50 Military Personal Narratives and Oral Histories. (Recommended Reading List on the Viet Nam War)
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This article is from the Vietnam FAQ, by Brian Ross, John R. Tegtmeier, Edwin E. Moise, Frank Vaughan, John Tegtmeier with numerous contributions by others.
50 Military Personal Narratives and Oral Histories. (Recommended Reading List on the Viet Nam War)
Brennan, Matthew. Brennan's War : Vietnam 1965-1969.
Novato, CA: Presidio, 1985; Pocket Books, 1989.
Broughton, Col. Jack. Thud Ridge. Philadelphia:
Lippincott, 1969; New York: Bantam, 1985.
Caputo, Philip. A Rumor of War. New York: Holt, Rinehart,
and Winston, 1977; Ballantine, 1978.
*CORE* Award winning memoir by a Lieutenant in
the Marine 9th Expeditionary Brigade in 1965 - 1966. The work is a
powerful and compelling account of the early part of US ground
combat involvement, including Caputo's court-marshall for the killing of a
Vietnamese civilian which raises questions about both the nature
of US tactics and the nature on guerilla warfare. The book also
contains a short section on Caputo's experiences in 1975 as a journalist
during the fall of the South.
Downs, Frederick Jr. The Killing Zone. New York: Norton,
1978.
Mason, Robert. Chickenhawk. New York: Viking, 1983.
Maurer, Harry. Strange Ground : Americans in Vietnam,
1945-1975: An Oral History. New York: Henry Holt, 1989.
A strong collection of pieces of oral history from
folks in a myriad of different positions, spanning all eras in the
American involvement.
Metzner, Edward. More Than a Soldier's War : Pacification in
Vietnam. College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 1995.
*CORE* Memoir of a multi-tour US veteran who
served as an advisor on the provincial level. The work provide significant
insights into an aspect of the American involvement that is often
overlooked.
Santoli, Al. Everything We Had : An Oral History of the
Vietnam War by Thirty-three American Soldiers Who Fought It. New
York: Random House, 1981; Ballantine, 1982.
Sheppard, Don. Riverine : A Brown-Water Sailor in the
Delta, 1967. Novato, CA: Presidio, 1992; reprint, New York: Pocket
Books, 1994.
Terry, Wallace. Bloods : An Oral History of the Vietnam War
By Black Veterans. New York: Random House, 1984; reissue paper,
Ballantine Books, 1989.
Walker, Keith. A Piece of My Heart : The Stories of Twenty
Six American Women who Served in Vietnam. Novato, CA: Presidio
Press, 1985; New York: Ballantine, 1987.
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