Tag: Khe

West Dickens Avenue A Marine at Khe Sanh


Free Download John Corbett, "West Dickens Avenue: A Marine at Khe Sanh"
English | 2003 | ISBN: 0891417850, 0891418350 | EPUB | pages: 228 | 1.7 mb
In January 1968, the 26th Marine Regiment was ordered to a place in the far northwest corner of South Vietnam called Khe Sanh. John Corbett, an untested replacement in a clean, green uniform, and his fellow leathernecks were responsible for building and defending the combat base, and holding positions on the strategic hills overlooking the Ho Chi Minh Trail as it crossed into Laos and South Vietnam from nearby North Vietnam.

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Songs From ‘Flame Trees’ to ‘Khe Sanh’ and beyond


Free Download Don Walker, "Songs: From ‘Flame Trees’ to ‘Khe Sanh’ and beyond"
English | 2019 | ISBN: 1760641502 | EPUB | pages: 366 | 1.4 mb
For over forty years, Don Walker’s songwriting has captured what it is to be Australian. From Cold Chisel to Catfish, Tex, Don & Charlie to his solo work, as well as many other writing collaborations, Walker’s words are poetic, moving and incisive. Including classics such as "Khe Sanh", "Flame Trees", "Cheap Wine" and "Harry was a Bad Bugger", this collection reveals the breadth of Walker’s vision and the precision of his prose. These lyrics live on the page, with or without the memory of music.

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