American planes dropped seven million tons of ordnance three times the amount they had dropped in world war ii as well as napalm and chemical defoliants. Ia drang the battle that changed the war in vietnam harold g. Creighton abrams vs the airborne armchair general and. The ultimate 2020 list of best vietnam books to read. While i am not a vietnam era veteran enlisted 1982, i did have a few superiors who were, as well as being stationed in a town with a large veteran population. American views on the vietnam war historical society of. For instance, in the 2004 presidential election, the vietnamera military service of both major candidates turned into a serious campaign issue. A novel of the vietnam war isnt your ordinary war novel, it will give the reader an historically accurate and alarming vivid experience of the conflict that took place over 40 years ago in south east asia. Ten vietnam war novels to read council on foreign relations. The australian defence force had sustained its biggest losses in wwi, leaving almost 60,000 mostly men behind, and wwii, when the country mourned 27,000 people.
Vietnam wars, marilyn youngs recounting of the various conflicts in vietnam since the end of the. American textbook is one way to reveal different viewpoints. The vietnam war is one of the most controversial and traumatic events in american history. The vietnam war left a gash in the heart of america that can still be felt today. Australian involvement in vietnam this selection of vietnam war quotations relates to australian involvement in vietnam. These items are shipped from and sold by different sellers. Comparison of two very different views on the war in vietnam umbc. Vietnam veterans and families indochinese refugees. Perhaps more targeted at the scholarly minded, this book collects official documents and private. In the decade or so after the vietnam war ended, most scholars wrote critically of the united states intervention in indochina.
Heated debates began to take place within books, article, and conferences. As the war continued and more young men were drafted, it became. Much of the war was fought in a nontraditional guerilla style, and there were many casualties on both sides. Sorrow of war offers the north vietnamese perspective by tracing the warhaunted life of kien, a former infantryman turned writer, as he. Differing views on reconstruction 1090 words bartleby. Hunts a vietnam war reader is a very different text to onans. Please check out my book happiness is a warm guna vietnam story. The vietnam war was fought for civilians, by civilians and among civilians and the majority of casualties were civilians. The north and south were no longer at war but their differing views on government, race, and individual rights created a deep divide in the country. Like everyone else, historians continue to debate the. Vietnamese perspectives on the war in vietnam digital commons. This is a hilarious tale of an air force combat fighter pilot in vietnam who goes out on patrol with a special forces team he has supported many times from the air.
The top 30 vietnam war books to read this winter historynet. A novel of the vietnam war by karl marlantes although its true that matterhorn. Perspectives on vietnam historical society of pennsylvania. Page v the united states and all other countries respect the independence, sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of vietnam as recognized by the 1954 geneva agreements on vietnam. They reached their peak in various protests against the vietnam war and solidarity with industrial struggles. Such a movement is deemed wrongly, in my view as passe in the new world order. The war in vietnam was not lost in the field, nor was it lost on the front pages of the new york times or the college campuses. Comparison of two very different views on the war in vietnam. Vietnam veteranos chicanos recall the war by lea ybarra. They argue that, from the start, the war wasnt winnable for the united states.
Vietnam wars, marilyn youngs recounting of the various conflicts in vietnam since the end of the second world war, seems intent on establishing american culpability for the suffering of millions in what young clearly deems an unworthy cause. Discover the best vietnam war history in best sellers. Among those historians who study the war, three distinct schools of thought exist about vietnam. The war has been the subject of much recent media coverage, especially following robert mcnamaras attempt at rewriting history. A study of american attempts to come to terms with the legacy of the vietnam war, this book highlights the central role played by vietnam veterans in shaping public memory of the war. Read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle unlimited membership.
Choose from used and new textbooks or get instant access with etextbooks and digital materials. The vietnam war has certainly produced burgeoning scholars and literature. For a completely different take on the vietnam war e. It contains statements and remarks about the vietnam conflict by notable political figures, military commanders, contemporaries and historians. It is difficult to commit to one without dwelling on what the others could have offered. While the list of books about this conflict includes hundreds of enlightening works, we pick ten of the best texts offering illuminating perspectives on the war, its context and the effects it had on vietnam. Booktopia buy vietnam war books online from australias leading online bookstore. Many americans of differing views found that they could see whatever they wanted to, all in the murky, contradictory politics and culture of vietnam.
The vietnam war was a period of american involvement in southeast asia from 19611975 in which u. A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. In the years after world war ii, world leaders were very concerned about communism spreading and created a containment policy to block its advance. For those not familiar with dexters books or the tv adaptations, endeavour was inspector morses first name, which he seldom used. Across the pond by michael mccormick is the story of a young american who fights in vietnam for his country, but is rejected when he returns from the war. The best histories of the vietnam war council on foreign relations.
Differing assessments of war in vietnam as seen from saigon and washington men in the field see a. Revisionists began fixing that problem in the late 1990s with histories arguing that the south vietnamese government. April 30 was the 20th anniversary of the end of the vietnam war and the reunification of vietnam. Sorrow of war offers the north vietnamese perspective by tracing the war haunted life of kien, a former infantryman turned writer, as he. Mcmaster from the conclusiondereliction of duty is a stunning analysis of how and why the united states became involved in an allout and disastrous war in southeast asia. All our physical stores and our online store are temporarily closed. Shortlisted for canadas prestigious giller prize, this profoundly humane novel vancouver sun, wrings suspense and humor out of the everyday choices we make, revealing the delicate balance between sacrifice and selfinterest, doing good and being good. How vietnam dramatically changed our views on honor and war. Home education unit plans american views on the vietnam war perspectives on vietnam perspectives on vietnam the vietnam war was a complex and heated political issue and was one of the most unpopular and divisive wars in u. What movie most accurately depicts the vietnam war. One view of the war was given by a victorian headmaster, neville clark, in a letter published in the april 27 melbourne. The author, based the story on his experience as a u.
In part ii, the discussion continues with a focus on the vietnam war as seen through the eyes of chicano vietnam veterans. The vietnam war stands as one of the pivotal moments in recent u. The books by halberstam, sheehan, karnow and nearly every other orthodox author concentrated on the period from the division of vietnam in 1954 to the tet offensive of 1968, providing minimal coverage of the years 1969 to 1975. A legendary war cameraman in vietnam by yasutsune hirashiki. In the 21st century, americans still bitterly argue about the war.
Anonymous vietnam war dead i found that from 1965 to 1975, the new york times mentioned the names of only 726 of the 58,220 american military personnel killed in vietnam. This vietnam memoir includes exciting tales, close calls, and battle memories. Until the vietnam war ended in 1975, australian forces had been fighting somewhere in the world almost consistently since federation in 1901, and without pause from 1939 onwards. During these early pages, young sets the tone for her book. Diving into a book about the vietnam war can be a daunting task. The vietnam war has scarred, transformed and inspired countless writers and art practitioners.
The best histories of the vietnam war council on foreign. This group agrees that the war was wrong, but on pragmatic, not moral, grounds. The vietnam war this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as. Australias involvement in the vietnam war differing views of australias involvement in the vietnam war. Readers weighed in on the best books about the vietnam war. This book is widely viewed as the best concise history of the vietnam war. Pages in category vietnam war books the following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. My story is just one about a young couple in love during one of the most turbulent times in this countrys history. Tracing the evolution of the image of the vietnam veteran from alienated dissenter to traumatized victim to noble warrior, patrick hagopian describes how efforts to commemorate the war increasingly downplayed. The author spent ten years in vietnam, starting in 1966 when he went there as a freelancer, and stayed through the fall of saigon in 1975. Sorley also discusses the timing of the withdrawal of the 5th group from vietnam, with a completely different viewpoint. An american platoon, with representative members of different races. Historians at war national association of scholars. Although the research from various historians is necessary for.
Vietnam war, 19611975 engineering and construction base development in south vietnam, 19651970 1991, by carroll h. Ready to read the most celebrated and best vietnam war books. Best books on vietnam the best books about vietnam as a country, not just the vietnam war. Stewart onans the vietnam reader is perfect for the indecisive as it highlights the best texts from an american perspective, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, film, still photos and song lyrics. The war in vietnam fosters much debate in the united states. Three are novels, two of which were written by vietnam war veterans. The vietnamese people were divided because of differing views on government and culture. Herring, a former university of kentucky history professor, covers virtually every important event in the conflict, presenting the war objectively and assessing its legacy.
So, from just these two books, the reader is left with two completely different views written by persons with differing perspectives each trying to prove a negative, ie that creighton abrams did not dislike the special forces. Differing views of the swinging 60s by our tv correspondent. Ia drang the battle that changed the war in vietnam. The sacrifices and contributions of our vietnam veterans joseph l.
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