The war began soon after the geneva conference provisionally divided 1954 vietnam at 17 n lat. The recon company that earned five medals of honor and included americas most decorated green beret. 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. 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. The vietnam war has scarred, transformed and inspired countless writers and art practitioners. Webb, as you probably know, went on to write a few other books and still find the time to become a u. One of the most definitive works on the vietnam war, the th valley follows a company of paratroopers as they fight against the north vietnamese. 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. An oral history of the vietnam war by black veterans by wallace terry vietnam declassified by thomas l. Welcome to alpha historys selection of vietnam war books. 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. Committee to aid the national liberation front of south vietnam multiple formats at. The early years of the united states army in vietnam, 19411960 1985 ronald h. Childrens and middle grade year of the jungle by suzanne collins.
Vietnamerica is one of the best books about the vietnam war. These 10 books, in addition to the ones below, were recommended multiple times. Determined to maintain their code of conduct, the pows developed a powerful underground resistance. Wehrle page images at hathitrust personalities of the liberation movement of south vietnam 1965, by u. Best vietnam war books vietnam veterans of america. Readers weighed in on the best books about the vietnam war. 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.
Complete organized chaos for the new guys would begin as we landed in vietnam. Usa today s bob minzesheimer recommends books by 10 authors. 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. Organized chaos, seemed like a contradiction in terms, but after a few weeks in vietnam, it seemed plausible. Mar 02, 2015 the best histories of the vietnam war.
List of books and articles about vietnam antiwar movement. 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. Prados revisits the conflict by taking the reader behind conventional histories. Nov 08, 2012 enough books novels and nonfiction have been published about the vietnam war and its aftermath to fill a modestsized library. She lives the green lifestyle and has undertaken voluntary work for a range of organizations. Ten vietnam war novels to read council on foreign relations.
Its one of the best stories ive ever experienced through any medium in. 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. A vietnam war combat nurses 10year fight to win women a place of honor in washington, d. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. 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.
The best histories of the vietnam war council on foreign. The best vietnam war books five books expert recommendations. Discover the best vietnam war biographies in best sellers. List of books and articles about vietnam war online. The best vietnam war books 1 a rumor of war by philip caputo. An impressive piece of work that gives a good overview of the vietnam war and the wider issues that surrounded the conflict.
Vietnam war project kit veterans history project, american folklife center, library of congress. 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. The book looks at unformed men through a manmade hell, following along with their journey until eventually, they face their fate. After we posted this article, times readers weighed in with their favorite books on the vietnam war. The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. Discover the best vietnam war history in best sellers. 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. His streamofconscious descriptions are chaotic, choppy, dark, and intense, giving the reader an honest sense of war from the perspective of a soldier. The viet nam war was, unquestionably, americas longest war and a war that deeply divided america in the sixties and seventies. Sinovietnamese war reeducation camp vietnam boat people vietnam war casualties opposition to the vietnam war opposition to the u. Fields of fire is a brilliant book about the vietnam war.
The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. 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. It has incited many authors, historians and scholars, military and civilian alike, to analyze and write about this complex war. During the four years following passage of the tonkin gulf resolution aug. Some forty years after american withdrawal from vietnam, the u.
Del vecchio writes as vividly of the landscape and jungle warfare as he does of the bonds, racial tensions, and doubts amongst the u. Online shopping for vietnam war from a great selection at books store. Purchasing these books through the book depository is a great way for you to save money, while supporting alpha history. 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.
The ultimate 2020 list of best vietnam books to read. All our physical stores and our online store are temporarily closed. Ia drang the battle that changed the war in vietnam by harold g. Drawing from a broad range of sources and using new evidence, he focuses on key strategies, events, and personalities in the struggle. Every book on vietnam in the section claimed to be the best ever written on the subject. The following texts are used and recommended by alpha history authors. Heres an admittedly subjective list, posted on the military history now website, put together by mark masse, a ball state university literary journalism professor. 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. Mar 15, 2015 vietnamerica is one of the best books about the vietnam war.
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