This book was written by a vietnam combat veteran with d1st502nd infantry, 101st aibrone division, mike m60 kelley, who is also an accomplished artist, producing exquisite images of the vietnam war. During the four years following passage of the tonkin gulf resolution aug. If you are doing research on the vietnam war this book is a musthave. Explore free books, like the victory garden, and more browse now. The conflict, which took place on and near the island of koh tang in the. It escalated from a vietnamese civil war into a limited international conflict in which the united states was deeply involved, and did not end. Why was the vietnam war of such global significance and how has it affected people on both sides of the conflict. 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. 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. The book is not like what american writers have written about the vietnam war, and its not like what vietnamese americans have written about this war and this history. Booktopia buy vietnam war books online from australias leading online bookstore.
Our books experts recommends 10 authors to read on the conflict. Below is a sampling of the lc subject headings used for the vietnam war notice that the word conflict is sometimes used rather than war this is a subtle but important distinction that in itself could serve as a research topic and for author tim obrien and his. Us soldiers, communist leaders, saigon loyalists, vietnamese peasants and even nixon himself. 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. At the same time, the diem government undertook an extensive security campaign called the strategic hamlet program. This authoritative book separates the facts of the war from the polemics that engulfed them, and takes a fascinating look at the people, places, events, and ideasboth on the battlefield and the home front of this. Kennedy, itself a variant of the forrestal class were commissioned between 1961 and 1968 and were the most.
In vietnam, all us forces were ordered to cease fighting and that included air assets as well as the ground troops. Jim oconnor has written several books for who hq, including what is rock and. The best histories of the vietnam war council on foreign. One is literary nonfiction by a vietnam war veteran. A rumor of war, philip caputo to call it the best book about vietnam is to trivialise it. These 10 books, in addition to the ones below, were recommended multiple times.
Feb 05, 2008 a rumor of war, philip caputo to call it the best book about vietnam is to trivialise it. Below is a sampling of the lc subject headings used for the vietnam war notice that the word conflict is sometimes used rather than war this is a subtle but important distinction that in itself could serve as a research topic and for author tim obrien and his work. Discover book depositorys huge selection of vietnam war books online. One of the most profound and devastating novels ever to come out of vietnam or any war sebastian junger, new york times thirty years in.
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. Jim o connor has written several books for who hq, including what is rock and. Dog soldiers won the 1975 national book award for fiction, the first vietnam war novel to do so. Three are novels, two of which were written by vietnam war veterans. Vietnam war, 19611975 engineering and construction base development in south vietnam, 19651970 1991, by carroll h. The vietnam war was the first conflict that saw wide scale tactical deployment of helicopters. Henry kissinger has written a new book, ending the vietnamwar. I thought chapters 1, 5, and 8 were the least informative or perhaps the least objective if only because the book was written back in 1983 and i think these subjects were still colored by us prejudices and a large amount of wishful thinking. Ken burns and lynn novicks tenpart, 18hour documentary series, the vietnam war, tells the epic story of one of the most consequential, divisive, and controversial events in american history. The author spent more than 20 years as an officer in the army of the republic of vietnam arvn, but few pages of his book deal with his personal experiences.
In this work, anthony campagna focuses on one aspect of the war s consequences. In january of 1973 we in the defense attache office in the american embassy, phnom penh, cambodia, found ourselves in an unusual situation. Perhaps more targeted at the scholarly minded, this book collects official documents and private letters from a sea of sources. All our physical stores and our online store are temporarily closed. This authoritative book separates the facts of the war from the polemics that engulfed them, and takes a fascinating look at the people, places, events, and ideasboth on the battlefield and the home frontof this. In order for the troops to have a more suitable continue reading vietnam war weapons. Mar 06, 2015 dog soldiers won the 1975 national book award for fiction, the first vietnam war novel to do so. Vietnam was the right war, lind thinks, but it was fought in the wrong way. It began with the boarding of the american merchant shipthe ss mayaguezby the khmer rouge forces and ended with an american air force and marine mission to rescue the crew of the ship. List of books and articles about vietnam antiwar movement. Popular vietnam war books meet your next favorite book. Nov 08, 2012 our books experts recommends 10 authors to read on the conflict. The photographs show up beautifully in the ebook and the writing was absorbing. 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.
The bell uh1 iroquois nicknamed huey was used extensively in counterguerilla operations both as a troop carrier and a gunship. What was the vietnam war oconnor, jim, who hq, foley, tim. The vietnam war was americas longest conflict, outlasting u. Julian bond wrote the book wrote the comic book while fighting for the right to hold his elected position in the georgia house of representatives. Navy operated four classes of aircraft carrier during the vietnam war. Extraordinary account of the vietnam war ive read other books about the vietnam war and watched ken burns series. Mar 02, 2015 the best histories of the vietnam war. It is only now, fifteen years after its end, that the full impact of the vietnam war on the united states can begin to be measured. The vietnam war paperback mark atwood lawrence oxford. In the latter role it was outfitted with a variety of armaments including m60 machine guns, multibarreled 7. The vietnam war was as much a part of the tumultuous sixties as flower.
This source is a biography of president john fitzgerald kennedy. 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. The vietnam war officially began on november 1st, 1955 and would last until april 30th, 1975 with the fall of saigon covering over 19 years of consistent conflict that resulted in 1. This article is within the scope of the military history wikiproject. The mayaguez incident is credited as being the last official battle of the vietnam war. Buoyed by its new american weapons and encouraged by its aggressive and confident american advisers, the south vietnamese army took the offensive against the viet cong.
Although the tragedy of the vietnam war is promoted as a memoir, it is mostly a political history of the war. Pages in category vietnam war books the following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. Readers weighed in on the best books about the vietnam war. The war began soon after the geneva conference provisionally divided 1954 vietnam at 17 n lat. The greatest battle of the vietnam air war the air combat trilogy book 2 jeffrey ethell. The necessary war, michael lind if you only read one book on the vietnam war, this is it. Ten vietnam war novels to read council on foreign relations. An antiwar comic book was written in 1967 to provide the history and a critical analysis of the vietnam war in an easy to read format. The economic consequences of the vietnam war anthony s. Why was the vietnam war so contentious, and how did one of the worlds superpowers fail to defeat a much less wealthy and populous opponent. Weapons and equipment vietnam war pritzker military. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. Hunts a vietnam war reader is a very different text to onans.
It helped me understand the war in vietnam and why the south vietnamese president, ngo dinh di. List of books and articles about vietnam war online. The best histories of the vietnam war council on foreign relations. The vietnam war also known as the second indochina war, and in vietnam as the resistance.
From the awardwinning historian and filmmakers of the civil war, baseball, the war, the roosevelts, and others. Since kennedy was the president of the united states during part of the vietnam war, the book also has a lot of information about the vietnam war. An impressive piece of work that gives a good overview of the vietnam war and the wider issues that surrounded the conflict. Lyndon johnson deferred too uncritically to generals whose strategy of searching out and destroying enemy forces. Instead, author nguyen duong uniformly praises the arvn on just about every. More than forty years after it ended, the vietnam war continues to haunt our country.
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