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War and Aftermath in Vietnamby T. Louise Brown
Routledge 1991; US$ 185.00Combines a broad understanding of the background to the conflict in Vietnamese and world history, with detailed material on U.S. military tactics and the failure of pacification. more...
They Marched Into Sunlightby David Maraniss
Simon & Schuster 2003; US$ 13.99Here is the epic story of Vietnam and thesixties told through the events of a few tumultuous days in October 1967. David Maraniss takes the reader on an unforgettable journey to the battlefields of war and peace. With meticulous and captivating detail, They Marched Into Sunlight brings that catastrophic time back to life while examining questions about the meaning of dissent and the official manipulation of truth, issues that are as relevant today as they were decades ago. In a seamless narrative, Maraniss weaves together three very different worlds of that time: the death and heroism of soldiers in Vietnam, the anger and anxiety of antiwar students back home, and the confusion and obfuscating behavior of officials in Washington. In the... more...
War Tornby Tad Bartimus; Denby Fawcett; Jurate Kazickas; Edith Lederer; Ann Mariano
Random House Publishing Group 2002; US$ 13.99For the first time, nine women who made journalism history talk candidly about their professional and deeply personal experiences as young reporters who lived, worked, and loved surrounded by war. Their stories span a decade of America’s involvement in Vietnam, from the earliest days of the conflict until the last U.S. helicopters left Saigon in 1975. They were gutsy risk-takers who saw firsthand what most Americans knew only from their morning newspapers or the evening news. Many had very particular reasons for going to Vietnam—some had to fight and plead to go—but others ended up there by accident. What happened to them was remarkable and important by any standard. Their lives became exciting beyond anything they had ever... more...
War and Revolution in Vietnamby Kevin Ruane
Routledge 1998; US$ 30.95Based on recent research, this introduction aims to place the Vietnam war within the contexts of European colonization, American cold war strategy and Vietnam's "own" political history. more...
Voices of the Vietnam POWsby Craig Howes
Oxford University Press 1993; US$ 42.00Unsure whether they would be greeted as traitors or heroes, POWs returning from Vietnam responded by holding tight to their chosen motto, "Return with Honor." "We're giving the American people what they want and badly need--heroes," said a Vietnam jungle POW. "I feel it's our responsibility, our duty to help them where possible shed the idea this war was a waste, useless, as unpopular as it may have been." In the first book to explore the entire range of memoirs, biographies, and group histories published since America's Vietnam POWs returned home, Craig Howes explores the development of a collective history. He describes how these captives drew upon their national heritage to compose a unified, common story while still in prison, and how individual... more...
Krazy Horby Stanley 'Krazy Hor' Krasnoff
Allen & Unwin 2004; US$ 21.78The fascinating autobiography of Stan Krasnoff, a right-wing warrior who served with the American special forces in Vietnam. more...
Death of a Generationby Howard Jones
Oxford University Press 2003; US$ 22.00The assassination of John F. Kennedy led to the "death of a generation". The president had planned to withdraw all special forces by the end of 1965. But White House involvement in the Coup undercut the withdrawal effort and ultimately led to the war that Kennedy had sought to prevent. more...
The Uncensored Warby Daniel C. Hallin
Oxford University Press 1986; US$ 75.00This book is the first scholarly study of Vietnam news coverage, and shows how Kennedy and Johnson both tried to discourage press coverage, and how relations between the press and the Nixon administration completely broke down. more...
Tears before the Rainby Larry Engelmann
Oxford University Press 2006; US$ 110.00Testimony from seventy eyewitnesses to the fall of Saigon--nurses, pilots, journalists, an ambassador, and others--illuminate this account of one of the most horrendous periods of this century. more...
Vietnamby Ian Jeffries
Taylor & Francis 2006; US$ 160.00Tracing developments since the end of the Vietnam War, Ian Jeffries gives a comprehensive and informative overview of the current political and economic situation in Vietnam today. more...