Report of findings from the national vietnam veterans readjustment study richard a. Purchasing these books through the book depository is a great way for you to save money, while supporting alpha history. When i think back to reading either book for the first time, and other vietnam war books, the. The united states and vietnam, 19501975 by george herring 1979. Best literature about the vietnam war 283 books goodreads. Need another excuse to treat yourself to new book this week. From its terrifying opening pages to its final eloquent words, dispatches makes us see, in unforgettable and unflinching detail, the chaos and fervor of the war and the. The first side focuses on the boredom and meaningless nature of war, full of hiking, building outposts and repetition. The vietnam war was the prolonged struggle between nationalist forces attempting to unify the country of vietnam under a. Featuring modern portraits and firsthand accounts, this book offers a unique perspective on the vietnam war, bringing together the stories of american vietnam war veterans, southern vietnamese war veterans and civilians. The vietnam war was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of north vietnam against south vietnam and its principal ally, the united states. After we posted this article, times readers weighed in with their favorite books on the vietnam war.
Explore stories from viewers who experienced the events of the vietnam era. This intervention would become one of the most divisive decisions in u. It strikes me that this is the way our memories work. From the awardwinning historian and filmmakers of the civil war, baseball, the war, the roosevelts, and others. While the list of books about this conflict includes hundreds of enlightening works, we pick ten of the best texts offering illuminating perspectives on the war, its context and the effects it had on vietnam. Three are novels, two of which were written by vietnam war veterans. Online shopping for vietnam war from a great selection at books store. Nonfiction an intimate history of killing by joanna bourke. In 1988, sheehan published a book about him, a bright shining lie, which. My daughter read this for a ninth grade project and it helped her.
Vietnam war 195475, conflict that pitted the communist government of north vietnam and its allies in south vietnam, the viet cong, against south vietnam and its principal ally, the united states. The vietnam war has scarred, transformed and inspired countless writers and art practitioners. Taking 30 years to write and drawing on his own experiences as a marine in vietnam, matterhorn. Childrens and middle grade year of the jungle by suzanne collins. Discover the best vietnam war history in best sellers. There were two major wars against the communists in vietnam. Kathleen jordan, charles r marmar, daniel s weiss, david a grady. A professor at the university of chicago, bradley already has an impressive list of prior works on the history of vietnam, including imagining vietnam and america. Vietnam war, book, mac v sog by jason hardy, volume iv, 1st edition, exc. In this book, sandra scanlon shifts attention to those americans who supported the war and explores the wars impact on the burgeoning conservative political movement of the 1960s and early 1970s. Vietnam war, 19611975 examinations, questions, etc. Choose from used and new textbooks or get instant access with etextbooks and digital materials. Vietnam war, conflict in southeast asia, primarily fought in south vietnam between government forces aided by the united states and guerrilla forces aided by north vietnam. Unfolding in chronological order from 1962 to the fall of saigon in 1975, their stories are straightforward, deeply.
These include winners of national book awards and pulitzer prizes, both fiction and nonfiction. Tell me about the first book on your list, a rumor of war 1977. The disaster that was the vietnam war the new york times. Americas war in vietnam is the war seen through the eyes of five young american soldiers, an infantry medic, an army nurse, and a teenage vietnamese refugee. List of books and articles about vietnam war online. A slew of war memoirs stand with the best writing of that genre. The top 30 vietnam war books to read this winter historynet. Welcome to alpha historys selection of vietnam war books. Parents need to know that elizabeth partridges boots on the ground. The conflict was intensified by the ongoing cold war between the united states and the soviet union. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. A time when america needed allies in southeast asia to defeat the japanese.
More than forty years after it ended, the vietnam war continues to haunt our country. A time when fascists, not communists, were the enemies. Vietnam war, book, mac v sog by jason hardy, volume vi, 1st edition, exc. A special collection about the vietnam war is presented in both print books and ebook formats by the naval history and heritage command, plus you will also find other narrative monographs and commemorative resources published by the us department of army center of military history, joint chiefs of staff, and more. A novel of the vietnam war was written by karl marlantes follows the men of bravo company, fifth marine division, and paints a dark picture of war. Chickenhawk is robert mason s narrative of his experiences as a huey uh1 iroquois helicopter pilot during the vietnam war. Weve got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day. The definitive collection of fiction and nonfiction on the war 1998 by stewart onan. While the vietnam war raged roughly two decades worth of bloody and worldchanging years compelling images made their way out of the combat zones. The vietnam veterans memorial book vietnam war books. The things they carried by tim obrien, we were soldiers once.
A fascinating and complete guide to the civil war, this book includes compelling information on the war between the states, abraham lincoln, slavery in america, the confederacy and the union. This official collection features resources about the vietnam war. Among the most positive is an abundance of topnotch books, many written by veterans of the conflict. The following texts are used and recommended by alpha history authors. This book, a collaboration with historian geoffrey c. Six elite soldiers parachuted into the mountains of north vietnam. In his telling, it was a conflict without good guys, an appalling conflagration in which the brutality, cynicism and. The making of postcolonial vietnam, 19191950, and coediting credit for making sense of the vietnam war. Vietnam 1972 us navy fighter weapons school topgun f14 f4 phantom manual book. Kulka, william e schlenger, john a fairbanks, richard l hough, b. Herring, a former university of kentucky history professor, covers virtually every.
An interactive modern history adventure by michael burgan. Some made high falutin claims to be as good a war novel as. Hastings sees the vietnam war in much the same way as that anguished villager. All in all, this hardcover coffeetable book is a topquality tribute to american service personnel living and dead who served in the vietnam war the authors chose both lesser known and iconic state memorials marc leepson. The book is not only a splendid account of a conflict often forgotten in the aftermath of americas war in vietnam, but it also speaks to the debate that continues to rage among military experts on the nature of the two wars in indochina and the proper ways to fight them, wrote george herring, the author of americas longest war. Vietnam war, 19611975 engineering and construction. The best vietnam war books five books expert recommendations. But what he did was he interviewed the people he was treating and it was one of the great examples of breaking through the statistics. A war too far a vietnam war novel airmen series book 1. Ia drang the battle that changed the war in vietnam by harold g. This was a book i read before i went to vietnam and it was written by an army doctor who wasnt even there. We are as far in time from vietnam today as we were from world war i in 1967, and the sacrifices of those who fought the war are in danger of being forgotten by. These ghosts of war play an important part in postwar vietnamese historical narrative and imagination and heonik kwon explores the intimate ritual ties with these unsettled identities which still survive in vietnam today as well as the actions of those who hope to liberate these hidden but vital historical presences from their uprooted social existence. The final book on your list of books about the vietnam war is 365 days.
The prowar movement university of massachusetts press. It was part of a larger regional conflict as well as a manifestation of the cold war. In the vast literature on the vietnam war, much has been written about the antiwar movement and its influence on u. Online shopping for vietnam war history books in the books store.
An outstanding operational history of three indochina warsthe french, 194654, the american, 196472, and the vietnamese, 197375this is also a presentation of the orthodox u. Now in its fourth updated edition, based on new declassified information, its. The vietnam war pitted communist north vietnam and the viet cong against south vietnam and the united states. Every book on vietnam in the section claimed to be the best ever written on the subject. Book 1 of 7 in the airmen series everyone knows the end, but do you know the beginning. This book is widely viewed as the best concise history of the vietnam war. Base development in south vietnam, 19651970 1991, by carroll h. An epic year with an elite airborne rifle company of the 101st airborne divisions wandering warriors, during the height of the vietnam war. Learn more about ken burns and lynn novicks tenpart, 18hour documentary series, the vietnam war.
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