War story author jim morris ponders the hated nickname baby killers given to vietnam war soldiers, and then explains the extraordinary lengths u. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Discover book depositorys huge selection of vietnam war books online. The vietnam war was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the. 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. 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. Last week we asked readers for their favorite books on vietnam and the vietnam war. The vietnam war remembered from all sides by christian g. Vietnam war books l z books on the war in vietnam including the tet offensive, helicopter warfare, viet cong tactics, ho chi min trail and veterans affairs. Various explana vv tions have come from scholars with american perspectives. A vietnam war reading list, brought to you by the war hall. Feb 05, 2008 books blog publishing catch of the day. To start off, here are a bakers dozen of the best histories of the vietnam war.
Blog vietnam war recommended reading osprey publishing. The inspiring true story of green beret medic gary beikirch, medal of honor. The viet nam war was, unquestionably, americas longest war and a war that deeply divided america in the sixties and seventies. After graduating from high school in 1965 dean kohlers rock band landed a record deal and then he was drafted into the us army. It is only now, fifteen years after its end, that the full impact of the vietnam war on the united states can begin to be measured.
A vietnam memoir by bud willis keep your head down. The th valley by john del vecchio there have been a number of excellent books about vietnam. For more information on what data is contained in the cookies, please see our cookie policy. From the awardwinning historian and filmmakers of the civil war, baseball, the war, the roosevelts, and others. Committee to aid the national liberation front of south vietnam multiple formats at. The war began soon after the geneva conference provisionally divided 1954 vietnam at 17 n lat. Marlantes presents the conflict and its effect on the psyche by reaching deep into the subjective. The early years of the united states army in vietnam, 19411960 1985 ronald h. In this work, anthony campagna focuses on one aspect of the war s consequences. Apr 30, 20 on april 30th, 1975, saigon was overrun by north vietnamese forces, ending the vietnam war. Frances privacy workplace has provided brandnew assistance on whistleblower hotlines in its most current upgrade to 2005 standards focused on fixing a transatlantic disagreement over multinationals responsibilities under the united states sarbanesoxley act sox.
The best histories of the vietnam war council on foreign relations. The result was the lionheads, a biting assessment of the challenge that. Popular vietnam war books showing 150 of 2,540 the things they carried paperback by. Information and contact details on a variety of veterans issues and health.
Buy the vietnam war abridged edition by burns, ken, ward, geoffrey c. After we posted this article, times readers weighed in with their favorite books on the vietnam war. All our physical stores and our online store are temporarily closed. Some made high falutin claims to be as good a war novel as norman.
Jun 09, 2009 what was one domestic result of the united states involvement in the vietnam war. The vietnam war also known as the second indochina war, and in vietnam as the resistance. As the result, chinese scientist youyou tu and her collaborators discovered artemisinin. Not only one of the best books about the vietnam war, but one of the best nonfiction books written by an american. Below is a sampling of the lc subject headings used for the vietnam war notice that the word conflict is sometimes used rather than war this is a subtle but important distinction that in itself could serve as a research topic and for author tim obrien and his. What was the vietnam war oconnor, jim, who hq, foley, tim. Chester cooper unlike the majority of men in either the johnson or nixon administrations, cooper constantly encouraged a political solution over a military solution to the conflict in vietnam.
We would be organized militarily, but we would have to break the bad habit, of trying to fight a conventional war in a guerrilla warfare environment. Caputo landed at danang with the first ground combat unit deployed to vietnam. In 1988, sheehan published a book about him, a bright shining lie, which. This website requires cookies to provide all of its features. A novel of the vietnam war1 sarah boyce2 in matterhorn, karl marlantes, a vietnam combat veteran and rhodes scholar,3 has. The immediate result of the vietnam war was that the communists won and vietnam was united as one country, run by the communists. On how us army doctrine was adapted to suit vietnam, or rather wasnt. Heres an admittedly subjective list, posted on the military history now website, put together by mark masse, a ball state university literary journalism professor. War, michael lind if you only read one book on the vietnam war, this is it. 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. Vietnam war asian military history books casemate publishers. Beyond that, on the fiction front, we quickly traipse into forgettable territory. It has incited many authors, historians and scholars, military and civilian alike, to analyze and write about this complex war.
Edward lansdale an the american tragedy in vietnam max boot vietnam war books. The vietnam veterans memorial book vietnam war books. Marc jason gilbert is professor of history at north georgia college and state university. The author was a government engineer and became involved in the corruption common at that time. The book describes the expatriate life and relations with the local chinese population. The conflict inspired an avalanche of volumes and they all claim to be the last word.
To accept cookies from this site, please click the allow cookies button below. Xiaoming zhang \1 thy did the united states lose the vietnam war. Australian vietnam war book, many of these war books cover the major australian vietnam battles of long tan, coral and balmoral, tet offensive, australian army vietnam battle war history books. Books about the vietnam war on april 30th, 1975, saigon was overrun by north vietnamese forces, ending the vietnam war. The conflict inspired an avalanche of volumes and they all claim to be. The result is a fascinating look at the consequences the vietnam war had not just. Ten vietnam war novels to read council on foreign relations. What was one domestic result of the united states involvement in the vietnam war. The viet nam war divided citizens in both the united states and viet nam.
Some ways the vietnam war impacted or changed our governments foreign policy. And now, we share the reading list that emerged from that discussion with the rest of you. A chopper medevac thats a race to save a vietnamese girls life, exploding flags that shoot down helicopters, a bilkolike sergeant who smuggles bar girls into an american field hospital for the pleasure of wounded marines, a one eyed quartermaster who talks like a pirate, an australian soldier whos accidentally awarded the purple heart and a paranoid. List of books and articles about vietnam antiwar movement. Oct 08, 2015 perhaps the only decent thing to emerge from the vietnam war is a body of literature unsurpassed by the writing thats come out of any other war. Philip caputo his acclaimed memoir of vietnam, a rumor of war, is widely regarded as a classic in the literature of war. There were two major wars against the communists in vietnam. What was one domestic result of the united states involvement. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. A novel of the vietnam war audiobook by karl marlantes. 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. One of the best books on fighting in vietnam by fall who didnt survive it.
But they were wrong, and the result was the death of 58,000 american troops. After graduating from high school in 1965 dean kohlers rock band landed a record. It escalated from a vietnamese civil war into a limited international conflict in which the united states was deeply involved, and did not end. Tim obrien shelved 279 times as vietnamwar avg rating 4. Some forty years after american withdrawal from vietnam, the u. A memoir by doug anderson they marched into sunlight. It is an in depth analysis of its history and people through literature and poetry. Australian vietnam war books battles of the vietnam war. Buy a cheap copy of the viet nam war book by robert e. The 40th anniversary edition of the classic vietnam memoirfeatured in the pbs documentary series the vietnam war by ken burns and lynn novickwith a new foreword by kevin powersin march of 1965, lieutenant philip j. Readers weighed in on the best books about the vietnam war.
In the vast literature on the vietnam war, much has been written about the antiwar movement and its influence on u. Journeys with the dead and the living in viet nam patriots. Jamieson, has been critical in helping me understand the country i visit every summer. List of books and articles about vietnam war online. Teaching approaches and resources 1991, the tet offensive 1996, and the vietnam war on campus. The magnificence of my men in combat has inspired me forever. Complete organized chaos for the new guys would begin as we landed in vietnam. Van thieuas conditions of peace, however, and as a result the peace talks stalled. More than forty years after it ended, the vietnam war continues to haunt our country. Sep 18, 2017 the vietnam war ripped america apart and charted the nations tumultuous future.
Discover the best vietnam war history in best sellers. Fall an account of the french war in vietnam, laos, and cambodia from 1946 which claimed the lives of over 90,000 french soldiers, and which should have been an apt tutorial for the us policy makers who instead ignored the lessons already hard learned by their french counterparts about the ways and wiles of the viet cong. Ready to read the most celebrated and best vietnam war books. Late last year, we gathered in the war hall to share our favorite books about vietnam.
Herr commands one of the great voices in american literature, and is so overwhelming, so powerful, that he can, like hemingway, wreak havoc on the style of wouldbe writers who would fall. A specialist in the history of modern vietnam and modern south and southeast asia, he has written and edited several books on the vietnam war, including the vietnam war. Americas defeat was the result of bad strategy and bad decisions at all levels, from washington to saigon. These 10 books, in addition to the ones below, were recommended multiple times. Wehrle page images at hathitrust personalities of the liberation movement of south vietnam 1965, by u. The best histories of the vietnam war council on foreign. The vietnam war was as much a part of the tumultuous sixties as flower power and.
In this book, sandra scanlon shifts attention to those americans who supported the war and explores the war s impact on the burgeoning conservative political movement of the 1960s and early 1970s. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. An inside account of the vietnam war and its aftermath vintage, 1986. To mark the day, heres a list of books about the war. Includes original 800 words grunt vietnam war dictionary. For a completely different take on the vietnam war e. Choose from used and new textbooks or get instant access with etextbooks and digital materials. It is essentially a series of letters, mostly to his parents about that distant time and place that happened toamericaand her children over a quarter of a century ago. One popular interpretation is that american leaders feared direct chinese entry into the war and that this concern precluded fullscale use of u.
In their tens of thousands, young men went off to fight in what was an initially popular war only to face defeat and acrimony as national resolve wavered and returned home to a nation that reviled them and tried to forget about them. Books vietnam war era countess at huntingdon college. The vietnam war ripped america apart and charted the nations tumultuous future. This battle was a major australian military operation during the vietnam war, 1st australian task force. The vietnam war has scarred, transformed and inspired countless writers and art practitioners. During the four years following passage of the tonkin gulf resolution aug. The events of the book are set in hong kong during the vietnam war. A novel of the vietnam war1 sarah boyce2 in matterhorn, karl marlantes, a vietnam combat veteran and rhodes scholar,3 has created what may be the finest novel yet written on the vietnam war. Three are novels, two of which were written by vietnam war veterans. Dien bien phu and the french defeat in vietnam and how it ended. What we experienced transcended the normal experience of life.