23 Best Vietnam War Books
Goal: Find the best Vietnam War books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best vietnam war books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
23 Best Vietnam War Books
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A Rumor of War
The Classic Vietnam Memoir
by Philip Caputo
The Sorrow of War
A Novel of North Vietnam
by Bao Ninh
A Bright Shining Lie
John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
by Neil Sheehan
Dispatches
by Michael Herr
The Best and the Brightest
by David Halberstam
Matterhorn
A Novel of the Vietnam War
by Karl Marlantes
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The Girl in the Picture
The Story of Kim Phuc, the Photograph, and the Vietnam War
by Denise Chong
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We Were Soldiers Once . . . and Young
Ia Drang—The Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam
by Harold G. Moore
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Bloods
Black Veterans of the Vietnam War
by Wallace Terry
Close Quarters
A Novel
by Larry Heinemann
Dirty Work
by Larry Brown
Dog Soldiers
by Robert Stone
Fire in the Lake
The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam
by Frances Fitzgerald
Home Before Morning
The Story of an Army Nurse in Vietnam
by Lynda Van Devanter
If I Die in a Combat Zone
Box Me Up and Ship Me Home
by Tim O'Brien
In Pharaoh's Army
Memories of the Lost War
by Tobias Wolff
Patches of Fire
A Story of War and Redemption
by Albert French
Street Without Joy
Indochina at War, 1946-54
by Bernard B Fall
The Short-Timers
by Gustav Hasford
The Vietnam Reader
The Definitive Collection of Fiction and Nonfiction on the War
by Stewart O'Nan
When Heaven and Earth Changed Places
by Le Ly Hayslip
Sources
- 1
From All Perspectives: The Best Books About The Vietnam War
theculturetrip.com
- 2
The Top 30 Vietnam War Books to Read This Winter
historynet.com
- 3
The Best Vietnam War Books - Five Books Expert Recommendations
fivebooks.com
- 4
9 Fascinating Vietnam War Books
explorethearchive.com
- 5
Best vietnam war books
pennbookcenter.com
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