Ten vietnam war books worth owning i began collecting vietnam war books before the united states bugged out in 1973 two years before the war ended, a fact always unmentioned by those who claim we were defeated there. 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. Moise of clemson university has compiled what, to the best of our knowledge, is one of the best, most comprehensive bibliographies of vietnamrelated materials on all phases of that war. The following list of books represent different veiw points on the vietnam war. What is the best book providing a comprehensive history of. During the four years following passage of the tonkin gulf resolution aug. Some focus on the presidents and their policies that led americans into the war. There is catch22, and slaughterhouse five, and these are classics to be sure. Prados revisits the conflict by taking the reader behind conventional histories.
Three are novels, two of which were written by vietnam war veterans. The best vietnam war books five books expert recommendations. This is a hilarious tale of an air force combat fighter pilot in vietnam who goes out on patrol with a special forces team he has supported many times from the air. Books vietnam war collectables 19611975 for sale shop. The recon company that earned five medals of honor and included americas. Beyond that, on the fiction front, we quickly traipse into forgettable territory. Holy sht vietnam by fred krebsbach, when heaven and eart. List of books and articles about vietnam antiwar movement.
An oral history of the vietnam war by black veterans mass market paperback by. Americas wars have inspired some of the worlds best literature, and the vietnam war is no exception. The united states and vietnam, 19501975 george herring widely recognized as a major contribution to the study of american involvement in vietnam, this comprehensive and balanced account analyzes the ultimate failure of the war, and the impact of the war on us foreign policy. It really helped me in my paragraph in which i describe that approval of. The vietnam war lasted more than a decade, was the longest war in u. Wehrle page images at hathitrust personalities of the liberation movement of south vietnam 1965, by u. Includes some books and pamphlets published in vietnam, books published by the u. To help on your search for knowledge we provide the following bibliographies book lists. The lessons learned from this tragic conflict continue to have great relevance in todays world.
Bibliography of the vietnam war vietnam war veterans. Readers weighed in on the best books about the vietnam war. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Free delivery and returns on ebay plus items for plus members. It has attracted an enormous amount of academic attention and. Drawing from a broad range of sources and using new evidence, he focuses on key strategies, events, and personalities in the struggle.
Buy a cheap copy of the viet nam war book by robert e. The best histories of the vietnam war council on foreign. Choose from used and new textbooks or get instant access with etextbooks and digital materials. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Get the best deals on original vietnam war photographs when you shop the largest online selection at.
May 20, 2011 now in its second edition, the encyclopedia of the vietnam war. A political, social, and military history adds an entire additional volume of entries to the already exhaustive first edition, making it the most comprehensive reference available about one of the most controversial events in u. Pages in category vietnam war books the following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. More than forty years after it ended, the vietnam war continues to haunt our country. This is a poll about the iraq war and how people compared the iraq war to the vietnam war and the korean war. Heres an admittedly subjective list, posted on the military history now website, put together by mark masse, a ball state university literary journalism professor. I will be marking the fiftieth anniversary of those marines going ashore at da nang by posting my favorite vietnam war. Joint chiefs of staff history of the vietnam war, 19651967 my lai collection douglas pike collection. Im looking for any recommendations on books about the vietnam war. In narratives and vignettes that display his impressive command of facts and analysis, he sheds new light on the issues and punctures. I suggest if you want to learn about the vietnam war you don. This bibliography has been expanding steadily for about ten years. The history, 19461975 1988, by the us chief of military intelligence in vietnam from 1967 to 1969.
For example, pose basic questions to the class that follow a basic history of the vietnam war, including why the united states got involved and the final outcome of the conflict. Mar 02, 2015 the best histories of the vietnam war. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. Rex gooch was a helicopter pilot with the lighthorse air cavalry in the vietnam war in the mekong delta in 1971. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, i often heard the expression rich mans war, poor mans fight in the context of the vietnam war but gave little thought to the expressions origins. Since then i have gathered up quite a collection of books and dvds on the vietnam war or as the vietnamese say the american war.
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. Excellent study of the vietnam war looking at a far wider range of topics than in most books on this war, and with contributions from american, north vietnamese and south vietnamese authors and participants in the war. 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. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. Among the most positive is an abundance of topnotch books, many written by veterans of the conflict. An impressive piece of work that gives a good overview of the vietnam war and the wider issues that surrounded the conflict. History in an hour, argues that nixons bombing efforts did not bring n.
Good military history reading on the vietnam war 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. After we posted this article, times readers weighed in with their favorite books on the vietnam war. I only used the poll for the vietnam war, as it was the only poll that mattered. The sentiment was given voice in numerous protest songs, perhaps most poignantly by credence clearwater revival in fortunate son. 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. Refreshingly, he barely mentions american presidents, politicians, generals, and war policy makers. It really helped me in my paragraph in which i describe that approval of the vietnam war gradually decreased over the span of the war. Winner of the 2016 pulitzer prize for fiction, this debut novel could fit into half a dozen genres of vietnam war books from war narrative to immigrant story, from mystery to political, from metafiction to historical and even dark comedy. There are are also memoirs by robert mcnamara and daniel ellesberg about their experience with vietnam. Seeing the pilot is having a hard time keeping up, one of the chinese mercenaries called nungs, says to the team leader, lets kill the dai uy. Online shopping for vietnam war history books in the books store. The start of the book about the vietnam war covers the history of vietnam. Enough books novels and nonfiction have been published about the vietnam war and its aftermath to fill a modestsized library.
He who knows himself, and knows his enemy, wins without danger. The war began soon after the geneva conference provisionally divided 1954 vietnam at 17 n lat. Illustrated history of the vietnam war series librarything. The vietnam war has scarred, transformed and inspired countless writers and art practitioners. List of books and articles about vietnam war online. 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. Popular vietnam war books showing 150 of 2,546 the things they carried paperback by. Usa today s bob minzesheimer recommends books by 10 authors. Army, transcripts of congressional committee hearings, and other materials. This was a book i read before i went to vietnam and it was written by an army doctor who wasnt even there. These 10 books, in addition to the ones below, were recommended multiple times.
Get the best deals on books vietnam war collectables 1961 1975. Some books will serve as overviews of the war and american involvement. The final book on your list of books about the vietnam war is 365 days. The sentiment was given voice in numerous protest songs, perhaps most poignantly by credence clearwater revival in. An international history of the war for peace in vietnam by lienhang t. I stopped reading books on the war i fought in about 30 years ago when i decided most of them were based on political bullshit written by people who were out to make a buck and give america a black eye in the process. The definitive history of modern vietnam, lauded as groundbreaking guardian and the best onevolume history of modern vietnam in english wall street journal and a finalist for the cundill history prize in vietnam, christopher goscha tells the full history of vietnam, from antiquity to the present day. For years the manner in which hanoi waged its warmilitarily, politically, diplomaticallyand the leaders of that war have confounded historians. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices.
This intervention would become one of the most divisive decisions in u. The historiography of the war given the burgeoning literature devoted to it, the vietnam war is surely a contender with the civil war for the title of americas most studied conflict. Nov 08, 2012 enough books novels and nonfiction have been published about the vietnam war and its aftermath to fill a modestsized library. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. Discover the best vietnam war history in best sellers. An oral history of the vietnam war by black veterans by wallace terry vietnam declassified by thomas l. From the awardwinning historian and filmmakers of the civil war, baseball, the war, the roosevelts, and others. Nguyen, the university of north carolina press, 2012. The recon company that earned five medals of honor and included americas most decorated green beret. Vietnamese walked out of the peace talks in december, nixon bombed them repeatedly, then they came back and signed the peace treaty in january. Robinson, which came out in 20, is now available in paperback university press of. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher.
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