Boots on the Ground: America’s War in Vietnam Audiobook (Free)

First came John Lennon. Then Marching for Independence. Now National Reserve Award-finalist Elizabeth Partridge assumes the ultimate 60s topic: Vietnam.

In March 1965 Chief executive Lyndon B. Johnson sent soldiers into Vietnam. 57,939 American military would be wiped out and seventeen years would pass before this controversial section of American history concluded with the dedication from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1982.

The history of this era is complex; the cultural impact incredible. But it is the personal tales of eight people–six American troops, one American nurse, and one Vietnamese refugee–that type the heartbeat of Boots on the floor. From dense jungles and terrifying firefights to chaotic medic rescues and evacuations, each individual’s story reveals a different facet of the battle and goes us forward with time. Alternating with these chapters are information of essential American market leaders and occasions, reminding us that which was happening in the home, including Kent Condition, Woodstock, and Watergate. This show-stopping reserve is certainly Elizabeth Partridge at her finest.