Vietnam books..

[Stouffer]

..just read The Cage by Tom Abraham. Brilliant book.

 

It occurred to me however that I haven't really read any other books about peoples experiences in Vietnam.

 

Recommend me some books please hombres.

[Guest PaddyBerger15]

Stouff, this isn't necessarily a book about peoples experiences, more of a political book, about the reasons/motivations for the war etc, but is essentially about the war and everybody who took part in it. I read it some years ago, so I'm a bit vague on the title, but its something like "A bright shining lie" or thereabouts and its a cracking read, you would very much enjoy it.

[Flying Pig]

Great name for a book that.

[wiiksie]

I've read a few books by Tim O'Brien Stouff, about his tour in the 'Nam. Not the usual gung-ho shite you get from ex-marines, as he was a conscientious objector who nearly went AWOL to Canada before having to go to Vietnam. But I really like these 3 books of his, all novels, but all about his first hand experiences:

 

Amazon.co.uk: If I Die in a Combat Zone (Harper Perennial Modern Classics): Tim O'Brien: Books

 

Amazon.co.uk: The Things They Carried (Flamingo): Tim O'Brien: Books

 

Going After Cacciato (Flamingo): Tim O'Brien: Amazon.co.uk: Books

 

And while we're here, I think the ultimate Vietnam based piece of work is this Oscar nominated documentary from the 70's:

 

Hearts And Minds [1975]: Peter Davis: Amazon.co.uk: DVD

[Stouffer]

Cheers dudes, I'm going to be all over this stuff.

[BatChainPuller]

Two I'd recommend are :

 

Dispatches by Michael Herr - read it years ago and gives a real insight into the drug-fuelled craziness and chaos - very well-written.

 

and Chickenhawk by Robert Mason - written by a chopper pilot about the Air Cav - one of those books you can read in a day.

[Stouffer]

I've read a few books by Tim O'Brien Stouff, about his tour in the 'Nam. Not the usual gung-ho shite you get from ex-marines, as he was a conscientious objector who nearly went AWOL to Canada before having to go to Vietnam. But I really like these 3 books of his, all novels, but all about his first hand experiences:

 

Amazon.co.uk: If I Die in a Combat Zone (Harper Perennial Modern Classics): Tim O'Brien: Books

 

Just finished it, absolute belter.

[paddyberger15]

This is the one I was on about Biffa

 

Bright, Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in…Amazon.co.uk: Neil Sheehan: Books

 

There are links to others at the bottom of the page that might interest you also.