959.7043: The Vietnam War (2023)

This list contains books, published in the last 5 years, that discuss the Vietnam War, which lasted from 1961 to 1975. Works featured in this list will discuss key figures, analyze historical events, examine notable figures, and share narratives from those who experienced these events firsthand.

Updated June 9, 2023
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Honorable exit : how a few brave Americans risked all to save our Vietnamese allies at the end of the war
Clarke, Thurston
Paper Book
A MAIN SELECTION OF THE MILITARY BOOK CLUB A groundbreaking revisionist history of the last days of the Vietnam War that reveals the acts of American heroism that saved more than one hundred thousand South Vietnamese from communist revenge In 1973 U.S. participation...

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Hue 1968 : a turning point of the American war in Vietnam
Bowden, Mark
Ebook
The author of Black Hawk Down vividly recounts a pivotal Vietnam War battle in this New York Times bestseller: "An extraordinary feat of journalism". --Karl Marlantes, Wall Street JournalIn Hue 1968, Mark Bowden presents a detailed, day-by-day reconstruction...

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The odyssey of Echo Company : the 1968 Tet Offensive and the epic battle to survive the Vietnam War
Stanton, Doug
Paper Book
A powerful work of literary military history from the New York Times bestselling author of In Harm's Way and Horse Soldiers, the harrowing, redemptive, and utterly unforgettable account of an American army reconnaissance platoon's fight for survival during the Vietnam War--whose...

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Saving Bravo : the greatest rescue mission in Navy SEAL history
Talty, Stephan
Paper Book
From the author of A Captain's Duty, the New York Times best-selling account of Captain Phillips, comes the untold story of the most important rescue mission not just of the Vietnam War, but the entire Cold War. One American aviator, who knew our most important secrets,...

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The Vietnam War : an intimate history
Ward, Geoffrey C.
Paper Book
From the award-winning historian and filmmakers of The Civil War, Baseball, The War, The Roosevelts, and others- a vivid, uniquely powerful history of the conflict that tore America apart--the companion volume to the major, multipart PBS film to be aired in September 2017. ...

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Year of the hawk : America's descent into Vietnam, 1965
Warren, James A.
Paper Book
From a celebrated military historian, a powerful, "highly recommended" (Library Journal, starred review) account of the most pivotal year of the Vietnam War--the cataclysm that "continues to haunt American politics and culture" (Publishers Weekly). The Vietnam War...

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You don't belong here : how three women rewrote the story of war
Becker, Elizabeth (Journalist)
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE 2022 GOLDSMITH BOOK PRIZE WINNER OF THE 2022 SPERBER PRIZE The long-buried story of three extraordinary female journalists who permanently shattered the barriers to women covering war.   Kate Webb, an Australian...

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