Argosy in the wartossed waters off the coast of vietnam, three young american sailors form an unlikely bond. The devastatingly bloody war deserves its place in history. Mar 24, 2020 online shopping for vietnam war history books in the books store. Here are the key events leading up to the vietnam war, the deadly guerrilla warfare of the viet cong, the domestic antiwar movement and the fall of saigon. What obama and the generals are reading the new yorker. Vietnam air war books on pilots, fighters, bombers and helicopters of the vietnam conflict. Each has fled an america they were raised to love but somehow no longer understand in the tumult of the late 1960s. The ing database had been much improved since the books were published, and. Its understandable that vietnam booksand not books on the war. The first volume, setting the stage, was published in 1981, and the final volume, war in the shadows, was published in 1988. Oct 08, 2009 what obama and the generals are reading.
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. But like bergdahls brief trip to france, the war in afghanistan didnt. In vietnam, all us forces were ordered to cease fighting and that included air assets as well as the ground troops. The korean war was short and bloody, resulting in the deaths of 5 million. Shortlisted for canadas prestigious giller prize, this profoundly humane novel vancouver sun, wrings suspense and humor out of the everyday choices we make, revealing the delicate balance between sacrifice and selfinterest, doing good and being good. A critical analysis of the vietnam war from the worlds largest community of readers. Its been 67 years since the controversial korean war, sometimes called americas forgotten warsandwiched between wwii and vietnam, began. Readers weighed in on the best books about the vietnam war.
Help with reading books report a bad link suggest a new listing. Admiral stockdale was shot down early in the vietnam war and spent 8 years in captivity, suffering broken bones, torture and constant psychological attacks. During the vietnam war, hundreds of american prisonersof war faced years of brutal conditions and horrific torture at the hands of north vietnamese guards and interrogators who ruthlessly plied them for military intelligence and propaganda. Choose from used and new textbooks or get instant access with etextbooks and digital materials. The definitive collection of fiction and nonfiction on the war 1998 by stewart onan diving into a book about the vietnam war can be a daunting task. See also whats at wikipedia, your library, or elsewhere. In this post, you will find a list of the best vietnam books to read in 2020. Clark goodreads author shelved 2 times as vietnam war nonfiction avg rating 4. His streamofconscious descriptions are chaotic, choppy, dark, and intense, giving the reader an honest sense of war from the perspective of a soldier. I will be marking the fiftieth anniversary of those marines going ashore at da nang by posting my favorite vietnam war. Not only one of the best books about the vietnam war, but one of the best nonfiction books written by an american. Its understandable that vietnam booksand not books on the war of the rosesshould be circulating through the. Michael herrs frontline reporting of the vietnam war is collected in dispatches, one of the first books to capture the unique feel of life on the vietnam battlefront. History in an hour is essential reading for anyone interested in postwar history.
Popular vietnam war nonfiction books showing 129 of 29 guns up. After we posted this article, times readers weighed in with their favorite books on the vietnam war. After graduating from high school in 1965 dean kohlers rock band landed a record. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Nixon henry kissinger us air force american army special forces navy seals us marine corps helicopters australian forces pt boats military. Vietnams struggle for independence harrison, james p. Three are novels, two of which were written by vietnam war veterans. Award winners book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books top books of the month. Discover the best vietnam war history in best sellers. I was pleasantly surprised to see so much detail information in this book. Ten vietnam war novels to read council on foreign relations.
The vietnam war has scarred, transformed and inspired countless writers and art practitioners. His streamofconscious descriptions are chaotic, choppy, dark, and intense, giving the reader an honest sense. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. What is the best book about vietnam war written from. Whether occurring in the bloody, fiery chaos of sudden ambushes or during the endless nights of silent, gnawing menace spent behind enemy lines, these stories of war are truly beaucoup dinky dau. Welcome to alpha historys selection of vietnam war books. The vietnam experience the original series publishing order. Anyone who wants to learn the history of viet nam in the 1940s and 1950s from someone who was a participant at the lowest and highest levels needs to read this book. Books about the vietnam war on april 30th, 1975, saigon was overrun by north vietnamese forces, ending the vietnam war. During the vietnam war, hundreds of american prisonersofwar faced years of brutal conditions and horrific torture at the hands of north vietnamese guards and interrogators who ruthlessly plied them for military intelligence and propaganda. There is catch22, and slaughterhouse five, and these are classics to be sure.
Michael herr was a war correspondent for esquire between 1967 and 1969. Jasn wanted nothing more than to hunt the draasin want to read. Haiphong harbor and six other north vietnamese ports, as well as rivers and canals, were mined and effectively closed to shipping. Bowe bergdahls odyssey tells us about the united statess endless war in afghanistan. Military military index military az vietnam war vietnam war vietnam air war vietnam war lz air war vietnam vietnam pows history of vietnam french indochina war dien bien phu. The best histories of the vietnam war council on foreign. List of books and articles about vietnamese history online. To shed new light on such a complicated and unsettled time in our history, to struggle to comprehend the special dissonance that is the vietnam war, we needed to look beyond the familiar stories. Apr 30, 20 on april 30th, 1975, saigon was overrun by north vietnamese forces, ending the vietnam war. These 10 books, in addition to the ones below, were recommended multiple times.
Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. The ultimate 2020 list of best vietnam books to read. Why vietnams bestknown author has stayed silent fifteen years after bao ninhs admired war novel, he explains his fears about publishing a sequel suzanne goldenberg in hanoi. Beyond that, on the fiction front, we quickly traipse into forgettable territory. She lives the green lifestyle and has undertaken voluntary work for a range of organizations. Her books include highly regarded titles on anne frank, the black death and the vietnam war, books on religions and the conflict between north and south korea, and forthcoming titles on selfharm and relationships. Discussionquestion im looking for any recommendations on books about the vietnam war. While the subtitle of this collection of poetry is the vietnam war poetry of charles e. At the same time, the endless war fed a raging inflation. Endless night the endless war book 3 kindle edition by d.
More than 700,000 people subscribed to the series during its run, and collectively, more than 11 million copies of the books were sold. 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. 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. All series air vanguard aircraft of the aces aviation elite units battle orders campaign combat combat aircraft command duel elite essential histories essential histories specials fortress general aviation general military graphic history men at arms new vanguard raid warrior weapon xplanes anatomy of the. After graduating from high school in 1965 dean kohlers rock band landed a record deal and then he was drafted into the us army. After 109 books about military heroes and heroines, i would like to think i played some very small part. List of books and articles about vietnamese history. What is the best book about vietnam war written from vietnam. Wehrle page images at hathitrust personalities of the liberation movement of south vietnam 1965, by u. Report on botanical nomenclature international association for. Patterson, and while it is true that the settings and details in the poems. The following texts are used and recommended by alpha history authors. Those who had experienced past endless debates on linnaean typi fication would realize. Determined to maintain their code of conduct, the pows developed a powerful underground resistance.
Why vietnams bestknown author has stayed silent world. Heres an admittedly subjective list, posted on the military history now website, put together by mark masse, a ball state university literary journalism professor. The vietnam experience was published as a 25volume illustrated history of the vietnam war. In january of 1973 we in the defense attache office in the american embassy, phnom penh, cambodia, found ourselves in an unusual situation. I have broken down the best books about vietnam into helpful sections. Pages in category vietnam war books the following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total.
Some made high falutin claims to be as good a war novel as norman mailers the naked. Occupying the eastern coastline of the southeast asian peninsula, vietnam is bounded by china on the north, by laos and cambodia on the west, and by the gulf of tonkin and the south china sea on the east and south. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. She lives the green lifestyle and has undertaken voluntary work for. Oct, 2017 its been 67 years since the controversial korean war, sometimes called americas forgotten warsandwiched between wwii and vietnam, began. Dk holmberg series checklist reading order of cloud warrior saga, lost garden, painter mage, sighted assassin, dark ability, endless war, shadow accords, binders game, lost prophecy, ter. Last week we asked readers for their favorite books on vietnam and the vietnam war. The korean war was short and bloody, resulting in the deaths of 5 million people, more than half were civilians.
I will be marking the fiftieth anniversary of those marines going ashore at da nang by posting my favorite vietnam war books, memoirs, novels, movies. In the fiction section, you will find the best books on vietnam war, other vietnam bestseller novels as well as novels set in vietnam. The fall of an empire and the making of americas vietnam, by fredrik logevall fredrik logevalls book focuses on the french conflict in vietnam at the end of world war ii and the beginning of the american one in 1959. Critically acclaimed since its release in 1977, dispatches was one of the first books which offered an insiders account of the vietnam war to the general public. Webb, as you probably know, went on to write a few other books and still find the time to become a u. Mar 02, 2015 the best histories of the vietnam war. Discover book depositorys huge selection of vietnam war books online. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Online shopping for vietnam war history books in the books store. The butcher, the baker the candlestickmaker and all of them lost at sea. First of all, baby boomers are people who were born during the period of increased birth rate. Greed, power, and endless war is a 2014 nonfiction book by the american journalist james risen. Committee to aid the national liberation front of south vietnam multiple formats at.
The first thing you have to know is what baby boomers are and what adea is all about. An endless war that hides a threat greater than either have faced. Purchasing these books through the book depository is a great way for you to save money, while supporting alpha history. General don remembered many details that are not in the history books about french indochina and viet nam. In the tradition of tim obriens the things they carried, denis johnsons tree of smoke, and phillip caputos a rumor of war, the candlestickmaker recalls a vietnam that seared disenchantment into a post world war ii generation who learned to question authority at all levels. To mark the day, heres a list of books about the war. Online shopping from a great selection at books store.