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1	Things They Carried more books like this by T O'Brien add to wishlist A collection of short story-like episodes about the lives of a group of footsoldiers in Vietnam: their present existence in the alien jungle, their childhoods, and their futures in America after the war is long over. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.74! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	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
3	Snakehead more books like this by Anthony Horowitz add to wishlist The Australian Secret Service recruits Alex Rider to infiltrate a ruthless gang known as Snakeheads. Alex accepts the assignment, and it becomes his most dangerous mission yet. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.29! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Stealing Buddha's Dinner more books like this by Bich Minh Nguyen add to wishlist In this viscerally powerful memoir, Nguyen pens a nostalgic, candid account of growing up as a Vietnamese girl in the Midwest in the 1980s, and using popular American food--from Pringles potato chips to Toll House cookies--as a way to fit in and become a RrealS American. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| first editions \| SVS
5	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
6	Up Country more books like this by Nelson DeMille add to wishlist Hardboiled Army investigator Paul Brenner delves into the past to investigate the alleged murder of a lieutenant who was killed in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Tears in the Darkness: The Story of the Bataan Death March and Its Aftermath more books like this by Michael Norman, Elizabeth M Norman add to wishlist For the first four months of 1942, U.S., Filipino, and Japanese soldiers fought what was America's first major land battle of World War II, the battle for the tiny Philippine peninsula of Bataan. It ended with the surrender of 76,000 Filipinos and Americans, the single largest defeat in American military history. The defeat, though, was only the ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $17.19! \| first editions \| SVS
8	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
9	Platform more books like this by Michel Houellebecq add to wishlist A Parisian on vacation in Thailand meets a travel agent and, between them, they concoct a new idea for a resort chain: places where people can go to have sex. "Sex tourism" takes off big-time, until a terrorist attack on one of the resorts changes the situation drastically. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.40! \| first editions \| SVS
10	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
11 view cover	The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour more books like this by James Hornfischer add to wishlist Desperately fought on the morning of October 25, 1944, the Battle of Samar was an upset victory won by American warships fighting a battle they were never supposed to fight. Filled with riveting details, this is war at sea as it has seldom been presented before. see all copies from $3.26! new only from $8.42! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	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 $2.88! new only from $3.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Silent Warrior: The Marine Sniper's Vietnam Story Continues more books like this by Charles Henderson add to wishlist The author of the bestselling MARINE SNIPER continues the true story of Carlos Hathcock--whose exploits in Vietnam and on missions around the world provide a window into the operations of the Corps and the life of one outstanding soldier. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.85! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	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
15 view cover	In Pharaoh's Army: Memories of the Lost War more books like this by Tobias Wolff add to wishlist A finalist for the National Book Award in 1994, IN PHARAOH'S ARMY is Tobias Wolff's account of his tour of duty in the Vietnam war. Describing with searing honesty the events that befell him--including the Tet offensive--Wolff doesn't neglect the farcical side of war, or the humorous side, and he writes keenly about the profound friendships (and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	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
17 view cover	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
18 view cover	If Not Now, When?: Duty and Sacrifice in America's Time of Need more books like this by Jack Jacobs, Douglas Century add to wishlist A Medal of Honor recipient looks back at his own service during the Vietnam War and ahead to America's future, as he tells his stirring story of heroism and honor and expounds his views on the nature and necessity of sacrifice. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	When Broken Glass Floats: Growing Up Under the Khmer Rouge more books like this by Chanrithy Him add to wishlist In this memoir of life under the Khmer Rouge, a Cambodian who was a child at the time recalls the terror and loss endured by her family and the devastating cost to Cambodian society under the Pol Pot regime. She also recalls the bonds formed among families and strangers and acts of kindness in a time of devastation. see all copies from $2.43! new only from $9.97! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Gold Warriors: America's Secret Recovery of Yamashita's Gold more books like this by Sterling Seagrave, Peggy Seagrave add to wishlist In 1945, US Intelligence officers in Manila discovered that the Japanese had hidden large quantities of gold bullion and other looted treasure in the Philippines. President Truman decided to recover the gold but to keep its riches secret. These would be combined with treasure recovered inside Japan during the US occupation, and with Nazi loot ... see all copies from $12.38! new only from $12.38! \| SVS
21 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 $3.40! new only from $4.56! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883 more books like this by Simon Winchester add to wishlist Winchester, author of THE MAP THAT CHANGED THE WORLD, here revisits the volcanic explosion at Krakatoa that shook the world. The story of this cataclysmic event covers most of the earth, as Winchester offers anecdotes from all those affected by the eruption, from Indonesia to New York. A New York Times Notable Book for 2003. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Lotus Seed more books like this by Sherry Garland, Tatsuro Kiuchi (Illustrator) add to wishlist A young Vietnamese-American girl tells the story of how her grandmother saw the Emperor of Vietnam on the day he was forced to give up his throne. Wanting to remember this momentous event, the grandmother took a seed from a lotus plant in the Imperial Garden. Later, forced to leave Vietnam, the grandmother took the seed with her and looked at it ... see all copies from $2.28! new only from $3.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Street without joy more books like this by Bernard B. Fall add to wishlist Originally published in 1961, before the United States escalated its involvement in South Vietnam, "Street Without Joy" offered a clear warning about what American forces would face in the jungles of Southeast Asia: a costly and protracted revolutionary war fought without fronts against a mobile enemy. In harrowing detail, Fall describes the ... see all copies from $2.83! new only from $10.33! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Shadows in the Jungle: The Alamo Scouts Behind Japanese Lines in World War II more books like this by Larry Alexander add to wishlist The national bestselling author of "Biggest Brother" presents this new account of World War II heroism. Alexander follows the footsteps of the men who made up the elite reconnaissance unit that served as General MacArthur's eyes and ears in the Pacific War. see all copies from $2.96! new only from $2.96! \| first editions \| SVS

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