The best Vietnam War books from Tim O’Brien, Viet Thanh Nguyen, and others offer new insights and perspectives into the conflict that you probably never got from history class.

The best Vietnam War books from Tim O’Brien, Viet Thanh Nguyen, and others offer new insights and perspectives into the conflict that you probably never got from history class.

Quế Mai dedicates the novel to various ancestors, including an uncle whose “youth the Vietnam War consumed.” NONFICTION ‘The Best and the Brightest’ by David Halberstam. (Ballantine Books) ‘The Best ...

The Things They Carried, Tim O'Brien (1990) . The Vietnam War was the last extended conflict waged while the US still had a military draft, and the last to inspire a wide range of notable, first ...

Enough books - novels and non-fiction - have been published about the Vietnam War and its aftermath to fill a modest-sized library. USA TODAY's Bob Minzesheimer recommends books by 10 authors ...

Frances FitzGerald’s celebrated book was published the same year and stands with “The Best and the Brightest” as an early and prescient take on the war’s legacy.

Books were the next best thing, though they didn’t always achieve the intended effect. In college, I mentioned to a classmate that I was struggling to write a story about the Vietnam War.

The Vietnam War inspired enduring literature, from both sides of the world Open in Our App Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More ...

“A Bright Shining Lie,” Neil Sheehan (1988) Halberstam's sources as a reporter included Lt. Col. John Paul Vann, a U.S. adviser to South Vietnam who became a determined critic of American ...