William Broyles

In this “essential” memoir, a former marine returns to Vietnam years later to try to make sense of the war (Anthony Swofford, author of Jarhead). When William Broyles Jr. was drafted, he was a twenty-four-year-old student at Oxford University in England, hoping to avoid military service. During his physical exam, however, he realized that he couldn’t let social class or education give him special privileges. He joined the marines, and soon commanded an infantry platoon in the foothills near Da Nang. More than a decade later, Broyles found himself flooded with emotion during the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. He decided to return to Vietnam and confront what he’d been through. Broyles was one of the very first combat veterans to return to the battlefields. No American before or since has gone so deeply into the other side of the war: the enemy side. Broyles interviews dozens of Vietnamese, from the generals who ran the war to the men and women who fought it. He moves from the corridors of power in Hanoi—so low-tech that the plumbing didn’t work—to the jungles and rice paddies where he’d fought. He meets survivors of American B-52 strikes and My Lai, and grieves with a woman whose son was killed by his own platoon. Along the way, Broyles also explores the deep bonds he shared with his own comrades, and the mystery of why men love war even as they hate it. Amidst the landscape of death, his formerly faceless enemies come to life. They had once tried to kill each other, but they are all brothers now. Previously published as Brothers in Arms, this edition includes a new preface by the author.

Goodbye Vietnam

Tracey West

Chris Van Allsburg

Robert Zemeckis

In a full-color retelling of the movie screenplay, a magical train ride on Christmas Eve takes a boy to the North Pole to receive a special gift from Santa Claus.

The Magic Journey

Al Reinert

Thirteen, Aka, Lost Moon

Ellen Weiss

On Christmas eve, a young boy joins some other children on a magical train ride to the North Pole.

Trip to the North Pole

The Polar Express

Cast Away

David James

Mark Salisbury

Tim Burton

Lawrence Konner

Mark D. Rosenthal

Sam Emerson

With over 200 photographs, drawings, storyboards, and the complete screenplay, this book shows Twentieth Century Fox's Planet of the Apes, as re-imagined by director Tim Burton. It reveals the filmcraft - from preliminary production designs and character sketches to fully realised scenic art and blueprints, and the final sets and action as photographed. The complete screenplay is included, as well as details of the production from casting to post-production, glimpses behind the creation of the action and special effects, and insights into Tim Burton's envisioning of this classic story.

Re-imagined by Tim Burton

Planet of the Apes

William T Quick

Marine Corps Historical Center (U.S.)

Conversation with William D. Broyles, Jr

Vietnam Revisited

A mysterious train. An amazing journey. A night you'll never forget. Starring Tom Hanks, and using ground breaking CGI effects, 'The Polar Express' is THE family film for Winter 2004 / 2005. Believing in Father Christmas isn't easy when all of your friends and family insist he's just make-believe. A boy's faith is rewarded one Christmas Eve when he's awakened by a steam train that pulls up in front of his house and takes him and other children to the North Pole. A magical journey begins. 'The Magic Journey' is the storybook of the evocative and touching film.

William Broyles

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