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1	A Better War: The Unexamined Victories and Final Tragedy of America's Last Years in Vietnam more books like this by Lewis Sorley add to wishlist Neglected by scholars and journalists alike, the years of conflict in Vietnam from 1968 to 1975 offer surprises not only about how the war was fought, but about what was achieved. Drawing from thousands of hours of previously unavailable (and still classified) tape-recorded meetings between the highest levels of the American military command in ... see all copies from $9.50! new only from $9.50! \| SVS
2	Lessons in Disaster: McGeorge Bundy and the Path to War in Vietnam more books like this by Gordon M Goldstein add to wishlist 'I had a part in a great failure. I made mistakes of perception, recommendation and execution. If I have learned anything I should share it'. These are not words that Americans ever expected to hear from McGeorge Bundy, the national security adviser to presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. But in the last years of his life, Bundy - the ... see all copies from $9.79! new only from $12.02! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Rumor of War more books like this by Philip Caputo add to wishlist This powerful memoir chronicles Caputo's hitch in Vietnam as a Marine lieutenant, describing his transformation from an idealistic young soldier into a ruthless killer, and then to a cynical critic of war's sickening waste and madness. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.33! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: Ia Drang-The Battle That Changed the War in V more books like this by H Moore add to wishlist This compelling account of two major engagements in Vietnam's la Drang Valley in November 1965 is written by the man who commanded the battalion that was involved and by a war correspondent who was there. Both spent years interviewing soldiers who made it through and families of those lost in battle. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	In Retrospect: The Tragedy & Lessons of Vietnam more books like this by Professor Robert S McNamara add to wishlist The #1 national bestseller--an indispensable document for anyone interested in the Vietnam War. McNamara's controversial book tells the inside and personal story of America's descent into Vietnam from a unique point of view, and is one of the most enlightening books about government ever written. This new edition features a new Foreword by ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam more books like this by John A Nagl, John Schoomaker (Foreword by) add to wishlist Invariably, armies are accused of preparing to fight the previous war. In "Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife", Lieutenant Colonel John A. Nagl - a veteran of both Operation Desert Storm and the current conflict in Iraq - considers the now-crucial question of how armies adapt to changing circumstances during the course of conflicts for which they ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $11.42! \| SVS
7	We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam more books like this by Harold G Moore, Joseph L Galloway add to wishlist Almost 15 years since its original publication the bestseller. "We are Soldiers OnceAnd Young" (1992) is still required reading in all branches of the military. Every day the authors receive letters from readers wanting to know what's happened to the characters they came to admire such as Ed "Too Tall to Fly" Freeman and Bruce "Old Snake" Crandall ... see all copies from $2.50! new only from $3.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Patriots: The Vietnam War Remembered from All Sides more books like this by Christian G Appy add to wishlist These oral histories from people on both sides of the Vietnam conflict--combatants, journalists, protesters, ordinary citizens--reflect on what it was like to be there at a defining moment in history. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.07! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Hell in a Very Small Place: The Siege of Dien Bien Phu more books like this by Bernard B Fall add to wishlist "The definitive account" (Saturday Review) of the battle that paved the way for American involvement in Vietnam . The 1954 battle of Dien Bien Phu ranks with Stalingrad and Tet for what it ended (imperial ambitions), what it foretold (American involvement), and what it symbolized: A guerrilla force of Viet Minh destroyed a technologically superior ... see all copies from $2.37! new only from $10.73! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Dispatches more books like this by Michael Herr add to wishlist DISPATCHES is considered by many to be one of the finest nonfiction books on the Vietnam War. Assigned in 1967 to cover the war by Esquire magazine, Michael Herr filed reports on his own schedule and without deadlines. His memoir, DISPATCHES, was published several years later and is based on those reports for Esquire. In a candid and non ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.42! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Killing Zone: My Life in the Vietnam War more books like this by Frederick Downs add to wishlist "The best damned book from the point of view of the infantrymen who fought there."-"Army Times" see all copies from $4.15! new only from $9.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	America's Longest War: The United States & Vietnam, 1950-1975 more books like this by George C Herring add to wishlist First published in 1979, "America's Longest War" has been highly regarded both by scholars and general readers. Extensive and yet manageable, this assessment of our national tragedy provides an accurate and objective analysis of the hostilities at home and abroad. This second edition provides fuller discussions of domestic opposition to the war ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.75! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Best and the Brightest more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist A mammoth study of the Kennedy intellectuals--Bundy, McNamara, et. al.--and their role in policy-making during the Vietnam War. These "best and brightest" came from the finest schools, and had backgrounds in government and power, yet the flaws and ultimate failure of their leadership changed America and brought darkness to Camelot. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Secret Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines with the Elite Warriors of Sog more books like this by John L Plaster add to wishlist Plaster gives a riveting first-person account of The Studies and Observations Group--or SOG--a top-secret group of elite warriors which was both the most highly-decorated unit and the one with the heaviest casualties during the Vietnam War. see all copies from $3.37! new only from $4.54! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Dead Center: A Marine Sniper's Two-Year Odyssey in the Vietnam War more books like this by Ed Kugler add to wishlist As a sniper in the hot, bloody jungles of Vietnam, Ed Kugler served with regular Marine companies and in the elite Force Recon, going deep into enemy territory in small teams of highly trained warriors. He delivered death from half a mile away and watched his best friends bleed out their young lives in a strange land. In this book, Kugler portrays ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.83! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Living and the Dead: Robert McNamara and Five Lives of a Lost War more books like this by Paul Hendrickson add to wishlist The author explores the early life and career of Robert McNamara, through his tenure as Secretary of Defense under Lyndon Johnson. He also tells the stories of five people whose lives were deeply affected by McNamara's role in overseeing the Vietnam War: an artist who tries to assassinate McNamara, a Marine scarred by battle in Vietnam, a Quaker ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam more books like this by H R McMaster, M.A., Ph.D. add to wishlist A thoroughly documented account of how Lyndon B. Johnson and his principal advisers turned the problem of Vietnam into a full-scale American war, written by a distinguished army officer (decorated for bravery in Operation Desert Storm) and West Point instructor. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Black Veterans more books like this by Wallace Terry add to wishlist A "New York Times" Notable Book, his classic, powerful book--a nationally bestselling firsthand account of 20 African-American men who served in the Vietnam War--is available once again. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.85! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	An American Requiem: God, My Father, and the War That Came Between Us more books like this by James Carroll add to wishlist James Carroll's memoir of his father, an Air Force general who helped plan the bombings in Vietnam. Carroll, a young priest at the time, preached against the war in the presence of his father and other Pentagon officials. His father never forgave him. This memoir is Carroll's attempt to come to terms with the conflicts that disrupted many families ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.22! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Five Years to Freedom: The True Story of a Vietnam POW more books like this by James N Rowe add to wishlist When Green Beret Lieutenant James N. Rowe was captured in 1963 in Vietnam, his life became more than a matter of staying alive. In a Vietcong POW camp, Rowe endured beri-beri, dysentery, and tropical fungus diseases. He suffered grueling psychological and physical torment. He experienced the loneliness and frustration of watching his friends die. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.83! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	They Marched Into Sunlight: War and Peace Vietnam and America October 1967 more books like this by David Maraniss add to wishlist In this Vietnam War-era history, journalist David Maraniss reports on two out-of-control events that provide a window into the American experience of those times. On October 17, 1967, a squad of American soldiers was ambushed while on routine patrol, resulting in the loss of over 50 lives. On the next day, in Madison, Wisconsin, a student ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Bury Us Upside Down: The Misty Pilots and the Secret Battle for the Ho Chi Minh Trail more books like this by Rick Newman, Don Shepperd add to wishlist A dream team of an accomplished journalist and a military-legend-turned-CNN-analyst brings to life, for the first time, the most dangerous missions flown in the Vietnam War. Misty was the call sign for pilots from a top secret U.S. Air Force unit officially known at the Commando Sabre Operation.Formed in 1967 to find targets along the Ho Chi Minh ... see all copies from $3.15! new only from $3.15! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers more books like this by Daniel Ellsberg add to wishlist In this memoir, the Vietnam vet and one-time Rand Corporation analyst responsible for the release of the the Pentagon papers looks back on what led to his decision and considers it in the light of history. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam more books like this by Bernard Edelman (Editor) add to wishlist More than 25 years after the official end of the Vietnam War, "Dear America" allows us to witness the war firsthand through the eyes of the men and women who served in Vietnam. In this collection of over 200 letters, they share their first impressions of the rigours of life in the bush, their longing for home and family, their emotions over the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.34! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	A Vietcong Memoir: An Inside Account of the Vietnam War and Its Aftermath more books like this by Truong Nhu Tang, Jane Hamilton-Merritt (Foreword by), Doan Van Toai add to wishlist The autobiography of Truong Nhu Tang who fought in the Vietnamese jungle and emerged as one of the major North Vietnamese figures in the 'fight for liberation'. see all copies from $3.94! new only from $9.00! \| first editions \| SVS

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