Vietnam War/Bibliography

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Bibliography

Surveys

• Anderson, David L. Columbia Guide to the Vietnam War (2004). excerpt and text search
• Anderson, David L. The Vietnam War. (2005). 152 pp.
• Blackwell, Amy et al. A Companion to the Vietnam War (2002) excerpt and text search
• Elliott, David W. P. The Vietnamese War: Revolution and Social Change in the Mekong Delta, 1930-1975 (2 vol 2002), 1584 pp; the condensed paperback version runs 540pp
• Herring, George C. America's Longest War: The United States and Vietnam, 1950–1975 (4th ed 2001), most widely used short history.
• Karnow, Stanley. Vietnam: A History (1983), popular history by journalist; strong on Saigon's plans. excerpt and text search
• Kutler, Stanley ed. Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War (1996). 711pp; essays by experts
• McMahon, Robert J. Major Problems in the History of the Vietnam War: Documents and Essays (1995) textbook.
• Moïse, Edwin E. Historical Dictionary of the Vietnam War. (2002). 493 pp.
• Moyar, Mark. Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954-1965. (2006). 400 pp. vol 1, strong on Vietnamese sources; well received by conservatives. excerpt and text search
• Neu, Charles E. America's Lost War: Vietnam, 1945-1975. (2005). 272 pp.
• Schulzinger, Robert D. Time for War: The United States and Vietnam, 1941-1975. (1997) online edition
• Tucker, Spencer. ed. Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War (1998) 3 vol. 1320 pp; also one-volume 578 pp abridgement (2000). excerpt and text search
• Tucker, Spencer. Vietnam. (1999) 226pp. online edition
• Wiest, Andrew. The Vietnam War, 1956-1975 (2003). 95pp online edition
• Young, Marilyn B. and Buzzanco, Robert, eds. A Companion to the Vietnam War. (2002). 514 pp. 24 essays by antiwar scholars excerpt and text search

Military studies

• Brigham, Robert K. ARVN: Life and Death in the South Vietnamese Army. (2006). 178 pp.
• Clodfelter, Mark.
• Davidson
• Lewy, Guenter. America in Vietnam (1978), defends U.S. actions.
• Military History Institute of Vietnam. Victory in Vietnam: The Official History of the People's Army of Vietnam, 1954-1975. (2002). 494 pp. official Communist history
• Spector, Ronald H. Advice and Support: The Early Years, 1941-1960 (2005)
• Spector, Ronald H. After Tet: The Bloodiest Year in Vietnam (1994) excerpt and text search
• Thayer

Politics and diplomacy

• Berman, Larry. Lyndon Johnson's War: The Road to Stalemate (1991). online edition
• Freedman, Lawrence. Kennedy's Wars: Berlin, Cuba, Laos, and Vietnam (2000) excerpt and text search
• Jacobs, Seth. Cold War Mandarin: Ngo Dinh Diem and the Origins of America's War in Vietnam, 1950-1963. (2006). 207 pp.
• Kahin, George McTurnan. Intervention: how America became involved in Vietnam (1986) online at ACLS e-books
• Willbanks, James H. Abandoning Vietnam: How America Left and South Vietnam Lost Its War. (2004). 384 pp.

Literature, memoirs, films

• Appy, Christian. Patriots: The Vietnam War Remembered from All Sides. (2003). 491 pp.
• Clymer, Kenton J., ed. The Vietnam War: Its History, Literature and Music. (1998). 195 pp.
• Herr, Michael. Dispatches (1977), a novel
• Hillstrom, Kevin, and Laurie Collier Hillstrom. The Vietnam Experience: A Concise Encyclopedia of American Literature, Songs, and Films (1998) excerpt and text search
• Taylor, Mark. The Vietnam War in History, Literature and Film. (2003). 160 pp.

Primary sources

• The Pentagon Papers (Gravel ed. 5 vol 1971); combination of narrative and secret documents compiled by Pentagon. excerpts