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Jim Morris

Biography

Jim Morris is a veteran who served three tours with Special Forces (The Green Berets) in Vietnam. The second and third were cut short by serious wounds. He retired of wounds as a major. He has maintained his interest in the mountain peoples of Vietnam with whom he fought, and has been, for many years, a refugee and civil rights activist on their behalf.

His Vietnam memoir War Story won the first Bernal Diaz Award for military non-fiction. Morris is author of the story from which the film Operation Dumbo Drop was made, and has produced numerous documentary television episodes about the Vietnam War. He is author of three books of non-fiction and four novels. He has appeared on MSNBC as a commentator on Special Operations.

Where to find Jim Morris online

Website: http://www.jimmorriswarstory.com/
Twitter: @GymmoJim
Facebook: Facebook profile
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=71032544&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=a7_d&locale=en_US&srchid=177582571412004104849&srchindex=1&srchtotal=2168&trk=vsrp_people_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A177582571412004104849%2CVSRPtargetId%3A71032544%2CVS
Blog: http://www.jimmorriswarstory.com/blog/

Where to buy in print

http://amazon.com

Books

Above and Beyond by
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 74,580. Language: English. Published: December 10, 2014 by Antenna Books. Categories: Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure
Above and Beyond is the story of Neil Thompson, a third-generation West Pointer whose father and grandfather were killed in the two world wars. Raised without a father, he seeks to reunite with his dad by immersing himself in combat. It is also the story of the Special Forces Reconnaissance units in Vietnam, units with annual casualty rates that sometimes exceeded 100 percent.
The Making of Operation Dumbo Drop by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,730. Language: English. Published: December 2, 2014 by Antenna Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Entertainment industry, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Vietnam War
Jim Morris (author of War Story) published his story about the making of the Disney movie, Operation Dumbo Drop, starring Danny Glover and Ray Liotta, about the efforts of the Green Berets in transporting elephants (hence "Dumbo") via helicopter over the Vietnamese jungle while the war was going on. Pretty crazy...and based on a real event! Turns out making the movie was every bit as difficult.
Baby Killers by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,750. Language: English. Published: October 17, 2014 by Antenna Books. Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Vietnam War, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Veterans
War Story author Jim Morris ponders the hated nickname "Baby Killers" given to Vietnam War soldiers, and then explains the extraordinary lengths U.S. soldiers go to in order to avoid civilian casualties, often at the soldiers' own expense.
The Green Berets Fiftieth Anniversary by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,330. Language: English. Published: October 17, 2014 by Antenna Books. Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Special Forces, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Veterans
War Story author and ex-Green Beret Jim Morris attends a fiftieth anniversary party for the Green Berets. This special forces unit traces its history back to the dawn of World War II when the OSS ran American intelligence's field operations in conjunction with resistance and guerilla fighters from countries occupied by the Nazis.
The Junglas by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 9,060. Language: English. Published: October 17, 2014 by Antenna Books. Categories: Nonfiction » Law » Military, Nonfiction » History » Latin America / General
Former Green Beret Jim Morris goes on a mission with the Colombian anti-narcotics police who ferret out the coca-growing revolutionaries known as FARC in the mountainous Colombian jungles. The anti-narcoterrorist force is known as the Junglas (pronounced Hoon-glas), and with top grade U.S. equipment and training, they are a formidable force indeed.
Get Ready! by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,760. Language: English. Published: October 2, 2014 by Antenna Books. Categories: Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure
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A man lays on his deathbed, reminiscing about his past as a Vietnam War Paratrooper. As he remembers his past, his health begins to decline, leaving doctors to wonder how he's managed to live this long. Jim Morris manages to tell a story about the Vietnam War from the point of view that was silenced: the soldiers. This book will give you an insight into the Vietnam War and the men who lived it.
Death of a Hero, Birth of a Legend by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 5,030. Language: English. Published: September 29, 2014 by Antenna Books. Categories: Essay » Political, Nonfiction » History » War
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Slightly altered from its original appearance in Soldier of Fortune magazine, Death of a Hero, Birth of a Legend tells the story of four men as they battle war and life. However, when one man, Vietnam Vet Rick Rescorla (a major character in We Were Soldiers Once...And Young), is tested during the attack on the World Trade Center on 9/11, the beauty of a true hero is shown.
Chimps with Nukes by
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,290. Language: English. Published: September 29, 2014 by Antenna Books. Categories: Essay » Political, Nonfiction » History » War
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In this compelling article, Jim Morris, a Vietnam Veteran, points out that the individuals making war decisions are often not the ones carrying them out. With the realization that only one Congressman's son served during the Vietnam War, Morris explains that, "The people will lose faith in a leadership that expends their sons and daughters like used Kleenex, but sends its own to Harvard and Yale."

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