The maritime evacuation of south vietnam and cambodia. Airpower and the ground war in vietnam air university au air. A stirring tribute to the valor and courage of the allied forces in the vietnam war and a vivid recreation of hardwon battles from ia drang valley to khe sanh and. The war began soon after the geneva conference provisionally divided 1954 vietnam at 17 n lat. Three are novels, two of which were written by vietnam war veterans. A rumor of war, philip caputo to call it the best book about vietnam is to trivialise it.
His coverage of the war in dispatches was groundbreaking for its presented a type of journalism that traded monotonous details for visceral descriptions. Apparently the lrrps reputation far exceeded their actual accomplishnents. Reports from the sessions of the international war crimes tribunal founded by bertrand russell, by international war crimes tribunal. Case studies of selected campaigns maxwell afb, al. Matterhorn by karl marlantes, the things they carried by tim obrien, the th valley by john m. Seeing the pilot is having a hard time keeping up, one of the chinese mercenaries called nungs, says to the team leader, lets kill the dai uy. Vietnam war by stuart murray and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Welcome to alpha historys selection of vietnam war books.
Tonie and valmai holt are the pioneers of battlefield touring, having developed the concept nearly 40. I would certainly recommend this audio book particularly if you have an interest in the vietnam war and how it was reported. The necessary war, michael lind if you only read one book on the vietnam war, this is it. 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. The early years of the united states army in vietnam, 19411960 1985 ronald h. Drawing from more than 120 newspapers, published between 1968 and 1970, this study explores the emergence of an antimilitarist subculture within the u. A great visual supplement i recommend is ospreys f8 crusader units of the vietnam war which has several photos and illustrations of the aircraft and pilots of vf162, including a squadron photo from 1967 where you can put faces to the names of the pilots. He gives the most honest and candid view of how those operations were ran, and it will not make you happy what our pilots when through. He was the last air force pilot to complete 100 missions over north vietnam. Air forces proved essential to americas military effort in vietnam, so much so that many air combat innovations occurred over the course of the war. He decided to retaliate by launching operation rolling thunder, an air war on north vietnam that would last until 1968. The following texts are used and recommended by alpha history authors. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
A novel of the vietnam war by marlantes, karl isbn. Prados revisits the conflict by taking the reader behind conventional histories. It escalated from a vietnamese civil war into a limited international conflict in which the united states was deeply involved, and did not end. Conflict raged for soldiers, both within the boundaries of war and within the nations boundaries, in the vietnam war era. The f4 phantom ii was the united states primary air superiority fighter aircraft during the vietnam war. Navy and the vietnam war series are available online for free download as 508compliant pdf files, mobi versions for kindle devices, and the epub for most other readers. This is one of the best books about the vietnam war i have read and i have read almost all of them. Readers weighed in on the best books about the vietnam war. Our books experts recommends 10 authors to read on the conflict. Underground gi newspapers during the vietnam war by james lewes book description.
Critically acclaimed since its release in 1977, dispatches was one of the first books which offered an insiders account of the vietnam war to the general public. Booktopia buy vietnam war books online from australias leading online bookstore. Gilster pdf with commentary at air university press prevent the crime of silence. The best histories of the vietnam war council on foreign relations. There are two other great books about the air war in vietnam, thud ridge and going downtown. The best histories of the vietnam war council on foreign. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Feb 05, 2008 a rumor of war, philip caputo to call it the best book about vietnam is to trivialise it.
The book s opening thrusts the reader into the thick of the wars climactic 1972 hanoi christmas bombing, an operation so poorly planned that it nearly became a disaster of epic proportions. While in the air force, george received the tactical air command instructor pilot of the year award. With regard to vietnam, he promises to achieve peace with honor. Vietnam war project kit veterans history project, american folklife center, library of congress. Navy coastal and riverine warfare in vietnam 196568. All series air vanguard aircraft of the aces aviation elite units battle orders campaign combat combat aircraft command duel elite essential histories essential histories specials fortress general aviation general military graphic history men at arms new vanguard raid warrior weapon xplanes anatomy of the. Battlefield vietnam history timeline guerrilla air war khe sanh resources shoppbs credits. Organized chaos, seemed like a contradiction in terms, but after a few weeks in vietnam, it seemed plausible. 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. In narratives and vignettes that display his impressive command of facts and analysis, he sheds new light on the issues and punctures. Davidson follows the entire course of the vietnam war, from the initial french skirmishes in 1946 to the dramatic fall of saigon nearly thirty years later. Harvey was a civilian writer who was allowed almost unlimited access to the us militarys air operations in vietnam and the book covers much of the operations that were going on at the timeincluding the infamous ranch hand defoliant spraying operations that covered much of the country with. Purchasing these books through the book depository is a great way for you to save money, while supporting alpha history.
Excellent study of the vietnam war looking at a far wider range of topics than in most books on this war, and with contributions from american, north vietnamese and south vietnamese authors and participants in the war. Hamilton hancock is on the fast track to become a fighter pilot. In early 1965 the united states unleashed the largest sustained aerial bombing campaign since world war ii, against north vietnam. His connecting thread is north vietnamese general vo nguyen giap, a. We would be organized militarily, but we would have to break the bad habit, of trying to fight a conventional war in a guerrilla warfare environment. Weaving together the histories of three distinct conflicts, phillip b. This airplane epitomized american airpower doctrine during the early cold. Vietnam history timeline guerrilla tactics air war khe sahn resources. Selected fulltext books and articles scratch one flattop.
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Heres an admittedly subjective list, posted on the military history now website, put together by mark masse, a ball state university literary journalism professor. The first carrier air campaign and the battle of the coral sea by robert c. It is the only work to detail the b52 air war in vietnam from the perspective of a navigatorbombardier. Air war over north vietnam paperback pen and sword books. Michael herr was a war correspondent for esquire between 1967 and 1969. Complete organized chaos for the new guys would begin as we landed in vietnam.
We are proud to publish the holts series of guide books. An impressive piece of work that gives a good overview of the vietnam war and the wider issues that surrounded the conflict. While the writing and research of this book are as good as stantons other books on the vietnam war, this one has very little to work with. Ia drang the battle that changed the war in vietnam by harold g.
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