The final book on your list of books about the vietnam war is 365 days. They are presented randomly within the categories of nonfiction and fiction. The action scenes evoke vietnam war combat at its most intenseand its most horrible. Writer sebastian junger, who has reported on the war in afghanistan, called the book one of the most profound and devastating novels ever to come out of vietnamor any war. A harrowing story from the vietnam war of one green berets heroic mission to rescue a special forces team caught behind enemy lines 353.
The best vietnam war books five books expert recommendations. The vietnam war stands as one of the pivotal moments in recent u. The th valley by john del vecchio there have been a number of excellent books about vietnam. This book, easily one of the best pieces of war fiction, is definitely one of the best books written by vietnam war veterans.
Jul 9, 2018 this collection of books includes both fiction and nonfiction books about the vietnam war. If you want gripping, true action of ww2, read last battle station, if you can find it, about one of the greatest, rarely told battles of ww2, the battle of java sea, the story of the uss hous. The definitive collection of fiction and nonfiction on the war. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. In 1941, a vietnamese nationalist movement, the viet minh, was formed by their leader ho chi minh 18901969 to resist the occupiers. Online shopping for vietnam war from a great selection at books store. The best books on the korean war recommended by bruce cumings. Other aspects of naval aviation are also explored, including carrier operations against north vietnam during the vietnam war and the navys role in overall u. From his encounters with exvietnamese soldiers to interviews with victims of his own violence, broyles memoir is a reminder of how the brotherhood of man can. 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.
The best books on the korean war five books expert. These include winners of national book awards and pulitzer prizes, both fiction and nonfiction. The ultimate 2020 list of best vietnam books to read. Both the nonfiction and fictional tales on this list have a sense of chilling realism gleaned from firsthand experience and indepth research. Despite how one may feel about the war, the universal themes bourke exposes re. Spies, ciphers, and guerrillas, 19391945, by max hastings. The vietnam war has scarred, transformed and inspired countless writers and art practitioners. Rules of engagement and the communist air sanctuary during the korean war. Awardwinning historian bruce cumings talks about the misconceptions many people still hold, and how they distort our understanding of the current north korean regime. Among the most positive is an abundance of topnotch books, many written by veterans of the conflict. More than a decade later, he returned to his former battlegrounds and recorded his journey in goodbye vietnam. One is literary nonfiction by a vietnam war veteran.
We are pleased to offer an expanded selection of vietnam war titles many of our new books are offered at a discount. After we posted this article, times readers weighed in with their favorite books on the vietnam war. Military 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. The list includes fiction and nonfiction, and books for children and younger readers.
Nonfiction updated december 2006 a war story is good, but sometimes nonfiction can be more interesting, as in these true vietnam war stories, compiled by reader advisor paul mathews. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Vietnam war nonfiction missouri secretary of state. Atkinson paints a vivid portrait of the consequences that vietnam had not just on. There is virtually no new history here, however, and a number of the personal stories included here can be readily found in memoirs and other books, including those of vietnam war veteran writers. The violence, tragedy, bravery, and loss of the vietnam war has been memorialized in countless novels and works of nonfiction. Revealing the scarring effects of war on the soldiers, the landscape of the country, some. The necessary war, michael lind if you only read one book on the vietnam war, this is it. Not all of these books have a direct connection to any particular anti war movement. Daniel ellsberg and the secret history of the vietnam war bccb blue ribbon nonfiction book award awards things ill never forget. Before vietnam, america fought in the korean war but its role in that conflict has been far less examined. Three are novels, two of which were written by vietnam war veterans. Nonfiction an intimate history of killing by joanna bourke.
Friendly fire, one of the earliest 1976 notable nonfiction books about the vietnam war, is now available electronically through open road media. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Del vecchio writes as vividly of the landscape and jungle warfare as he does of the bonds. Booktopia buy vietnam war books online from australias leading online bookstore. Its not a book so much as a deployment, and you will not return unaltered.
The best histories of the vietnam war council on foreign. An international history of the war for peace in vi. All books with dust jackets are wrapped in brodart dust jacket covers to keep them looking great on your shelves for years to come. To order any of these titles, contact the library by email, mail or phone. See more ideas about vietnam war, vietnam and books. I have read literally 100s of books on these topics. A bright shining lie, which won a pulitzer prize for nonfiction and is a classic of vietnam. Go beyond ken burns documentary and discover these firsthand accounts and bestselling vietnam war books. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. Ready to read the most celebrated and best vietnam war books.
In this post, you will find a list of the best vietnam books to read in 2020. A history of the vietnamese by keith weller taylor, hanois war. This was a book i read before i went to vietnam and it was written by an army doctor who wasnt even there. 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. Usa today s bob minzesheimer recommends books by 10 authors.
You may also request these titles online through our opac. This book is widely viewed as the best concise history of the vietnam war. Discover the best vietnam war history in best sellers. A slew of war memoirs stand with the best writing of that genre. I have broken down the best books about vietnam the best vietnam books. Books with anti war themes have explicit anti war messages or have been described as having significant anti war themes or sentiments. Every book on vietnam in the section claimed to be the best ever written on the subject. The top 30 vietnam war books to read this winter historynet. Download nonfiction audiobooks matching keywords vietnam war to your device. Ive arranged these books in alphabetical order by the authors last names within each of the three lists below the top 5, books about women in espionage, and other books about world war ii. Readers weighed in on the best books about the vietnam war.
The largest selection of civil war and military books on the internet. 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. A french colony, indochina made up of vietnam, laos, and cambodia had been occupied by the japanese during the war. The vietnam war the bookshelf in thomasville, georgia. 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.
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. Ten vietnam war novels to read council on foreign relations. The best histories of the vietnam war council on foreign relations. 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. What is a good recommendation for a nonfiction book on. An intimate history tells once again the painful tale of americas protracted, divisive and most would now agree futile involvement in the fight to keep south vietnam. Before he penned the screenplays for jarhead and castaway, a young william broyles enlisted to serve in the vietnam war. Diving into a book about the vietnam war can be a daunting task. The complete text of the bestselling narrative history of the vietnam war based on the celebrated pbs television series by ken burns and lynn novick more than forty years have passed since the end of the vietnam war, but its memory continues to loom large in the national psyche. Enough books novels and nonfiction have been published about the vietnam war and its aftermath to fill a modestsized library.
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