books about: vietnam     books:     Vietnam      Intrepid: The Epic Story of America's Most Legendary Warship Bill White, Robert Gandt Broadway, 2008 Gandt & White "Ace" It.... Another naval aviation book success from the computers of Bob Gandt and Bill White, a non-fiction one this time that already has been number 518 on the best sales list of Amazon.com after only three days on the street. This book was also selected by the Military Book ...             Tree of Smoke: A Novel Denis Johnson Picador, 2008 On The Cutting Edge of Reality "Tree of Smoke" is long, yes, and mostly talk. Especially for a war book, keep in mind that it's mostly talk. It's also compelling and riveting in its own unique way. I don't know what I would compare it too, but it's dense like Ken Kesey or Charles Dickens and epic ...             Night of Thunder: A Bob Lee Swagger Novel (Bob Lee Swagger Novels) Stephen Hunter Simon & Schuster, 2008 Not a novel, merely an HOMAGE Not really a novel. Too short and too thin, in every sense of the term. Merely a confection, an homage to the earlier books WHICH YOU CAN STILL GET ON AMAZON OR EBAY. But it does raise the deeply philosophical literary question that, if you initially set the bar in the ...             The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America Thurston Clarke Henry Holt and Co., 2008 What politics should be about One of the best campaign books I have ever read. As he did in "Ask Not," Thurston Clark brings out the back-story of a great moment in history. In this case, RFK's decision to run for president, despite his many misgivings about doing so. It chronicles his ...             If Not Now, When?: Duty and Sacrifice in America's Time of Need Colonel Jack Jacobs (retired), Douglas Century Berkley Hardcover, 2008 The perfect Christmas present This book is unique. No Medal of Honor recipient has ever written a book that is both powerful and hilarious at the same time. For five years I have been recommending Medal of Honor by Peter Collier as the ideal Christmas present for veterans, young people and students ...             My Dad, John McCain Meghan McCain Aladdin, 2008 John McCain I really enjoyed this book. I bought it for my sons who are 9 & 7. It 's nice to be able to explain to them why he is such an American Hero.             Heat Lightning (Virgil Flowers) John Sandford Putnam Adult, 2008 F@#%ing Flowers is back and better I am a fan of the Prey series and the Kidd books, so when Sandford came out with the Flowers series, I was worried that the author would over extend himself. I was wrong. Sandford has created a very novel character in Virgil Flowers. From his long hair and his vast ...             The Things They Carried Tim O'Brien Broadway, 1998 Thought Provoking, Thoughtful, Emotional Read this book over 10 years ago for high school. It was one of those that really made you think, put you in the state of mind and emotions of the character. A bit depressing - but within context of being a soldier in a war that you did not want to be in; it was pretty ...             The Wednesday Wars Gary D. Schmidt Clarion Books, 2007 Four thumbs up! On the suggestion of a friend who has excellent taste in books, I bought this book for my eleven year old son, who's appetite for books exceeds what I can keep up with! It was so gripping that he sat up until two in the morning to finish the book. (I can sympathize; ...             Faith of My Fathers John McCain, Mark Salter Random House, 2008 Faith of My Fathers With the current political race between McCain and Obama I wanted to read as much as possible about each candidate. I enjoyed the McCain book very much and was impressed by his fascinating military background.             The Quiet American (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) Graham Greene Penguin Classics, 2004 I was a reporter, I had no real opinions about anything So said the main character (and narrator) Fowler about himself in an attempt to thwart his promotion to the position of editor, away from the French war in Indo China, and his mistress Phuong. And a true assessment of himself it may have been, if things had ...             We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam Harold G. Moore, Joseph L. Galloway Harper, 2008 Should be on the Desk of every President, Congressperson, General and Soldier This is a book that I hope will be widely read in the White House, Congress, Pentagon, West Point and Army bases. A very poignant journey for General Moore and journalist Joe Gallagher back to Vietnam and the Ia Drang valley where so many of Hal Moore's boys so bravely ...             The Nightingale's Song Robert Timberg Free Press, 1996 This is an important book The "Nightingales's Song" is a remarkable story. I know three of the five characters, (McCain, McFarlane, and Webb), and truly admire them all. This book is a great piece of reporting, and is more relevant today than it was when it was first published. Admiral Jim ...             Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills Charles Henderson Berkley Trade, 2001 A page turning read This book will make you sweat like you are in the jungle with Hathcock, his bravery, the tactics, the killing of he NVA officer, alone as he slowly crawls thru the jungle and grass, day after day far behind enemy lines! his surprise sniping attack on NVA regulars as ...             Learning to Eat Soup with a Knife: Counterinsurgency Lessons from Malaya and Vietnam John A. Nagl University Of Chicago Press, 2005 Theory From One Who Gets It To use a term that many in the military are fond of, Nagl "gets it." His understanding of counterinsurgency operations is both broad and deep, and his writing is smooth enough for the lay reader to comprehend without any difficulty. 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