National Vietnam War Veterans Day

A Work of Fiction by Tim O'Brien

by O'Brien, Tim

Book - 1990

This classic is an award-winning collection of fictional stories about the madness of the Vietnam War. This classic is an award-winning collection of fictional stories about the madness of the Vietnam War. Show less

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The Odyssey of Echo Company

The 1968 Tet Offensive and the Epic Battle to Survive the Vietnam War

by Stanton, Doug

Book - 2017

A portrait of the American recon platoon of the 101st Airborne Division describes their 60-day fight for survival during the 1968 Tet Offensive, tracing t...Show more A portrait of the American recon platoon of the 101st Airborne Division describes their 60-day fight for survival during the 1968 Tet Offensive, tracing their postwar difficulties with acclimating into a peacetime America that did not want to hear their story. Show less

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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

A Novel

by Carter, André Lewis

Book - 2022

In the early 1970s, César Alvarez enlisted in the Navy to escape a life of crime. There he confronted not only war but also absurd prejudices. In the early 1970s, César Alvarez enlisted in the Navy to escape a life of crime. There he confronted not only war but also absurd prejudices. Show less

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We Were Soldiers Once-- and Young

Ia Drang, the Battle That Changed the War in Vietnam

by Moore, Harold G.

Book - 1992

The 1965 battle of la Drang in South Vietnam was terrifying, bloody, and utterly brutal. This historical book is a study of that intense conflict. The 1965 battle of la Drang in South Vietnam was terrifying, bloody, and utterly brutal. This historical book is a study of that intense conflict. Show less

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Dust Child

A Novel

by Nguỹên, Phan Qúê Mai

Book - 2023

Dust Child is set during the war and in present-day Vietnam. It focuses on the children of American GIs and Vietnamese women who were conceived during the war. Dust Child is set during the war and in present-day Vietnam. It focuses on the children of American GIs and Vietnamese women who were conceived during the war. Show less

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Matterhorn

A Novel of the Vietnam War

by Marlantes, Karl

Book - 2010

This haunting novel drops readers directly into the horrific mountainous jungle where the Vietnam War was fought. This haunting novel drops readers directly into the horrific mountainous jungle where the Vietnam War was fought. Show less

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The Shattering

America in the 1960s

by Boyle, Kevin

Book - 2021

The Shattering takes you back to life in America in the 1950s through the early 70s. It focuses on the timely issues of civil rights, the Vietnam War, and the Constitution's right to privacy surrounding birth control and abortion. The Shattering takes you back to life in America in the 1950s through the early 70s. It focuses on the timely issues of civil rights, the Vietnam War, and the Constitution's right to privacy surrounding birth control and abortion. Show less

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Vietnam

An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975

by Hastings, Max

Book - 2018

This in-depth read is a study of America's involvement in Vietnam and strives to provide an understanding of what happened in the war and how we got there. This in-depth read is a study of America's involvement in Vietnam and strives to provide an understanding of what happened in the war and how we got there. Show less

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Hearts in Atlantis

by King, Stephen

Book - 1999

Ranging from 1960-1999, this interconnected collection of short stories centers around the effects of the Vietnam War. Ranging from 1960-1999, this interconnected collection of short stories centers around the effects of the Vietnam War. Show less

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Tree of Smoke

by Johnson, Denis

Book - 2007

Experience the war through the mind of Skip Sands, a spy in training who engages in Psychological Operations against the Vietcong, and through the eyes of...Show more Experience the war through the mind of Skip Sands, a spy in training who engages in Psychological Operations against the Vietcong, and through the eyes of Bill and James, two brothers plucked from the Arizona desert and dropped in a Vietnamese jungle. Show less

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