Biographical Books on Vietnam War

FAITH OF MY FATHERS
John McCain with Mark Salter
@1999

It was in the Vietnam War that John McCain III faced the most difficult challenge of his life. A naval aviator, he was shot down over Hanoi in 1967 and seriously injured. description from book

No index or pictures. More of a family story of warriors.

A FIELD OF INNOCENCE A Memoir of Love and the Vietnam War Jack Estes @1987 1968-69 3rd Marine Division he was stationed close to the DMZ at Khe Sanh, Quang Tri, and Con Thien. Jack Estes' biography of his service as an enlisted man from boot camp through his return to the states from Vietnam. Index and Pictures

15 MONTHS IN SOG A Warrior's Tour Thom Nicholson Colonel, US Army Special Forces (Ret.) @1999 As commander of Company B, CCN's Raider Company, Nicholson commanded four platoons, comprising nearly two hundred men.. No Index. Personal pictures

FIRE IN THE LAKE The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam Frances FitzGerald @1972 Definitely political science written during the war years. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award and more. All aspects Indexed. No Pictures

FIRE IN THE STREETS The Battle for Hue, Tet 1968 Eric Hammel @1992 Hue 1968. renowned military writer Eric Hammel. Friendly people and pretty women in a city virtually untouched by war, Until Tet 1968. On that infamous day, Hue exploded into a nightmare. description from book Index and Pictures

FIREBIRDS The best first-person account of helicopter combat in Vietnam ever written Chuck Carlock @1995 A harrowing firsthand account of helicopter combat in Vietnam

FIRST FORCE RECON COMPANY Sunrise at Midnight
Dr. Bill Peters
@1999

In 1969, First Lieutenant Bill Peters and the Force Recon Marines had one of the most difficult, dangerous assignments in Vietnam. From the DMZ to the Central Highlands, their job was to provide strategic and operational intelligence to ensure the security of the American units as the withdrawal of the troops progressed. description from back of book

No Index. Book has pictures. Dedicated to Sgt. Eugene "Mother" Ayers, MIA, 19 March 1970

FIRST RECON--SECOND TO NONE A Marine Reconnaissance Battalion in Vietnam, 1967-68 Paul R. Young @1992 1967. Personal account front the 2nd Lieutenant. No Index. Personal pictures with captions.

FIVE YEARS TO FREEDOM James N. Rowe @1971 1963. When Green Beret Lieutenant James N. Rowe was captured in 1963 in Vietnam, his life became more than a matter of staying alive. No Index. No pictures

FLASHBACKS On Returning to Vietnam Morley Safer @1990 CBS reporter Morley Safer brought Vietnam into our living rooms. His August 1965 coverage of the burning of Cam Ne Village by U.S. Marines shocked the nation - and outraged Lyndon Johnson's White HOuse. Twenty-five years later, Safer returns to Vietnam for a compelling look back at the war and the legacy it left in tht fateful land. No Index. Pictures of his trip back to Vietnam.

FORCE RECON COMMAND A Special Marine Unit in Vietnam, 1969-1970 Lt. Col. Alex Lee, USMC (Ret.), Naval Institute, Annapolis MD, @1995 Third Force Reconnaissance Company, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, who served in combat in the Republic of Vietnam during 1969 and 1970. Index and Pictures...

FORCE RECON DIARY, 1969 Bruce H. Norton @1991 1969. Norton was the only navy corpsman to act as a Marine Force Recon Team Leader with 3d Force Recon in the DMZ and A Shau Valley. No Index. Appendix lists the Citation for Clovis Coffman, awarded The Navy Cross; Charles T. Sexton, awarded The Navy Cross; Paul S. Keaveney, awarded Silver Star.

FORCE RECON DIARY, 1970 Bruce H. Norton @1992 1970. Norton is transferred from the deactivated 3d Force Recon Company to the Marine 1st force Recon Company... patrolling the Thuong Duc Corridor west of Da Nang. No Index. Personal pictures. Two Navy Cross, one Silver Star and Bronze Star

FORTUNE FAVORS THE BOLD A British LRRP with the 101st James W. Walker @1995 A unique, unvarnished view, from a British citizen serving as a U.S. Army LRRP in Vietnam No index. personal pictures. glossary

4/4: A LRP'S NARRATIVE Gary Douglas Ford @1995 When Gary Ford volunteered in October of 1967 for a new LRP company being formed; all he knew was that he wanted to leave the grunts in Vietnam behind. But Company f, Long Range Patrol, 51st Infantry (Airborne) would demand qualities and courage that tested him to his limit. No Index. Personal pictures.

FREE FIRE ZONERS The True Story of U.S. Navy Seal Combat in Vietnam Kevin Dockery Mission brief by Richard Marcinko @2000 Includes official, never-before-seen battle reports and the maps used to plan, execute, and survive these classic missions Maps and original copies of reports

FROM WARRIOR TO HEALER 99 True Stories from a General to his children Bruce Loeffke @1998 Short stories in chronological order with drawings, pictures, maps and documents. No Index