Books To Read Vietnam
I like this book because it was his second book about vietnam.
Books to read vietnam. Generally considered the top memoir by a female vietnam veteran this brutally frank book is written with many detailed descriptions of the wounded and dying men van devanter saw as a nurse at the 71st evacuation hospital in pleiku during her 1969 70 tour. By lynda van devanter 1983. Some of the folktales in this books are the story of tam and cam the vietnamese version of cinderella the jade rabbit and the legend of the mai flower.
Books shelved as vietnam. The things they carried by tim o brien the sympathizer by viet thanh nguyen the quiet american by graham greene matterhorn b. With the holidays encroaching upon us vietnam magazine has pulled together some recommended reads to make your literary season bright or at least more interesting.
You will find a charming collection of 15 tales in this book all written and told by a popular vietnamese writer tran thi minh phuoc. Rising dragon by bill hayton. The best books on vietnam.
Here are 5 of our favorite books from fall and winter 2020 about the vietnam war and those who served. Often compared to joseph conrad and ernest hemingway and largely considered one of the best vietnam novels stone focuses on two characters one of whom is a sailor traveling home from vietnam. 8 incredible books to read before you visit vietnam.
Dog soldiers by robert stone winner of the 1974 national book award for fiction dog soldiers is a story of the vietnam war and of drug smuggling. Historynet staff november 2020. From graham greene s classic to adventures on the mekong jude brosnan from stanfords reviews the 8 amazing books you should read if you love vietnam or are thinking of visiting.
The first one going after cacciato was very surreal. Your next book is a classic of vietnam war books the things they carried 1990 by tim o brien. The story of an army nurse in vietnam.