children, we are told to do certain things a certain way. Do you really understand why? In order to move forward you have to learn the why. I can't make you a millionaire but I can show you how to make dough like a Joe.

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