All time top ten Vietnam War Books
TOP TEN VIETNAM WAR BOOKS
Here's a list of the all time top 10 books written on the Vietnam War. All the genres are covered here including visceral first-hand battle memoirs, life in Vietnam as a Huey pilot, the strange and terrifying world of the marine scout sniper and other works dealing with reportage and … [Read More...]
What It Is Like To Go To War – Unmissable for Vietnam Vets
What It Is Like To Go To War – Karl Marlantes, 2011 For those non-combatants seeking to understand ‘what war is really like’ this book is a highly recommended read, and gets to the dark heart of the matter. Thought provoking and carefully written with superb storytelling, What It Is Like … [Read More...]
The Nam Experience Encapsulated – If I Die In A Combat Zone
If I Die in a Combat Zone – Tim O’ Brien, 1973 By far Tim O' Brien's best Vietnam book, this small but powerful read captures perfectly the profile of American youth at war. The author is an intelligent and self-examining writer and combines a wide spectrum of moral and political musings, … [Read More...]
A Spectrum of Voices from Vietnam
Duke Barrett is author of the acclaimed Vietnam war novel, The Wall of Broken Dreams. Duke was kind enough to let me reprint one of his short stories here, recounting a close encounter near Bong Son, in 1966. "At approximately 3 PM on yet another hot and humid September day, the 2nd … [Read More...]
The Best Book on Vietnam..?
Dispatches – Michael Herr
Dispatches - Michael Herr, 1977 Esquire correspondent Michael Herr's visceral and often chaotic reportage classic, this book describes the hellish Nam kaleidoscope like no other literary work. Could this be one of the best books on war ever … [Read More...]
Best Snipers Reads
Dear Mom: a Sniper’s Vietnam – Joseph T Ward
Dear Mom: a Sniper's Vietnam - Joseph T Ward In letters home to his Mom, a marine scout sniper reveals his wartime … [Read More...]
Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills – Charles Henderson
Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills - Charles Henderson, 2001 Marine Sniper (aff) is a patiently written but vivid … [Read More...]
Dead Center: A Marine Sniper’s Two Year Odyssey in the Vietnam War – Ed Kugler
Dead Center: A Marine Sniper’s Two Year Odyssey in the Vietnam War - Ed Kugler, 1999 A rough, tough sniper's … [Read More...]
Best Grunts Accounts
A Rumor of War – Philip Caputo
A Rumor Of War - Philip Caputo, 1977 As a lieutenant with the Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Philip Caputo was among the first … [Read More...]
Blood Trails – Christopher Ronnau
Blood Trails: The Combat Diary of a Foot Soldier in Vietnam - Christopher Ronnau, 2008 Another first person perspective on … [Read More...]
Platoon Leader – James R McDonough
Platoon Leader: A Memoir of Command in Combat – James R McDonough, 2003 Themes of leadership, honour and camaraderie … [Read More...]
