This intervention would become one of the most divisive decisions in u. In a new book authors joseph galloway and marvin j. During the four years following passage of the tonkin gulf resolution aug. 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. 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. Vietnam war, 19611975 engineering and construction base development in south vietnam, 19651970 1991, by carroll h. 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. Karl marlantes, vietnam veteran and author of matterhorn, a novel about his experiences during the war, chooses his best books on the vietnam war. An epic year with an elite airborne rifle company of the 101st airborne divisions wandering warriors, during the height of the vietnam war. 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. Shop history military vietnam war books at alibris. Indeed, the rise and fall of this alliance is one of the most crucial developments in the history of the cold war in asia.
Among the most positive is an abundance of topnotch books, many written by veterans of the conflict. The vietnam war was the prolonged struggle between nationalist forces attempting to unify the country of vietnam under a communist government and. He chooses the best books on the vietnam war, exploring its moral ambiguities, the warrior mentality, the humanity of the enemy, and more. Joy about the french experience in indochina, was killed in 1967 by a mine planted on the very street he used as a book title. Vietnam 1972 us navy fighter weapons school topgun f14 f4 phantom manual book. Mar 02, 2015 the best histories of the vietnam war. Book titles a d cherrieswriter vietnam war website. List of books and articles about vietnam war online. Pregent is more than the summation he lightheartedly gave in a phone interview on thursday. Now in its fourth updated edition, based on new declassified information, its.
An epic tragedy sits a minute story that captures the essence of the book. Victor became an instant celebrity the book was selling well above expectations, and soon the many letters of thanks and appreciation from. It escalated from a vietnamese civil war into a limited international conflict in which the united states was deeply involved, and did not end. Wolf make the case that the men and women who served in vietnam deserve at least a mention in that discussion. Vietnam war, book, mac v sog by jason hardy, volume vi, 1st edition, exc. 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. The best histories of the vietnam war council on foreign. Ward and ken burns deliver the grand historical goods in this feast of a book. Every book on vietnam in the section claimed to be the best ever written on the subject. Every effort has been made to make civil war reliable.
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. Fields of fire is a brilliant book about the vietnam war. Nonfiction an intimate history of killing by joanna bourke. Tell us about a book you would like to see published by osprey. Rowe, a united states army officer who spent five years as a prisoner in vietnam before escaping in 1968, was shot to death yesterday april 21, 1989 by gunmen near manila, where he was a military adviser to the philippine armed forces. 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. How the vietnam war launched medical careers, the class of yellow berets that entered with fauci included four. Vietnam war, book, mac v sog by jason hardy, volume iv, 1st edition, exc. More than forty years after it ended, the vietnam war continues to haunt our country. Vietnam war kids, military history kids, books barnes. The greatest battle of the vietnam air war the air combat trilogy book 2 jeffrey ethell. 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. It strikes me that this is the way our memories work. 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 more.
Herring, a former university of kentucky history professor, covers virtually every important event in the conflict, presenting the war objectively and assessing its legacy. The war began soon after the geneva conference provisionally divided 1954 vietnam at 17 n lat. It was part of a larger regional conflict as well as a manifestation of the cold war. Online shopping for vietnam war history books in the books store. The book includes some great observations and agonizing human truths about the nonstop combat of the war. Readers weighed in on the best books about the vietnam war. 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. Some forty years after american withdrawal from vietnam, the u. In a fight to reunify their divided country under communist rule, the north vietnamese rebelled against the anticommunist southwhich included their longtime enemies, the french.
Choose from used and new textbooks or get instant access with etextbooks and digital materials. Purchasing these books through the book depository is a great way for you to save money, while supporting alpha history. The disaster that was the vietnam war the new york times. The following texts are used and recommended by alpha history authors. Mar 12, 2020 the vietnam war remains a topic of extraordinary interest, not least because of striking parallels between that conflict and more recent fighting in the middle east. Despite how one may feel about the war, the universal themes bourke exposes re.
Joes class of 65 in the vietnam war by dennis pregent. Nov 20, 2018 the disaster that was the vietnam war. The vietnam war pictures that moved them most while the vietnam war raged roughly two decades worth of bloody and worldchanging years compelling images made their way out of the combat. This official collection features resources about the vietnam war. Sep 22, 2018 the expert on war misunderstands domestic opposition to fighting in vietnam and attempts to rejustify the conflict as a struggle of liberal democratic values against communism. 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. Journalist, historian, and author, the vva veteran. 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. The united states and vietnam, 19501975 by george herring 1979. A divisive and destructive event, the vietnam war was the worlds first televised war, and photographs from its front lines powerfully convey wars complex reality. The expert on war misunderstands domestic opposition to fighting in vietnam and attempts to rejustify the conflict as a struggle of liberal democratic values against communism. Joes 65 in the vietnam war by north adams native dennis g. These include winners of national book awards and pulitzer prizes, both fiction and nonfiction.
The best vietnam war books five books expert recommendations. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. The ultimate 2020 list of best vietnam books to read. Taking a global perspective, the vietnam war remembers the people who served and features full spreads about prisoners of war, antiwar protest movements, and the significance of. The vietnam veterans memorial book vietnam war books. 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. At the beginning of every month we will post the 5 best suggestions and give you. From the awardwinning historian and filmmakers of the civil war, baseball, the war, the roosevelts, and others. 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. The united states and vietnam, 19501975 by george herring, 1978 this book is widely viewed as the best concise history of the vietnam war. The top 30 vietnam war books to read this winter historynet. For those old enough to have vietnam flashbacks or battle scars, read it and weep. An intimate history is an impressivelooking book, with a vast array of photos that accompanies a look back at the long and complicated war.
As combat heated up in 1964, hastings relates, communist operatives strong. In the vietnam war, mark atwood lawrence draws upon the latest research in archives around the world to offer readers a superb account of a key moment in u. When i think back to reading either book for the first time, and other vietnam war books, the. The 11th armored cavalry regiment in vietnam and cambodia, 19661972. The making of postcolonial vietnam, 19191950, and coediting credit for making sense of the vietnam war.
The vietnam war remains a topic of extraordinary interest, not least because of striking parallels between that conflict and more recent fighting in the middle east. What was the vietnam war oconnor, jim, who hq, foley, tim. Michael herr was a war correspondent for esquire between 1967 and 1969. For those too young to remember the vietnam war, this is the essential primer. The book chronicles his enlistment, flight training, deployment to and experiences in vietnam, and his experiences after returning from the war. 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. The vietnam war was as much a part of the tumultuous sixties as flower power and the civil rights.
The vietnam war was the first rock n roll war, the. Americans may have the war in vietnam to thank for dr. 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. Other interviews on the subject put the war in its wider context. Welcome to alpha historys selection of vietnam war books. Feel how this story takes you back in time during carsons experiences.
The memoirs of legendary ace robin olds robin olds. Vic charles is a successful author, his earlier book addressed the stereotyping of vietnam veterans, debunking the myths, monikers and finally bringing honor to the veterans of that political war. 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. List of books and articles about vietnam antiwar movement. 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. The vietnam war has scarred, transformed and inspired countless writers and art practitioners. Chickenhawk is robert mason s narrative of his experiences as a huey uh1 iroquois helicopter pilot during the vietnam war. 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. Before americas longest war had ended with the fall of saigon in 1975, 450,000 vietnamese had died, along with 36,000 americans. Vietnam war books 191 books meet your next favorite book. A slew of war memoirs stand with the best writing of that genre.