RECOMMENDED READING AND MEDIA There is no comprehensive or authoritative list of the best books to read on the Vietnam War. Here are a few different lists from various sources. Amazon.com's Top Ten Books on the Vietnam War 1) Caputo, Philip. A Rumor of War. Published by Henry Holt and Co., Inc., 1996. 2) Herr, Michael and Marty Asher, ed. Dispatches. Published by Random House, Inc., 1991. 3) O’Brien, Tim. The Things They Carried. Published by Penguin Books, 1990. 4) Moore, Harold G. and Joseph Galloway. We Were Soldiers Once… and Young: Ia Drang- The Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam. Published by Harper Trade, 1993. 5) Ninh, Bao et al. The Sorrow of War: A Novel of North Vietnam. Published by Riverhead Books, 1996. 6) Sheehan, Neil. A Bright, Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam. Published by Random House, Inc., 1989. 7) Page, Tim. Page After Page. Published by Atheneum, 1999. 8) Karnow, Stanley. Vietnam : A History. Published by Viking Penguin, 1997. 9) Fall, Bernard B. Street Without Joy. Published by Stackpole Books, 1961. 10) ---. Hell in a Very Small Place: The Siege of Dien Bien Phu. Published by Da Capo Press, Inc., 1985. BarnesandNoble.com's Bestselling Vietnam War Books 1) King, Stephen. Hearts in Atlantis. Published by G.K. Hall, 1999. 2) O’Brien, Tim. The Things They Carried. Published by Penguin Books, 1990. 3) Brinkley, Douglas. Tour of Duty: John Kerry and the Vietnam War. Published by William Morrow, 2004. 4) Myers, Walter Dean. Fallen Angels. Published by Scholastic, 2003. 5) Halberstam, David. War in a Time of Peace: Bush, Clinton and the Generals. Published by Scribner, 2001. 6) Burkett, B. G. and Glenna Whitley. Stolen Valor. Published by Verity Press, Inc., 1998. 7) Maraniss, David. They Marched into Sunlight: War and Peace in Vietnam and America, October 1967. Published by Simon & Schuster, 2003. 8) McClellan, Barr. Blood, Money and Power: How L.B.J. Killed J.F.K. Published by Hannover House, 2003. NF 9) McNamara, Robert S. and Brian Vandemark. In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam. Published by David McKay, 1996. 10) Moore, Harold G. and Joseph Galloway. We Were Soldiers Once… and Young: Ia Drang- The Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam. Published by Harper Trade, 1993. Books on the Vietnam War Recommended by Vietnam Veterans NF: Nonfiction F: Fiction Appy, Christian G. Patriots: the Vietnam War Remembered From All Sides. Published by Viking, 2003. NF Baker, Mark. NAM. Published by William Morrow & Co., Inc., 1981. NF Del Vecchio, John M. The 13th Valley. Published by Bantam Books, 1982. F Ebert, James. A Life in a Year: the American Infantryman in Vietnam, 1965-1972. Published by Presidio Press, 1993. NF Glasser M.D., Ronald J. 365 Days. Published by George Braziller, 1971. NF Hedges, Chris. War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning. Published by Public-Affairs, 2002. NF ---. What Every Person Should Know About War. Published by Free Press, 2003. NF Herr, Michael and Marty Asher, ed. Dispatches. Published by Random House, Inc., 1991. Mangold, Tom and John Penycate. The Tunnels of Cu Chi: The Untold Story of Vietnam. Published by Random House, 1985. NF Santoli, Al. Everything We Had. Published by Ballantine Books, 1981. NF Shay, Jonathon. Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character. Published by Maxwell Macmillan International, 1994. NF Sheehan, Neil. A Bright, Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam. Published by Random House, Inc., 1989. NF Popular Websites about the Vietnam Wars Vietnam Veterans Art Museum www.nvvam.org Website for PBS Documentary on War www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/Vietnam Vietnam: Yesterday and Today servercc.oakton.edu/`wittman The Wars for Viet Nam Vietnam.vassar.edu/ Vietnam War Index www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Vietnam.html The History Place Presents the Vietnam War www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/Vietnam Artwork from the Vietnam War members.aol.com/jimm844224/vietart1.html Medal of Honor Citations: Vietnam War www.mishalov.com/Citations.html Photographs of Vietnam War www.vietnampix.com Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial Wall page thewall-usa.com History of the Vietnam War www.vwam.com/vets/hisintro.html Vietnam Veterans Home Page www.vietvet.com Women in Vietnam www.illyria.com/vnwomen.html Studying the Vietnam War Online www.refstar.com/vietnam/online_study.html Various Things on the Vietnam War www.history1900s.about.com/cs/vietnamwar Movies on the Vietnam War Apocalypse Now Born on the Fourth of July The Bright Shining Lie Casualties of War Coming Home The Deer Hunter Full Metal Jacket The Fog of War Go Tell the Spartans Good Morning, Vietnam! The Hanoi Hotel Heaven and Earth Platoon Return With Honor Uncommon Valor We Were Soldiers		TEACHER PACKET CONTENTS Chronology of the Vietnam War Roll Call: Important Names and Events in the Vietnam War Teaching Aid: Compare and Contrast Lesson Plans and Activities Recommended Reading and Media Lessons Learned: The Impact of the Vietnam War Today and the War on Terrorism Map of Southeast Asia in the 1960s Bibliography