Biographical Books on Vietnam War
I am not a student of the Vietnam War. I have not researched it. I have only read 2 of the books I'm listing here. But the Vietnam War has become an every day part of my life. Very few days go by that I'm not working on my website... Faces From the Wall... or answering emails in regards to it. I've created this list and the index database as possible resource information for family, friends, and researchers.
These aren't all the books written on the Vietnam War... these are just a few that I found moving through the bookstore or that were specially given to me.
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EASTER OFFENSIVE Vietnam, 1972
Col. G. H. Turley, USMCR (Ret) Foreword by James Webb
@1985
Spring 1972. On the heels of American troop withdrawals, Multiple divisions of the NVA, spearheaded by T-54, T-55, and light, amphibious PR-76 tanks, came from across the Demilitarized Zone, determined to deliver a deathblow to the South... description from book
Index. No pictures.
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EASY TARGET The Riveting True Story of a Scout Pilot in Vietnam
Tom Smith
@1997
Smith recounts his typically grueling experiences in basic training, the tough and proudly elitist atmosphere in flight school, and his arrival in Vietnam...Skillfully evokes the frequently terrifying combat action and the close camaraderie among pilots. description from book
No Index. Personal pictures.
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THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE Navy SEALs in Vietnam
Darryl Young
@1990
1970. For six months in 1970, fourteen men in Juliett Platoon of the Navy's SEAL Team One carried out more than a hundred missions in the Mekong Delta without a single platoon fatality. Their primary mission: kidnap enemy soldiers -alive-for interrogation.
No Index. Personal pictures.
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THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE VIETNAM WAR A Political, Social, and Military History
Spencer C. Tucker
@1998
578 pages of statistics, facts, and biographies
Index. No pictures.
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THE END OF THE LINE The Siege of Khe Sanh
Robert Pisor
@1982
Robert Pisor, historian, has illuminated the personalities and tactics of Generals Westmoreland (American) and Giap (NVA) and the differing national strategies they embodied.
Index.
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ESCAPE FROM LAOS
Dieter Dengler
@1979 etc.
In February of 1966 He,(Dieter Dengler), was shot down over Laos and captured by the Communist Pathet Lao. His unprecedented escape five months later made the front pages of newspapers across the country and around the world. (Note: There were No MIA's returned from Laos at the end of the war.)
No Index or pictures. A map with his escape route.
 
EVERYTHING WE HAD An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Thirty-Three American Soldiers Who Fought It
Al Santoli
@1981
Thirty-three tours of duty are presented in rough chronological order, from December of 1962, when John Kennedy was still alive, to April of 1975, when Saigon fell. One hears mostly from ordinary soldiers, along with some brass. Robert Antos was officially regarded as a hero by the Army, but as a platoon leader he taught his men to do nothing by the book, and that if they did nothing stupid, all would go the only way to go -- home. ... description from book
No index and only a few pictures. Each chapter features one of the following: Douglas Anderson, Michael Andrews, Thomas Bailey, Mike Beamon, Jan Barry, Thomas Bird, James Bombard, Lee Childress, Brian Delate, Ralph Dennison, James Hebron, Scott Higgins, Samuel Janney, Stephen Klinkhammer, Kit Lavell, Bruce Lawlor, George Lawrence, William Lawrence, Luis Martinez, Herb Mock, Dennis Morgan, John Muir, Warren Nelson, Karl Phaler, Jonathan Polansky, Robert Rawls, Gary Riggs, David Ross, Al Santoli, Robert Santos, Donald Smith, Gayle Smith, Lynda Van Devanter
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THE EYES BEHIND THE LINES L Company Rangers in Vietnam, 1969
Gary A. Linderer
@1991
Linderer is a major Vietnam historian. This is his Journal of his time serving as an LRP in Phu Bai.
No No Index. Glossary.
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THE EYES OF THE EAGLE F Company LRPs in Vietnam, 1968
Gary A. Linderer
@1991
1968. F Company pulled reconnaissance missions and ambushes, and Linderer recounts nigh insertions into enemy territory, patrols against NVA antiaircraft emplacements and rocket-launching facilities.
No Index. Personal pictures. Glossary
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