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The Vietnam Experience #21
Flags Into Battle
Interviews and official records combine to recount the activities of United States forces in Vietnam
- GenresHistory
Hardcover
First published January 1, 1988
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Michael Casey
9 books2 followersMichael Casey (1947-) is a poet who is known for his poetry about the Vietnam War. He has published several collections of poetry.
Michael Casey received his B.S. in Physics from Lowell Technological Institute in 1968. He was drafted into the U.S. Army and served as a military policeman, both in the United States and in Vietnam. After the war, he began his M.S. in physics at State University of New York Buffalo, but left the program to become a full-time poet.
Michael Casey received his B.S. in Physics from Lowell Technological Institute in 1968. He was drafted into the U.S. Army and served as a military policeman, both in the United States and in Vietnam. After the war, he began his M.S. in physics at State University of New York Buffalo, but left the program to become a full-time poet.
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December 5, 2025
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Flags into Battle
This volume is one of the strongest entries in the series, and I genuinely loved it. The visuals are outstanding, and the focus on the early American combat troops offers a vivid, grounded look at how the war began to escalate. The book captures the intensity of those first major operations, the conditions the soldiers faced, and the way U.S. forces tried to adapt to a new kind of conflict. The photographs, maps, and firsthand details make the experience come alive in a way very few books manage to do, and I found myself completely absorbed in every section.
On a personal note, this is the only book I have ever accidentally forgotten on a plane. I was traveling during Thanksgiving and left it behind without realizing it, but somehow the airline managed to get the book back to me. It is fitting, because this is exactly the kind of book that deserves to be returned. It is rich, immersive, and deeply engaging, and it reminded me why I enjoy this series so much.
This volume is one of the strongest entries in the series, and I genuinely loved it. The visuals are outstanding, and the focus on the early American combat troops offers a vivid, grounded look at how the war began to escalate. The book captures the intensity of those first major operations, the conditions the soldiers faced, and the way U.S. forces tried to adapt to a new kind of conflict. The photographs, maps, and firsthand details make the experience come alive in a way very few books manage to do, and I found myself completely absorbed in every section.
On a personal note, this is the only book I have ever accidentally forgotten on a plane. I was traveling during Thanksgiving and left it behind without realizing it, but somehow the airline managed to get the book back to me. It is fitting, because this is exactly the kind of book that deserves to be returned. It is rich, immersive, and deeply engaging, and it reminded me why I enjoy this series so much.
December 21, 2020
this one was the only volume not labelled
The Vietnam Experience: Flags into Battle
with the other volumes
[so people might have problems finding this book in some searches]
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The Vietnam Experience
1 Setting the Stage
2 Passing the Torch
3 Raising the Stakes
4 America Takes Over
5 A Contagion of War
6 Nineteen-Sixty-Eight
7 Fighting for Time
8 Combat Photographer
9 Thunder from Above
10 A Nation Divided
11 South Vietnam on Trial
12 A Collision of Cultures
13 Tools of War
14 Rain of Fire
15 The False Peace
16 A War Remembered
17 Images of War
18 The Fall of the South
19 The North
20 The Aftermath
21 Flags into Battle
22 The Army at War
23 Pawns of War
24 Words of War
25 War in the Shadows
The Vietnam Experience: Flags into Battle
with the other volumes
[so people might have problems finding this book in some searches]
---
The Vietnam Experience
1 Setting the Stage
2 Passing the Torch
3 Raising the Stakes
4 America Takes Over
5 A Contagion of War
6 Nineteen-Sixty-Eight
7 Fighting for Time
8 Combat Photographer
9 Thunder from Above
10 A Nation Divided
11 South Vietnam on Trial
12 A Collision of Cultures
13 Tools of War
14 Rain of Fire
15 The False Peace
16 A War Remembered
17 Images of War
18 The Fall of the South
19 The North
20 The Aftermath
21 Flags into Battle
22 The Army at War
23 Pawns of War
24 Words of War
25 War in the Shadows
July 6, 2012
Not bad.
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