Welcome to alpha historys selection of vietnam war books. March 29 is vietnam war veterans day, book honors veterans. Whether you served during vietnam or had a family member who did, this book honors that service. Jim oconnor has written several books for who hq, including what is rock and. 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. It was part of a larger regional conflict as well as a manifestation of the cold war.
Dec, 2017 this book happens to be one of the best novels about vietnam and will give you some great insight into what it was like to be in this war. George konaf is a vietnam veteran and one of only ten surviving soldiers from his army platoon, the second battalion, sixteenth infantry. 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. He has published his latest book the true story of the vietnam war and one mans sufferings. Fitzgerald won the pulitzer prize and the national book award by highlighting. I like this book because it was his second book about vietnam.
Jun 14, 2018 covering world war i, world war ii, and the vietnam war, this book does an exceptional job illuminating the psychological aspects of wartime on those who do the killing. Your next book is a classic of vietnam war books, the things they carried 1990 by tim obrien. Vietnam war, 19611975 engineering and construction base development in south vietnam, 19651970 1991, by carroll h. The top 30 vietnam war books to read this winter historynet. The disaster that was the vietnam war the new york times. The war began soon after the geneva conference provisionally divided 1954 vietnam at 17 n lat. This intervention would become one of the most divisive decisions in u. Among the most positive is an abundance of topnotch books, many written by veterans of the conflict. Online shopping for vietnam war history books in the books store. As combat heated up in 1964, hastings relates, communist operatives strong. 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.
Pregent is more than the summation he lightheartedly gave in a phone interview on thursday. 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. By 1969, following the french defeat at dien bien phu, over. The ultimate 2020 list of best vietnam books to read. Chickenhawk is robert mason s narrative of his experiences as a huey uh1 iroquois helicopter pilot during the vietnam war. 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 books goodreads meet your next favorite book. Purchasing these books through the book depository is a great way for you to save money, while supporting alpha history. The definitive collection of fiction and nonfiction on the war 1998 by stewart onan.
One of the things i loved so muchand that broke my heart so cleanlyabout the things they carried was that it reminded me of another beloved war book, slaughterhousefive, in that both books are. Readers weighed in on the best books about the vietnam war. It was about a patrol looking for cacciato who was going to paris, so they followed him to paris. An epic tragedy sits a minute story that captures the essence of the book. The companion volume to burns vietnam war documentary series on pbs, the book stands alone as a powerful summary of the whole conflict. The novel presents warfare from a nonheroic perspective, removing all romantic connotations of war, and is renowned for its harsh descriptions of all aspects of the vietnam war.
There is catch22, and slaughterhouse five, and these are classics to be sure. Beyond that, on the fiction front, we quickly traipse into forgettable territory. The vietnam war this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. The vietnam war has scarred, transformed and inspired countless writers and art practitioners. In the short history of vietnam war literature, publishers would hardly touch a book on the war until the late 1970s and early 1980sa part of the selfinduced. The sorrow of war has gained international acclaim for its brutal honesty and has won numerous awards both in vietnam and around the world. The following texts are used and recommended by alpha history authors. Fields of fire is a brilliant book about the vietnam war. The author spent ten years in vietnam, starting in 1966 when he went there as a freelancer, and stayed through the fall of saigon in 1975. When i think back to reading either book for the first time, and other vietnam war books, the. 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. Nov 08, 2012 our books experts recommends 10 authors to read on the conflict.
The best books about vietnam as a country, not just the vietnam war. It tells the story of the war from every conceivable angle, including that of the young vietnamese fighters. Vietnam war, book, mac v sog by jason hardy, volume vi, 1st edition, exc. These include winners of national book awards and pulitzer prizes, both fiction and nonfiction. Shop history military vietnam war books at alibris. 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.
Vietnam 1972 us navy fighter weapons school topgun f14 f4 phantom manual book. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The vietnam war dvd with free hardcover book, the vietnam war, an immersive tenpart, eighteen hour documentary film series directed by acclaimed filmmakers ken burns and lynn novick, tells the epic story of one of the most divisive, consequential and misunderstood events in american history, as it has never before been told on film. The book chronicles his enlistment, flight training, deployment to and experiences in vietnam, and his experiences after returning from the war. It escalated from a vietnamese civil war into a limited international conflict in which the united states was deeply involved, and did not end. List of books and articles about vietnam war online. This official collection features resources about the vietnam war. What was the vietnam war oconnor, jim, who hq, foley, tim. Joes 65 in the vietnam war by north adams native dennis g. The best histories of the vietnam war council on foreign relations.
A limited texas edition vietnam war 50th commemoration book titled a time to honor. Discover the best vietnam war history in best sellers. The making of postcolonial vietnam, 19191950, and coediting credit for making sense of the vietnam war. Every effort has been made to make civil war reliable. A slew of war memoirs stand with the best writing of that genre. This vietnam memoir includes exciting tales, close calls, and battle memories.
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. Author george konafs new book the true story of the vietnam war and one mans sufferings is a searing memoir of the realities faced by soldiers serving in vietnam. This book is a collection of fascinating short stories, photos, and documents furnished by the heroic and courageous men that served as air or ground crew members in vietnam. Vietnam war, book, mac v sog by jason hardy, volume iv, 1st edition, exc. Feel how this story takes you back in time during carsons experiences. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. The first one, going after cacciato, was very surreal. From the awardwinning historian and filmmakers of the civil war, baseball, the war, the roosevelts, and others. The book includes some great observations and agonizing human truths about the nonstop combat of the war. Author george konafs new book the true story of the. Short stories about what i did and what i saw while serving with special forces.
There was a time when all i knew of vietnam war books was tim obriens, the things they carried, a book that prompted the laconic entry in my book journal, this book destroyed me. A legendary war cameraman in vietnam by yasutsune hirashiki. The vietnam war was as much a part of the tumultuous sixties as flower. 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. The best vietnam war books five books expert recommendations. Despite how one may feel about the war, the universal themes bourke exposes re. Vietnam war books 191 books meet your next favorite book. A marines reallife battles in vietnam during 1967 and 68 marines, 1st force logistical command clutch platoon by r. 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.
It is a compilation of the stories of 11 young men who served in vietnam and a female classmate who protested the war from the class of 1965 at st. Nov 20, 2018 the disaster that was the vietnam war. It strikes me that this is the way our memories work. The vietnam war was the prolonged struggle between nationalist forces attempting to unify the country of vietnam under a communist government and. Vietnam war kids, military history kids, books barnes. Some forty years after american withdrawal from vietnam, the u.
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