Suffering and torture inflicted on innocent civilians with apparent impunity. The soldiers and journalists who wrote about the war were close to. This literature, although dealing mostly with the participation of the united states in the war and the consequences of this, is not solely of american. Both the nonfiction and fictional tales on this list have a sense of chilling realism gleaned from firsthand experience and indepth research. In my mind its one of the first really wellwritten books that describe the moral ambiguities and difficulties faced by a young marine officer in this particular war. For half a century we have been arguing about the vietnam war. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the vietnam war. Nonfiction an intimate history of killing by joanna bourke. The vietnamese communist party banned the book because of its unflattering recitation of the wars brutality.
Against the war c2011, by roland menge pdf with commentary at. The actions of armies in war have seldom been as humane as the modern american military in the 20th century alone there are boundless documented examples of horrific acts by the germans, the japanese and the soviet red army in world war ii, or by north korea in the 1950s, and others later than that. This book is widely viewed as the best concise history of the vietnam war. This book, easily one of the best pieces of war fiction, is definitely one of the best books written by vietnam war veterans. Considered one of the definitive memoirs of the vietnam war, it is, simply a story about war, about the things men do in war and the things war does to them. The essay why men love war also about vietnam is worth reading for similar reasons. The book includes, as terry notes in his introduction, enlisted men, noncommissioned officers, and commissioned officers. Thousands of books have been written about vietnam with no mention of widespread sexual assault.
But if youre just setting out to learn more about a topic as complicated as this, figuring out where to begin might seem a bit daunting. An oral history of the vietnam war by black veterans, by wallace terry, brings together the voices of 20 veterans. Tell me about the first book on your list, a rumor of war 1977. A slew of war memoirs stand with the best writing of that genre. Late 1960s and 70s pulp and popular fiction about the. Vietnam war in american literature oxford research. Atrocities of the vietnam war the victims of the vietnam war. Studying vietnams history for more than 12 years in school cannot compare to 12 days reading one of these books. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
The german concentration camps of world war ii, the horrors of the vietnam war, the rape and brutality during the breakup of yugoslavia and the hutu massacres of tutsis in rwanda. An oral history of the vietnam war by black veterans by wallace terry. The best books on war crimes recommended by andrew cayley. Matterhorn by karl marlantes, the things they carried by tim obrien, the th valley by john m. Opinion the great vietnam war novel was not written by. I find im usually more emotionally affected by movies than books, and probably by fiction more than documentaries which is odd, because youd think the realization that something is real would make it more intense. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Philip caputo was a marine who later became a very wellknown journalist.
Click download or read online button to get bloods an oral history of the vietnam war book now. The book opens with him in vietnam, dealing with the hostile intentions. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Vietnam war, 19611975 protest movements fiction against the war c2011, by roland menge pdf with commentary at items below if. List of books and articles about vietnam war in literature. The novels raw honesty and intensity carry the reader along as the author reveals not only the sorrow, but the horrors of war. An epic year with an elite airborne rifle company of the 101st airborne divisions wandering warriors, during the height of the vietnam war. Dog soldiers won the 1975 national book award for fiction, the first vietnam war novel to do so. An american atrocity in the vietnam war by william. Readers weighed in on the best books about the vietnam war. This blog contains real stories and pictures of violence, atrocities, brutalities and bizaare news that are not seen on tv. There is no doubt in my mind that kill anything that moves belongs on the very highest shelf of books on the vietnam war up there with the nonfiction of neil sheehan, david halberstam, seymour hersh, jonathan schell, and frances fitzgerald, the memoirs of michael herr and philip caputo, the fiction of bobbie ann mason, robert stone, jayne. Numerous numbers of vietnamese were raped by the us soldiers during the vietnam war. Among the most positive is an abundance of topnotch books, many written by veterans of the conflict.
Boyd witnesses numerous atrocities by american forces, including a. Few events in recent american history are as controversial as the united states intervention in vietnam, and one aspect of that intervention often debated revolves around war crimes committed by or against american soldiers. One of my favourites from this list is the beauty of humanity movement, it might be an oldie but it is a great book that tells an interesting story about key characters and their lives in old vietnam. The conflict inspired an avalanche of volumes and they all claim to be. Mike mccarey served as the first marine divisions chief prosecutor for most of 1968 when that unit was in vietnam. This book is written in such a stunning, poetic fashion, yet it does not hide the gruesome horrors of war, and what war does to people. The th valley by john del vecchio there have been a number of excellent books about vietnam. Unlike great war fictionthe red and the black, the red badge of courage, war and peace, all quiet on the western front, and a farewell to armsthat is read for generations, becoming part of a literary culture, the vietnam novels and memoirs are specific to a time and place. The fall of an empire and the making of americas vietnam, by fredrik logevall fredrik logevalls book focuses on the french conflict in vietnam at the end of world war ii and the beginning of the american one in 1959. Vietnam war in literature a vast body of literature has been dedicated to the vietnam war 195475, including scientific research volumes, fiction stories, autobiographical accounts and poetry. An historical novel of war and politics wings of war book 1 kindle edition by berent, mark. William thomas allison is the latest military historian to offer his take on the stillcontroversial my lai massacre. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading rolling thunder.
Bloods an oral history of the vietnam war download ebook. An encyclopedia of quotations ebook written by howard langer. Having served as the international coprosecutor of the khmer rouge tribunal in cambodia, andrew cayley qc draws on his firsthand experience to nominate the best books on war crimes. Interestingly, it must also be one of the first novels to deal with the practice of fragging. Our mission here at wmcs women under siege is to add to the public record on sexualized violence in conflict. He chooses the best books on the vietnam war, exploring its moral ambiguities, the warrior mentality, the humanity of the enemy, and more. The vietnam war is the most political, controversial war ever recorded in american military history. These include winners of national book awards and pulitzer prizes, both fiction and nonfiction. The aim of this blog is to inform and educate readers about current events, history and recent happenings around the world. The history of the vietnam war provides a comprehensive and systematically organized collection of material on this series of events. An historical novel of war and politics wings of war book 1. Winner of the 2016 pulitzer prize for fiction, this debut novel could fit into half a dozen genres of vietnam war books from war narrative to. Vietnam veterans were hunted by smalltown redneck police in.
The ultimate 2020 list of best vietnam books to read. The top 30 vietnam war books to read this winter historynet. How vietnam was exposed as a dirty war nick turses exhaustive new book on americas war crimes gives short shrift to those who helped uncover them. An absorbing and definitive modern history of the vietnam war from the acclaimed new york times bestselling author of the secret war vietnam became the western worlds most divisive modern conflict, precipitating a battlefield humiliation for france in. Recommended vietnams history before and after 1975 books. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the vietnam war. Minors are suggested to get out from this blog due to sensitive issues and graphic contents. Pages in category vietnam war fiction the following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. The best vietnam war books five books expert recommendations. The great vietnam war novel was not written by an american. Today i want to look at the best novels, because fiction can provide fresh insights into great historical events. They are presented randomly within the categories of nonfiction and fiction. Ten vietnam war novels to read council on foreign relations. The wars literature first emerged in the 1950s during the cold war when americans were serving as advisors to the french and the vietnamese in.