what are the best vietnam war books? fiction, poetry, non-fiction,

In Pharaoh's Army-Tobias Wolff

you're welcome

>>7812560
oh this sounds wonderful

I should specify it would be Literature of the Vietnam War*

>>7812558
The Quiet American

I'm reading the Matterhorn right now, definitely a standout IMO. Definitely a bit more gritty than TTTC or FoF.

>>7812558

The Sorrow of War, by Bao Ninh

>>7812622
will check out someday but
>600 pages
that would take a month to teach

>The Sorrow of War, by Bao Ninh
this sounds fantastic too

>>7812558
Tree of Smoke

Fields of Fire -- maybe a little downmarket but worth a read

A Bright Shining Lie

Hanoi's War -- The author is obnoxious but it does give the whole thing a more authentic feel and it's truly a great compilation of NV's perspective.

Dereliction of Duty -- McMaster doesn't support his thesis about the JCS IMO but actually a pretty good examination of how the US got involved.

>tfw can't wait for books about US drone strike operators who get high on savlia and blow up kids

>>7812637
I recommend this as well

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I remember picking this up, leafing through and being impressed.

The Best and the Brightest by David Halberstam journalism about US Vietnam policy

the things they carried is a lot of charlatanry

I was recommended From Achilles to Vietnam but I think that mostly related to how PTSD has been seen throughout history