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Palace Gate: Under Siege in Hue City : Tet, January 1968
Richard L. Brown

Schiffer Publishing, 1997

January 31, 1968. A cold, dense fog had settled over the city of Hue, South Vietnam. Guards posted at key points around the lightly defended American military advisors' compound stared out into blackness. Nothing could be seen or heard until the blinding flash and shocking concussion of an exploding rocket tore through the fog. A hail of rocket and mortar shells was followed by a ground attack. It was soon obvious to the heterogeneous group ...

The Palace Under the Alps, and Over 200 Other Unusual, Unspoiled, and Infrequently Visited Spots in 16 ...

1 review
William (Bill) Bryson

Congdon & Weed/St. Martin's Press, 1985

A jewel of a travel book
I picked up this book at a used booksale, along with about 2 dozen other travel books. It was by far the best of any of them! I had read Mr. Bryson's Neither Here Nor There prior to diving into Palace, and enjoyed finding in this text a few more detailed summaries of the sights in his travelogue. Set up by country, Palace describes anywhere from one to 25 little-known sights for each ...

Palaces Under the Sea: A Guide to Understanding the Coral Reef Environment

2 reviews
Joe Strykowski, Rena M. Bonem

Star Thrower Foundation, 1993

Provide Information And Educational Materials To Highten Public
".... If we are to understand this most complex of marine ecosystems, if we are to understand the incredible longevity and stability of this fabulous world of glimmering gardens of living creatures, we have many questions to ask and many problems to solve. We have much to learn from the changing composition of the reef community, no the least of which is its extraordinary resilience in view of ...

Under the Palace Portal: Native American Artists in Santa Fe

1 review
Karl A. Hoerig

University of New Mexico Press, 2003

Highly recommend.
This is a wonderful and well-written book that tells the story of the people who make Santa Fe's economy. Highly recommend.

Palace Gate: Under Seige in Hue City : Tet 1968

1 review
Richard L. Brown

Schiffer Pub Ltd, 1995

A Vietnam reality check
If you want to know the unvarnished, no heros, truth about the Vietnam war during the 1967-68 era, including the Tet offensive, as experienced by a Forward Air Controller living in the ancient capitol city of Hue and flying over the area between Danang, Laos and the DMZ, read this book. It includes a vivid description of the Tet battle inside the city and an account of his unauthorized return ...

Palace Under the Sea
Elizabeth P. Heppner

Macmillan & Company, 1963

The secrets of a lost civilization cast their spell on an American boy in Turkey.