Vietnam War category: 1155 books
Combat Chaplain
A Thirty-Year Vietnam Battle
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2015
In 1967 Chaplain James D. Johnson chose to accompany his men, unarmed, on their daily combat operations, a decision made against the recommendations of his superiors. During what would be the final days for some, he offered his ministry not from a pulpit but on the battlefields—in hot landing zones...
Force Recon Diary, 1969
The Riveting, True-to-Life Account of Survival and Death in One of the Most Highly Skilled Units in Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2015
Elite and highly trained, the 3d Force Recon's eight-man teams were assigned to obtain vital information about NVA operations. Alone, the men of these small teams were sent behind enemy lines, where they all knew that a single mistake could cost everyone their lives.
United States Navy Hospital...
There Is A Man Who Walks
A Personal Account of Montagnard Guerrilla Warfare in Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2013
Drafted into the service although married and with three children, Dr. Conlon finds himself tasked to work with the Montagnard tribesmen. He is working under what he believes to be an Air Force Major who is in fact a Central Intelligence operative. His 13-month tour ends with his return to civilian...
Stingray
Force Recon Marines Behind the Lines in Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2012
In 1966, the Marine Corps introduced a bold, new concept to the battlefield. Little did the designers of that concept realize that it would change the way wars are fought, and the Corps, from that day forward.
One of the most influential strategies of the Vietnam War, the Stingray Patrol comprised...
A Sense of Duty
My Father, My American Journey
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
A memoir by a former Vietnamese refugee who became a U.S. Marine, Quang Pham’s A Sense of Duty is an affecting story of fate, hope, and the aftermath of the most divisive war the United States has ever fought. This heartfelt salute to the spirit of America is also the account of the author’s...
Warriors
An Infantryman's Memoir of Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2010
On the ground, in the air, and behind the lines, grunts made life-and-death decisions every day—and endured the worst stress of their young lives.
It was the tumultuous year 1968, and Robert Tonsetic was Rifle Company commander of the 4th Battalion, 12th Infantry in Vietnam. He took over...
Tunnel Rats
The larrikin Aussie legends who discovered the Vietcong's secret weapon
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013
'All I could do was prod the earth with my bayonet and shine the light to see if I could find anything. It doesn't matter how small the tunnel is you never know what's around the bend . You don't know if it's abandoned, you don't know if it's booby trapped and you don't know why the tunnel is there...
Rampant Raider
An A-4 Skyhawk Pilot in Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2013
A member of Light Attack Squadron 212 s "Rampant Raiders," A-4 pilot Stephen R. Gray writes about his experiences flying combat sorties from the deck of an aircraft carrier during one of the most intense periods of aerial combat in U.S. history. From the perspective of a junior naval aviator, Gray reveals...
F-105 Wild Weasel vs SA-2 ‘Guideline’ SAM
Vietnam 1965–73
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
The Vietnam war was the first conflict that saw extensive use of surface-to-air anti-aircraft missiles, and thus became a training ground for the tactics of this new type of battle. This Duel presents this story in the context of two of the main opponents: America's top fighter-bomber and the NVA's best anti-aircraft missile.
Last Stand at Khe Sanh
The U.S. Marines' Finest Hour in Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
The riveting story of the heroic three-month defense of Khe Sanh by 6,000 Marines--an epic confrontation at a pivotal moment in America's war in Vietnam
Last Stand at Khe Sanh is a vivid, fast-paced account of the dramatic 1968 confrontation, when 6,000 US Marines held off 30,000 North Vietnamese...
Flying Black Ponies
The Navy's Close Air Support Squadron in Vietnam
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
The tragic, the comic, the terrifying, the poignant are all part of the story of the Black Pony pilots who distinguished themselves in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War. Flying their turboprop Broncos down and dirty, low and slow, they killed more of the enemy and saved more allied lives with...
by Lieutenant Commander Richard Sessoms
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
In 1964 the Viet Cong was firmly entrenched in the Mekong Delta region. Using fear and terror tactics, the insurgency gained control of the population creating a safe haven for the movement to thrive and expand. The United States and the Government of South Vietnam recognized the infiltration problem...
Invasion of Laos, 1971
Lam Son 719
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2014
In 1971, while U.S. ground forces were prohibited from crossing the Laotian border, a South Vietnamese Army corps, with U.S. air support, launched the largest airmobile operation in the history of warfare, Lam Son 719. The objective: to sever the North Vietnamese Army’s main logistical artery, the...
Lyndon Johnson's War
America's Cold War Crusade in Vietnam, 1945-1968
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
The Hill and Wang Critical Issues Series: concise, affordable works on pivotal topics in American history, society, and politics.
Using newly available documents from both American and Vietnamese archives, Hunt reinterprets the values, choices, misconceptions, and miscalculations that shaped...