Vietnam War Books


If Not Now, When?: Duty and Sacrifice in America's Time of NeedIf Not Now, When?: Duty and Sacrifice in America's Time of Need
Best Price: $13.92
this book is wonderful! well written, powerful story that all should read. we do still have...
The Bridge at Dong Ha (Bluejacket Books)The Bridge at Dong Ha (Bluejacket Books)
Best Price: $12.89
I would not have know about this Hero's story had the AP not posted Col. John Ripley's death...
We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of VietnamWe Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam
Best Price: $15.16
This is a true story of soldiers going back to the scene of an event that shaped their lives,...
We were Soldiers Once...And Young: Ia Drang--The Battle That Changed The War In VietnamWe were Soldiers Once...And Young: Ia Drang--The Battle That Changed The War In Vietnam
Best Price: $14.37
To check this book out, I went to the lz x-ray website and copied and read the actual...
An Enormous Crime: The Definitive Account of American POWs Abandoned in Southeast AsiaAn Enormous Crime: The Definitive Account of American POWs Abandoned in Southeast Asia
Best Price: $10.00
As a disabled american veteran of the VietNam era I am shocked and deeply disturbed that our...


DispatchesDispatches
Best Price: $7.30
watched the movie and you read the book. literally all that would be great lines in this book...
Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed KillsMarine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills
Best Price: $8.46
Just amazing, This one of those books that you read and it plays like a movie in your head, you...
We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: Ia Drang - the Battle That Changed the War in VietnamWe Were Soldiers Once...and Young: Ia Drang - the Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam
Best Price: $10.00
The best review for this book is by the author in the prologue, and I quote. "We knew...
The Nightingale's SongThe Nightingale's Song
Best Price: $8.49
The "Nightingales's Song" is a remarkable story. I know three of the five characters,...
Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to VietnamDereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam
Best Price: $6.71
Every member of Congress should read this book. Every person who fulfills his or her precious...


Vietnam: A HistoryVietnam: A History
Best Price: $11.74
This is an excellent choice for those wanting to know how the US got involved in Vietnam, why we...
Lessons in Disaster: McGeorge Bundy and the Path to War in VietnamLessons in Disaster: McGeorge Bundy and the Path to War in Vietnam
Best Price: $15.13
This excellent account of what happened in the days and months leading up to the war in Vietnam...
The Sorrow of WarThe Sorrow of War
Best Price: $5.85
Like several other reviewers, I bought a cheap ripoff copy of this book from a street peddler...
A Rumor of WarA Rumor of War
Best Price: $5.95
Caputo's account as a combat officer is the best book on direct experience in Nam. It ranks up...
The VillageThe Village
Best Price: $3.92
This book was very useful in trying to understand what it is like to fight a war among people...

Devil's GuardDevil's Guard
Best Price: $20.84
this book may or may not be true, but if it is not then it's probably based on one or more true...
To The Limit: An Air Cav Huey Pilot in VietnamTo The Limit: An Air Cav Huey Pilot in Vietnam
Best Price: $3.44
This is the best book about Vietnam helicopter piloting that I have ever read. Mr Johnson makes...
SOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in VietnamSOG: The Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam
Best Price: $3.63
MACV's Studies and Observations Group was once so secret that the U.S. government denied its...
Sailing into the Abyss: A True Story of Extreme Heroism on the High Seas--winner of the 2006 US Maritime Literature AwardSailing into the Abyss: A True Story of Extreme Heroism on the High Seas--winner of the 2006 US Maritime Literature Award
Best Price: $7.64
Sailing into the Abyss, is a true story of a merchant ship encountering very foul wheather while...
Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of VietnamCatfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam
Best Price: $1.60
This book embraces so many themes, so delicately, wrenchingly and compassionately. The center...

One Shot One KillOne Shot One Kill
Best Price: $3.88
Very enjoyable and informative book. A relative suggested this book and I am glad that he did. ...
A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in VietnamA Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
Best Price: $3.95
Neil Sheehan, was a writer for UPI,and then The New York Times, he was also a self described...
Why Vietnam Matters: An Eyewitness Account of Lessons Not Learned (Blue Jacket Bks)Why Vietnam Matters: An Eyewitness Account of Lessons Not Learned (Blue Jacket Bks)
Best Price: $23.45
Phillips, who was one of the first team members chosen by the legendary Ed Lansdale, spins a...
The Killing Zone: My Life in the Vietnam WarThe Killing Zone: My Life in the Vietnam War
Best Price: $8.43
If Bob Mason's Chickenhawk was the best book about Vietnam from a chopper pilot's seat, then...
US Army Long-Range Patrol Scout in Vietnam 1965-71 (Warrior)US Army Long-Range Patrol Scout in Vietnam 1965-71 (Warrior)
Best Price: $10.13
The Vietnamese knew the Long-Range Patrol Scouts as "the men with green faces," a...

ChickenhawkChickenhawk
Best Price: $6.95
Best I have read. Must follow up and read the Robert Mason's, Back to the World. Life After...
Last Night I Dreamed of Peace: The Diary of Dang Thuy TramLast Night I Dreamed of Peace: The Diary of Dang Thuy Tram
Best Price: $6.88
In October 2008 I listened to a program on NPR, "To the Best of Our Knowledge" about...
Five Years to Freedom: The True Story of a Vietnam POWFive Years to Freedom: The True Story of a Vietnam POW
Best Price: $4.13
I read this book years ago and was amazed and horrified by its content. Amazed because of the...
Street Without Joy: The French Debacle In Indochina (Stackpole Military History Series)Street Without Joy: The French Debacle In Indochina (Stackpole Military History Series)
Best Price: $11.93
I couldn't help but wonder whether this book was read by the architects of the US venture in...
Hell in a Very Small Place: The Siege of Dien Bien PhuHell in a Very Small Place: The Siege of Dien Bien Phu
Best Price: $13.02
Bernard Fall uses a very fitting epigraph from Menachem Begin, of all people, to foreshadow one...

Silent Warrior: The Marine Sniper's Story Vietnam ContinuesSilent Warrior: The Marine Sniper's Story Vietnam Continues
Best Price: $3.78
This was an enjoyable book I was after information on snipers duing the Viet Nam era and I found...
The Armies of the Night: History as a Novel, the Novel as HistoryThe Armies of the Night: History as a Novel, the Novel as History
Best Price: $8.46
Norman Mailer gave a personal view of that time which included all different intellectual...
Land With No Sun: A Year in Vietnam With the 173rd Airborne (Stackpole Military History Series)Land With No Sun: A Year in Vietnam With the 173rd Airborne (Stackpole Military History Series)
Best Price: $12.53
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2GRHVVL4CN8JD In this video review I tell you...
Dead Center: A Marine Sniper's Two-Year Odyssey in the Vietnam WarDead Center: A Marine Sniper's Two-Year Odyssey in the Vietnam War
Best Price: $3.92
If you want action and detail, definitely pass on this book. If the author had killed as many...
Blood Trails: The Combat Diary of a Foot Soldier in VietnamBlood Trails: The Combat Diary of a Foot Soldier in Vietnam
Best Price: $3.92
I selected this book over several other Vietnam accounts because I read that he had diligintly...

Where We Were in Vietnam: A Comprehensive Guide to the Firebases, Military Installations and Naval Vessels of the Vietnam War, 1945-1975Where We Were in Vietnam: A Comprehensive Guide to the Firebases, Military Installations and Naval Vessels of the Vietnam War, 1945-1975
Best Price: $25.05
I was very disappointed in this book, it was written in atlas form and the maps were of poor...
Rescue of Streetcar 304: A Navy Pilot's Forty Hours on the Run in Laos (Ausa)Rescue of Streetcar 304: A Navy Pilot's Forty Hours on the Run in Laos (Ausa)
Best Price: $12.56
I was almost sorry when Kenny was rescued because it meant the end of the book. Unfortunately,...
Vietnam: The Necessary War: A Reinterpretation of America's Most Disastrous Military ConflictVietnam: The Necessary War: A Reinterpretation of America's Most Disastrous Military Conflict
Best Price: $4.42
Michael Lind has to be either the leading American intellectual alive or, a close competitor for...
Operation Thunderhead: The True Story of Vietnam's Final POW Rescue Mission--and the last NAVY SealKilled in CountryOperation Thunderhead: The True Story of Vietnam's Final POW Rescue Mission--and the last NAVY SealKilled in Country
Best Price: $15.89
The war was all but over-but there was still one battle the United States had to fight. In...
Fire in the Lake: The Vietnamese and the Americans in VietnamFire in the Lake: The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam
Best Price: $7.91
If you want to begin to understand the US involvement in Vietnam read this book, then read...

Stolen Valor : How the Vietnam Generation Was Robbed of Its Heroes and Its HistoryStolen Valor : How the Vietnam Generation Was Robbed of Its Heroes and Its History
Best Price: $16.97
The authors are not just about discussing the low-lifes who never served, the...
Gunbird Driver: A Marine Huey Pilot's War in Vietnam (Blue Jacket Bks)Gunbird Driver: A Marine Huey Pilot's War in Vietnam (Blue Jacket Bks)
Best Price: $18.15
David Ballentine's book brought home to me the reality of the life of a Viet Nam Marine in the...
Why Didn't You Get Me Out?: A POW's Nightmare in VietnamWhy Didn't You Get Me Out?: A POW's Nightmare in Vietnam
Best Price: $1.92
I read this book a few weeks ago and found it a very fast read because I could not put it down....
Low Level HellLow Level Hell
Best Price: $12.73
The story of a LOACH pilot who is part of the hunter (LOACH) killer (Cobra) team of the 1/4 Cav...
Stalking the Vietcong: Inside Operation Phoenix: A Personal AccountStalking the Vietcong: Inside Operation Phoenix: A Personal Account
Best Price: $3.89
The book is not all that great, its more about info than it is about action. I prefer war books...

A Better War: The Unexamined Victories and Final Tragedy of America's Last Years in VietnamA Better War: The Unexamined Victories and Final Tragedy of America's Last Years in Vietnam
Best Price: $2.88
Most Americans refer to the "Vietnam War" as if it was a single conflict. But no;...
Hill 488Hill 488
Best Price: $3.97
Hill 488 is one of the most heart wrenching and unbelievable true stories about the Viet Nam...
America's Longest War: The United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975 with Poster (4th Edition)America's Longest War: The United States and Vietnam, 1950-1975 with Poster (4th Edition)
Best Price: $19.95
This is a concise but systematic overview and narrative of the Vietnam war. Evenhanded and...
Thud Ridge: F-105 Thunderchief missions over VietnamThud Ridge: F-105 Thunderchief missions over Vietnam
Best Price: $12.52
"Thud Ridge" is still the best book on the air war in Vietnam after almost 40 years....
The War Behind Me: Vietnam Veterans Confront the Truth about U.S. War CrimesThe War Behind Me: Vietnam Veterans Confront the Truth about U.S. War Crimes
Best Price: $12.00
In 2005, Deborah Nelson joined forces with military historian Nick Turse to investigate an...

When Thunder RolledWhen Thunder Rolled
Best Price: $3.90
A good book from a pilot who made two tours in Vietnam. Initial fears. Courage. The...
Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon PapersSecrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers
Best Price: $2.79
This provides Ellsberg's history behind his release of the Pentagon Papers. Included is...
Phoenix and the Birds of Prey: Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism in VietnamPhoenix and the Birds of Prey: Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism in Vietnam
Best Price: $14.88
This expanded edition of Moyar's work from the University of Nebraska arrived at the time that...
Rattler One-Seven: A Vietnam Helicopter Pilot's War Story (North Texas Military Biography and Memoir)Rattler One-Seven: A Vietnam Helicopter Pilot's War Story (North Texas Military Biography and Memoir)
Best Price: $8.85
I recently purchased a book entitled Rattler One-Seven written by Chuck Gross. Once I started...
Ghosts of War in Vietnam (Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare)Ghosts of War in Vietnam (Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare)
Best Price: $12.49
This is a fascinating and truly groundbreaking study of the Vietnamese experience and memory of...
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