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Things They Carried
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T O'Brien
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.
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Rumor of War
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Philip Caputo
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.
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In Retrospect: The Tragedy & Lessons of Vietnam
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Professor Robert S McNamara
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 ...
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Fallen Angels
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Walter Dean Myers
An account of the Vietnam War as told by a young African American foot soldier. Seventeen-year-old Richie Perry enlists in the Army as a means of escaping what he sees as his dead end life in Harlem. He arrives in Vietnam in 1967 and quickly discovers the horrible reality of war and the true meaning of friendship and survival.
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The Generals
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W E B Griffin
This is the sixth volume in the author's "Brotherhood of War" series, and continues the interwoven stories of four men whose friendship has been forged in the furnace of battle. The book looks at the leaders who made the decisions that changed the outcome of battles, from Normandy to Dien Bien Phu.
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Chickenhawk
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Robert C Mason
In this straight-from-the-shoulder account, a veteran of more than 1,000 combat missions tells the electrifying truth about the helicopter war in Vietnam, offering an astounding personal story of men under fire. Includes a new Afterword. Photos.
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If I Die in a Combat Zone: Box Me Up and Ship Me Home
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Tim O'Brien
Novelist O'Brien's first book is a harrowing portrait of an infantry soldier's life in Vietnam.
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Novel Without a Name
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Duong Thu Huong
Written by a Vietnamese dissident, the novel--set during the Vietnam War--is told from the point of view of a disillusioned Communist soldier whose life is in ruins as the North Vietnamese approach final victory.
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Word of honor
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Nelson DeMille
In 1968, Ben Tyson was a lieutenant in Vietnam. There, the men under his command committed a murderous atrocity. Now Tyson is being held responsible. And only one woman can reveal the truth of his past--and set him free. DeMille is the author of By the Rivers of Babylon.
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Silent Warrior: The Marine Sniper's Vietnam Story Continues
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Charles Henderson
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.
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In Pharaoh's Army: Memories of the Lost War
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Tobias Wolff
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 ...
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Dispatches
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Michael Herr
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 ...
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The Sorrow of War: A Novel of North Vietnam
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Bao Ninh, Phan T Hao (Translator)
The first novel of the Vietnam War written from the point of view of the North Vietnamese, The Sorrow of War has been hailed by critics not only as the best novel to emerge from the Vietnam experience, but as one of the greatest war novels of the century. National ads, media.
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The Killing Zone: My Life in the Vietnam War
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Frederick Downs
"The best damned book from the point of view of the infantrymen who fought there."-"Army Times"
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Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills
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Charles W Henderson
Based on real life experience, this is the story of a legend of marine lore, Sergeant Carlos Hathcock. He stalked the Viet Cong behind enemy lines and his record of 93 confirmed kills was never matched.
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America's Longest War: The United States & Vietnam, 1950-1975
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George C Herring
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 ...
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Vietnam: 2a History
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Stanley Karnow
A revised and updated edition of, perhaps, the finest single-volume history of the Vietnam War.
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Best and the Brightest
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David Halberstam
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.
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Dead Center: A Marine Sniper's Two-Year Odyssey in the Vietnam War
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Ed Kugler
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 ...
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Hearts in Atlantis
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Stephen King
This is a collection of five novellas--"Low Men in Yellow Coats," "Hearts in Atlantis," "Blind Willie," "Why We're in Vietnam," and "Heavenly Shades of Night are Falling"--by best-selling author King.
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The Living and the Dead: Robert McNamara and Five Lives of a Lost War
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Paul Hendrickson
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 ...
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Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Black Veterans
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Wallace Terry
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.
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Aviators
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W E B Griffin
The eighth and final volume in the Brotherhood of War series, concluding the interwoven stories of men whose friendship has been forged in the furnace of battle. The author's previous books include "The Lieutenants", "The New Breed", "The Berets" and "The Colonels".
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Five Years to Freedom: The True Story of a Vietnam POW
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James N Rowe
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. ...
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They Marched Into Sunlight: War and Peace Vietnam and America October 1967
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David Maraniss
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 ...
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