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If not now, when? If not now, when? Jack Jacobs A Medal of Honor recipient looks back at his own service—and ahead to America’s future.Jack Jacobs was acting as an advisor to the South Vietnamese when he and his men came under devastating attack. … OL11947226W
The secret war against Hanoi The secret war against Hanoi Richard H. Shultz "Based on thousands of pages of recently declassified top-secret SOG [Special Operations Group] documents, as well as interviews with sixty officers who ran SOG's covert programs and the senior offic… OL15828151W
Fire in the lake Fire in the lake Frances FitzGerald Sensitively examines the American intervention in Vietnam against its Vietnamese historical setting. OL15842796W
1973 nervous breakdown 1973 nervous breakdown Andreas Killen Tumultuous and exciting, 1973 marked the end of the 1960s and the birth of a new cultural sensibility. A year of shattering political crisis, 1973 was defined by defeat in Vietnam, Roe v. Wade, the o… OL16070559W
The father of all things The father of all things Tom Bissell In April 1975, as Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese Army, former Marine officer John Bissell was glued to his television, racked with anguish and horror as his country abandoned a cause for which s… OL16070593W
Anatomy of a War Anatomy of a War Gabriel Kolko I seek to present here a causal explanation of the Vietnam War and to probe its meaning for the modern historical experience. I will examine in considerable depth the Communist Party, the Republic of… OL1633831W
The Vietnam War The Vietnam War John Stewart Bowman A chronological arrangement of the conflict beginning with prehistory to the present. Includes sixty brief biographies of major political and military figures. OL17021955W
The Illustrated History of the Vietnam War The Illustrated History of the Vietnam War Chris McNab,Andrew A. Wiest Though three decades old, the legacy of the 10,000-day war between Vietnam and the United States stills resonates in both countries and for the millions on both sides whose lives were forever touched… OL18567158W
American reckoning American reckoning Christian G. Appy How did the Vietnam War change the way we think of ourselves as a people and a nation? Christian G. Appy, author of the widely praised oral history of the Vietnam War Patriots, now examines the relat… OL19994905W
A rumor of war A rumor of war Philip Caputo xxix, 354 pages ; 21 cm OL20656639W
Backfire Backfire Loren Baritz Discusses what led us into Vietnam, how it has changed our culture today and how it may change our culture in the future. This is the only book to examine the myths of the American culture that led … OL2754114W
Tim Page's Nam Tim Page's Nam Tim Page Contains action photographs from the Vietnamese conflict, with terse text by the photographer, Tim Page. OL3178422W
No more Vietnams No more Vietnams Nixon, Richard M. "In writing No More Vietnams, Richard Nixon-with the unique perspective of the man who served us America's commander-in-chief during the war's most difficult stage-has set out to dispel the myths of … OL3469130W
The Girl in the Picture The Girl in the Picture Denise Chong On June 8, 1972, nine-year-old Kim Phuc, severely burned by napalm, ran from her blazing village in South Vietnam and into the eye of history. Her photograph-one of the most unforgettable images of t… OL3498998W
The "uncensored war" The "uncensored war" Daniel C. Hallin "The 'Uncensored war' provides a deeply detailed avvount of what Americans read and watched about Vietnam. Hallin draws on the complete body of the New York times coverage from 1961 to 1965, on hundr… OL3928137W
In the combat zone In the combat zone Kathryn Marshall Features the stories of twenty women who served in Vietnam as nurses, decoders, secretaries, cartographers, clerks, air traffic controllers, and "Kool-Aid Kids." OL4128689W
Lost over Laos Lost over Laos Richard Pyle "In 1971, as American forces hastened their withdrawal from Vietnam, the U.S.-backed Saigon regime launched a bold attack into Laos, hoping to cut North Vietnam's supply line, the fabled Ho Chi Minh … OL4197564W
A Nation Divided A Nation Divided Samuel Lipsman,Clark Dougan Examines the course of social reformation in America, from the end of the second World War to the Vietnam War. Includes picture essay on Woodstock, as well as material on the civil rights movement, t… OL4657071W
Inside television's first war Inside television's first war Ron Steinman "Inside Television's First War recounts Ron Steinman's tenure as head of the NBC news bureau in Saigon from April 1966 until July 1968. This was a time during the Vietnam conflict that included the m… OL5963353W
Vietnam Vietnam Joe Allen "As the United States now faces a major defeat in its occupation of Iraq, the history of the war in Vietnam has taken on renewed importance. In this timely study, Joe Allen examines the lessons of th… OL8934658W
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