The Best Vietnam War Book Reviews
Vietnam, Now – David Lamb, 2002 Nam reporter David Lamb returns to Hanoi some 30 years on from the war, and discovers a country transformed. Insightful, balanced and thoughtful, this book would be a good read for first-time visitors to the country. Vietnam, Now – A Reporter Returns (affl) is a fascinating collection of incidents [...]
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 To Go To War [...]
Achilles in Vietnam – Jonathan Shay, 1995 This is an original and poetic book on interpreting combat trauma after the Vietnam experience, using the metaphor of Homer’s Iliad to demonstrate how war has damaged men since time immemorial. Achilles in Vietnam (aff) is ideal reading for Vietnam vets who consider Vietnam as ‘their war’ and [...]
When Hell Was in Session – Jeremiah A Denton, 1976 This is an interesting and different angle on the Vietnam war – a portrait of the POW’s experience – and what captured airmen in particular suffered when shot down over North Vietnam on their bombing missions. Former Rep. Senator Denton spent 8 years in captivity [...]
Platoon Platoon remains one of Oliver Stone’s finest films, a powerfully directed and … [Read More]
