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Once a Warrior King: Memories of an Officer in Vietnam

Once a Warrior King: Memories of an Officer in Vietnam

In Saigon during the waning days of the Vietnam War, a small-time journalist named John Converse thinks he'll find action - and profit - by getting involved in a big-time drug deal. But back in the States, things go horribly wrong for him. Dog Soldiers perfectly captures the underground mood of America in the 1970s, when amateur drug dealers and hippies encountered profiteering cops and professional killers - and... (more)

Thunder from Above: Air War, 1941-1968 (Vietnam Experience)John Morrocco

Thunder from Above: Air War, 1941-1968 (Vietnam Experience)

by John Morrocco

Lonely Planet Vietnam: A Survival Kit (Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit S.)

Lonely Planet Vietnam: A Survival Kit (Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit S.)

by Mason Florence, Robert Storey

Let your senses thrill to the sights, sounds and tastes of Vietnam. Our guide will help you discover the serene landscapes of the Mekong and Red River deltas, dodge cyclists and cyclos in noisy Ho Chi Minh City and drool over exotic local delicacies. Over 80 maps of cities, town and regions The low-down on the most colourful festivals, best bars and liveliest markets Mouth-watering information on Vietnamese... (more)

Once Upon a Distant War Young War Correspondents and the Early Vietnam BattlesWilliam Prochnau

Once Upon a Distant War Young War Correspondents and the Early Vietnam Battles

by William Prochnau

Long Time Passing: Vietnam and the Haunted Generation

Long Time Passing: Vietnam and the Haunted Generation

by Myra MacPherson

This new edition of a classic book on the impact of the Vietnam War on Americans reintroduces the haunted voices of the Vietnam era to a new generation of readers. In a new introduction, Myra MacPherson reports on the legacy of the war and its impact on contemporary political life, interviews a number of her principal characters to bring their stories up to date, and reflects on what has changed, and what hasn't,... (more)

December Stillness (Avon Flare Book)

by Mary Downing Hahn

QUESTIONS Sensitive and idealistic fifteen-year-old Kelly McAllisterfeels at odds with everyone around her. Her best friendhas suddenly turned boy crazy. Her talented mothercreates greeting card designs instead of real art, andher father never talks to her about anything exceptworking hard and getting ahead. That's why Kelly becomes so involved in the plight of ahomeless Vietnam vet who takes refuge in the... (more)

Lily's Ghost

by Cheryl Drake Harris

As a doctor in Vietnam, Lily survived unimaginable terror and loss. Now, safely ensconced in a close-knit Maine town and a seemingly comfortable marriage, she no longer needs to be afraid, but she is: afraid of light, afraid of sudden sounds, afraid of seeing the wide-eyed child of war who haunts her. So Lily is unprepared for the act of betrayal that threatens to take away the one thing she cannot live without:... (more)

The Healer's War

by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

A former military nurse in Vietnam, Scarborough turns here from her humorous fantasies ( The Drastic Dragon of Draco, Texas ) to this mostly realistic novel of Army nurse Kathleen McCulley's coming of age. Her tour of duty at China Beach puts the young woman from Kansas through the usual mixture of empathy for the Vietnamese and anger at the indifference or outright racism of army personnel. The unanticipated... (more)

The Nightingale's Song

by Robert Timberg

Robert Timberg weaves together the lives of Annapolis graduates John McCain, James Webb, Oliver North, Robert McFarlane, and John Poindexter to reveal how the Vietnam War continues to haunt America. Casting all five men as metaphors for a legion of well-meaning if ill-starred warriors, Timberg probes the fault line between those who fought the war and those who used money, wit, and connections to avoid battle. A... (more)

The Vietnam Plays: The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel ; Sticks and Bones

The Vietnam Plays: The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel ; Sticks and Bones

by David Rabe

The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel, which won the young David Rabe an Obie and was hailed by The New York Times as “rich in humor, irony, and insight,” is the story of a naive recruit’s initiation into war. Sticks and Bones concerns a blinded Vietnam veteran who, returning home numbed by the war, is astonished by his family’s inability to comprehend their country’s politics and his rage.

American Daughter Gone to War: On the Front Lines With an Army Nurse in Vietnam

American Daughter Gone to War: On the Front Lines With an Army Nurse in Vietnam

by Winnie Smith

Winnie Smith was a 21-year-old student nurse when she joined the Army "to see the world" and was sent to Vietnam. American Daughter Gone to War is the extraordinary story of how she was transformed from a romantic young nurse into a thoughtful, battle-scarred adult. It is a mirror for how our country dealt with the shattering experience and aftermath of the war.

To the ends of the earthHugh Steven

To the ends of the earth

by Hugh Steven

Sideshow, Revised Edition: Kissinger, Nixon, and the Destruction of Cambodia

Sideshow, Revised Edition: Kissinger, Nixon, and the Destruction of Cambodia

by William Shawcross

In Sideshow, journalist Shawcross presents the first full-scale investigation of the secret and illegal war the United States fought with Cambodia from 1969 to 1973, paving the way for the Khmer Rouge massacres of the mid-70s.

Unreasonable Behaviour: An Autobiography

Unreasonable Behaviour: An Autobiography

by Don McCullin

A close-up autobiography of a photojournalist who has acted as a war correspondent around the world tells of how his youthful excitement in covering battle faded as his pictures became more and more powerful.

Novel without a Name

by Duong Thu Huong, Thu Huong Duong

The author of Paradise of the Blind, the first novel from Vietnam ever published in America, traces a young man's experiences fighting for North Vietnam, in a novel banned in Vietnam for its subversive content. Reprint. 10,000 first printing. NYT.

The Edge of Honor

by Peter T. Deutermann

A man on the brink of destiny... It is the height of the Vietnam War and young Lt. Brian Holcomb is about to embark on an eight-month tour of duty that will bring him one step away from commanding his own ship. A woman tempted by desire... On the homefront, his beautiful wife Maddy is lonely and confused-tantalized by a seductive stranger and an act of betrayal every Navy man dreads, even more than an enemy's... (more)

Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam: Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife

Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam: Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife

by John A. Nagl

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 are initially unprepared. Through the use of archival sources and... (more)

Rat Life

by Tedd Arnold

The dead body found in the Chemanga River has nothing to do with Todd. He’s been busy making beds at the family motel and writing alien stories to entertain his friends. Sure, a murder is big news, but what would really interest him? A paying job and a story line free of UFOs and poop jokes. And then he meets Rat. Just a little older than Todd, Rat’s already been to Vietnam and back. He’s got a tattoo and... (more)

A War Remembered (Vietnam Experience)Clark Dougan, David Fulghum, Denis Kennedy

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