Opinion your favorite books on vietnam the new york times. Unable to escape the violence, brutality, and chaos that the war wreaks on her family in the central vietnam countryside, ly moves to saigon in search of a peaceful life. Apr 30, 2015 how young vietnamese view the vietnam war. These include winners of national book awards and pulitzer prizes, both fiction and nonfiction. In addition to jane werner and luu doan huynh, the contributors are mark bradley, william duiker, david elliott, christine white, george vickers.
Vietnam war, 19611975 engineering and construction. This was a war of many perspectives, a rashomon of equally plausible stories, of secrets, lies, and distortions at every turn. Vietnam war vietnamese films research guides at ucla library. Dec 18, 2017 amid the decline of communism as an ideology, the vietnamese communist party clings more tightly than ever to its official narrative of the war.
A documentary history from american and vietnamese perspectives, edited by michael h. Among the most positive is an abundance of topnotch books, many written by veterans of the conflict. Sorrow of war offers the north vietnamese perspective by tracing the. I have two family members who were pows during the war, but due to ptsd are unable to share their stories.
Veterans perspective on the mindset of the south vietnamese soldiers during the vietnam war duration. The book plunges us into the chaos and intensity of combat, even as it explains the rationale that got us into vietnam and kept us there for so many years. This book, based on extensive original research, including vietnamese, chinese and former soviet sources, presents a history of the war from the perspective of the vietnamese communists. From the vietnamese perspective, was the war to conquer south. The vietnamese revolution and politicalmilitary strategy. And unlike my ap history book, the vietnamese textbook i read contained little information about the cold war. This is not a conclusive book on the vietnam war from the north vietnam perspective. A view of the vietnam war, with a vietnamese perspective. I suggest if you want to learn about the vietnam war you don. While we might have made it our war, the vietnam war was about one group of people, the vietnamese.
Academy professor, department of history, us military academy, west point. Nonfiction an intimate history of killing by joanna bourke. Hess the tenth anniversary of the fall of saigon occasioned an outpouring. Teaching the vietnam war from the vietnamese perspective tlhe vietnamese struggle for independence began with the french colonization of indochina in the late nineteenth century and gained steam with the rapid development of nationalist movements from the 1920s onward. A chinese perspective want to deal with a strong unified vietnam under hanoi leadership. How may this type of protest be more effective than others. In general what do you think were the effects of this on americans attitudes.
Summerss on strategy and bruce palmers the 25year war gary r. In addition to jayne werner and luu doan huynh, the contributors are mark bradley, william duiker, david elliott, kristin pelzer, george vickers, james harrison, george herring, ronald spector, paul joseph, jeffrey clarke, ngo vinh long, benedict kiernan, marilyn young, david hung, keith taylor, and tran van tra. I have broken down the best books about vietnam the best vietnam books. Covering world war i, world war ii, and the vietnam war, this book does an exceptional job illuminating the psychological aspects of wartime on those who do the killing. The memories, nightmares and flashbacks of a vietnam war survivor gnosis press 2019. Theyre arranged chronologically so that the entire course of the war is covered. American and vietnamese perspectives by hunt, michael and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The novel presents warfare from a nonheroic perspective, removing all romantic connotations of war, and is renowned for its harsh descriptions of all aspects of the vietnam war. This book, based on extensive original research, including vietnamese, chinese and former soviet sources, tells the story of the war from the tet offensive in 1968 up to the reunification of vietnam in april 1975. Controversies about what americans call the vietnam war that go back to the 1960s live on in classrooms today. What is the best book about vietnam war written from vietnam.
Nathalie huynh chau nguyens new book, south vietnamese soldiers. A north vietnamese perspective on the war bui tin on. In addition to jayne werner and luu doan huynh, the contributors are mark bradley, william duiker, david elliott, kristin pelzer, george vickers, james harrison, george herring, ronald spector, paul joseph, jeffrey clarke, ngo vinh long, benedict kiernan, marilyn. The definitive collection of fiction and nonfiction on the war 1998 by stewart onan diving into a book about the vietnam war can be a daunting task. These 10 books, in addition to the ones below, were recommended multiple times. I teach about this war and its effects on american domestic politics, foreign relations, and society and culture, and the interconnections among these, in a seminar for history majors and minors called the united states and the vietnam war. Accounts of the vietnam war from the perspective of vietnamese are often overlooked, and books by south vietnamese soldiers in particular are. The vietnam war from the perspective of black soldiers. On april 30, 1975, the war came to an abrupt end when saigon transferred hands. Nov 18, 2006 why vietnam s bestknown author has stayed silent. Questions in general what do you think were the effects of this on americans attitudes. He is a former marine corps officer, vietnam veteran, longtime activist for peace and social justice, and the coordinator of the long island chapter of veterans for peace.
Apr 30, 20 what books about the vietnam war would you add. Base development in south vietnam, 19651970 1991, by carroll h. The vietnam war from the perspective of black soldiers new novel tells a familiar story in a different way bookcover and author, j. Mar 19, 2020 film shows the attitudes of vietnamese americans living in phoenix, arizona and their struggles to install a memorial to the soldiers, both american and vietnamese, who fought in the vietnamese war. I was wondering if anyone knows of any good documentaries about the vietnam war, from a vietnamese perspective. Using neverbeforeseen archival materials from the vietnam ministry of foreign affairs, as well as materials from other archives around the world, nguyen explores the politics of war making and peacemaking not only from the north vietnamese perspective but also from that of south vietnam, the soviet union, china, and the united states. The vietnam war was a long and gruesome battle with a huge cost accumulated on both sides, in terms of human fatalities. May 23, 2016 on april 30, 1975, the war came to an abrupt end when saigon transferred hands. James zumwalt about his new book on the vietnam war.
After having watched that other vietnam war movie with marlon brandon, i came to the conclusion that our war heroes were a. Hunt peter brush editor michael hunt is a former college professor who has written extensively on 20thcentury u. After we posted this article, times readers weighed in with their favorite books on the vietnam war. To strive for freedom, democracy and human rights is a worthy aspiration.
Readers weighed in on the best books about the vietnam war. The vietnam war was released on bluray and dvd on september 19, 2017. Apr 16, 2015 the vietnam war, as seen by the victors. And unlike my ap history book, the vietnamese textbook i read contained little information about the cold war ideology that motivated the united. As a nobel peace laureate, i, like most people, agonize over the use of force. May 02, 2017 the great vietnam war novel was not written by an american. His most recent book is there are no flowers in a war zone. Apr 19, 2011 the vietnam war, as we americans call it, looms large in american history. A matter of perspective by howard zinn excerpted from the book howard zinn on war seven stories press, 2000, paper those of us who had been involved in the southern movement were not likely to accept, without deep suspicion, that the united states governmentso loath to protect equal rights in its own countrywas dropping bombs in vietnam on behalf of democracy or liberty or self. But when it comes to rescuing an innocent people from tyranny or genocide, ive never questioned the justification for resorting to force. How do you think this effected the young men who were. Americas wars have inspired some of the worlds best literature, and the vietnam war is no exception.
In this post, you will find a list of the best vietnam books to read in 2020. You can help support ya reading list by purchasing any item not just the one linked to. This movie did what no other vietnam war movie did, in the beginning, it provided the reasoning of the north vietnamese army, as well as feature south vietnamese forces fighting with the us and throughout the movie, it switches back and forth on both sides to get a full perspective of the entire fight. Vietnam war, 19611975 vietnamese perspective the infography. Teaching the vietnam war from the vietnamese perspective. The series is also available for digital download, and can also be seen on netflix and kanopy. Oct 20, 2002 the vietnam war from the other side cheng guan ang on. What is the best book about vietnam war written from.
After reading quinnjudges book, one can only wonder how so many of our countrys best and. The vietnamese revolution and political\military strategy. Existing studies of the vietnam war have been written mostly from an american perspective, using western sources, and viewing the conflict through western eyes. Any good vietnam war movies with a north vietnam perspective. Another revolutionary telling of the vietnam war, bao ninhs the sorrow of war is reported to have been written against the communist partys wishes. The best books about vietnam as a country, not just the vietnam war. Why vietnams bestknown author has stayed silent world. For the vietnamese people, the my lai incident and the rest of the smear campaign conducted by the anti vietnam war camp against american involvement in vietnam cannot blight the truth. Any other good ones from the prospective of the vietnamese. This book is not just a north vietnamese war classic it is a classic war novel of any time and any place. At the seminar, leading western diplomatic and military historians and vietnam scholars met with prominent vietnamese communists to reflect on the vietnam war. One of the most controversial wars in modern history, we pick ten of the best texts which offer illuminating perspectives on the vietnam war, its context and its. The vietnamese communist party banned the book because of its unflattering recitation of the wars brutality.
One of the first fictional vietnam war books, and often touted as one of the best vietnam novels, its a facepaced wonder that follows draftee philip dosier as he is drafted into the war, completes a of tour of duty, and comes home. The sorrow of war, bao ninh 1987 this classic is a book about a north vietnamese soldier who outlived his entire battalion. Because during the war i mostly helped men avoid the draft, i didnt know the ones who came home after. Vietnam war, 19611975 examinations, questions, etc. The photographs bellow are often excluded from our textbooks. Many thought the united states involvement in vietnams affairs was a mistake, and the opposition to the war defined a generation. Different perspectives during the vietnam war by grace. The novel explores the war from the perspective of a former north vietnamese soldier, kien, and is a nonlinear telling of how the conflict transformed himself, his country and those around him. Another revolutionary telling of the vietnam war, bao ninh s the sorrow of war is reported to have been written against the communist partys wishes. Here are two very different accounts of that same extraordinary day. Any good vietnam war movies with a north vietnam perspective instead of the usual american ones.
Offering a unique and impressively informed and informative perspective, vietnam s american war. American and vietnamese perspectives so far regarding the guide we have now a vietnam war reader. It was the first truthful book about the war, says duong tuong, a poet. Cheng guan ang the objective of this book is to tell the story of the vietnamese.
A vietnam war reader a documentary history from american and vietnamese perspectives edited by michael h. Vietnams american war by pierre asselin cambridge core. What was it like for a peace loving late60s hippie, drafted, with no desires to go off to war and kill people. A vietnamese perspective on the wars war is boring medium. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Look at the sources bellow and create an interpretation of the vietnamese perspective of the vietnam war. The vietnam war, as seen by the victors the atlantic. American and vietnamese perspectives by hunt, michael isbn.
Thousands and thousands died in the war on all sides. Looking for vietnam war pow book told from vietnamese. Mar 24, 2020 online shopping for vietnam war history books in the books store. A history is an extraordinary study of exceptional scholarship and unreservedly recommended for both community and academic library vietnam war collections and supplemental studies lists. Score a books 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. Vietnam the teenage wasteland a hippie in a war zone by tom martiniano what was it like in vietnam. Memories of the vietnam war and after, is a contribution to this process.
Everett prewitt, an award winning author, presents his newest novel, a long way back, an intriguing glimpse into the vietnam war from the perspective of black soldiers. Vietnamese know their most famous war novel as the destiny of love. I would need it to be in english, or have english subtitles, since my vietnamese is rough. How young vietnamese view the vietnam war the atlantic.
Opinion the great vietnam war novel was not written by an. Ten vietnam war novels to read council on foreign relations. Vietnam war documentaries from a vietnamese perspective. Ive probably seen way too many vietnam war movies on the side of the americans, that watching something different for once would be refreshing.
This intervention would become one of the most divisive decisions in u. Some forty years after american withdrawal from vietnam, the u. Also, included is a brief history of vietnam, including the events leading up to the vietnamese conflict and the aftermath of the war. Vietnam 1946 by stein tonnesson paperback university. Maybe 10 years from now the communist party is no more, but the country stay integrity, thats the most important thing. Book examines vietnam war from viet congs point of view. Governments come and go, but the unified of the country stay forever. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A vietnam war reader american and vietnamese perspectives. Nov 23, 2015 50th anniversary of the vietnam war from a vietnamese american perspective by nancy bui most americans, including policy makers, and vietnam veterans have expressed their lack of knowledge of vietnams history and culture before uss involvement in vietnam to fight a war over ideology.
American and vietnamese perspectives comments end users have never still eventually left the report on the action, or not make out the print but. This effort became a war in august 1945 when the viet minh overthrew french. Stewart dalby asian affairs vietnam 1946 is a masterful narrative of the immediate origins of the first vietnam war. This is a collection of essays on the vietnam war by a diverse collection of experts and historians. Looking for vietnam war pow book told from vietnamese perspective.
This book, based on extensive original research, including vietnamese, chinese and former soviet sources, tells the story of the war from t. The soldier, kien, gives personal accounts of the many people involved in his life. Views range across the whole spectrum of the war political, military, economic, socialand include all the adversaries. Apr 11, 2015 the book is written as a confession from the narrators jail cell, recounting his post war mission. Rather than taking sides, the book seeks to understand why the war happened the way it did, and to clarify its complicated legacy. The ultimate 2020 list of best vietnam books to read. Nguyens book draws on 54 oral history interviews with veterans of the republic of vietnam armed forces rvnaf and their relatives. Aug 14, 20 accounts of the vietnam war from the perspective of vietnamese are often overlooked, and books by south vietnamese soldiers in particular are relatively rare. The following sources are recommended by a professor whose research specialty is the vietnamese perspective of the vietnam war. The work is one of the very few books on the vietnam war written from the perspective of an australian army officer serving in a u.
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