Best Books on Vietnam

1.
The Quiet American
The Quiet American 3.98 avg rating — 68,867 ratings
2.
Boot: A Sorta Novel of Vietnam
Boot: A Sorta Novel of Vietnam 4.53 avg rating — 206 ratings
3.
The Things They Carried
The Things They Carried 4.14 avg rating — 337,467 ratings
4.
A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam
A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam 4.24 avg rating — 12,399 ratings
5.
Matterhorn
Matterhorn 4.27 avg rating — 46,463 ratings
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The Sorrow of War
The Sorrow of War 4.09 avg rating — 10,792 ratings
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Dispatches
Dispatches 4.22 avg rating — 21,214 ratings
8.
Paradise of the Blind
Paradise of the Blind 3.78 avg rating — 2,966 ratings
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The Tale of Kiều
The Tale of Kiều 4.30 avg rating — 1,717 ratings
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When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: A Vietnamese Woman's Journey from War to Peace
When Heaven and Earth Changed Places: A Vietnamese Woman's Journey from War to Peace 4.12 avg rating — 4,293 ratings
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The Darkest Little Room
The Darkest Little Room 3.49 avg rating — 76 ratings
12.
Novel Without a Name
Novel Without a Name 3.81 avg rating — 1,414 ratings
13.
Fire in the Lake: The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam
Fire in the Lake: The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam 4.08 avg rating — 2,382 ratings
14.
The Lover
The Lover 3.71 avg rating — 68,153 ratings
15.
Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam
Catfish and Mandala: A Two-Wheeled Voyage Through the Landscape and Memory of Vietnam 3.99 avg rating — 6,620 ratings
16.
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young: Ia Drang - The Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam
We Were Soldiers Once... and Young: Ia Drang - The Battle that Changed the War in Vietnam 4.34 avg rating — 32,454 ratings
17.
Street Without Joy
Street Without Joy 4.22 avg rating — 2,347 ratings
18.
Lotusland
Lotusland 4.31 avg rating — 58 ratings
19.
Bikes of Burden
Bikes of Burden
by: Hans Kemp
4.47 avg rating — 60 ratings
20.
Vietnam: A History
Vietnam: A History 4.13 avg rating — 7,806 ratings
21.
36 Streets
36 Streets 3.92 avg rating — 1,024 ratings
22.
Dumb Luck
Dumb Luck 4.17 avg rating — 3,521 ratings
23.
Vietnamerica: A Family's Journey
Vietnamerica: A Family's Journey
by: G.B. Tran
3.95 avg rating — 2,186 ratings
24.
The Sympathizer (The Sympathizer, #1)
The Sympathizer (The Sympathizer, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 132,986 ratings
25.
Stolen Valor : How the Vietnam Generation Was Robbed of Its Heroes and Its History
Stolen Valor : How the Vietnam Generation Was Robbed of Its Heroes and Its History 4.36 avg rating — 147 ratings
26.
The Best and the Brightest
The Best and the Brightest 4.27 avg rating — 12,645 ratings
27.
The Girl in the Picture: The Story of Kim Phuc, the Photograph, and the Vietnam War
The Girl in the Picture: The Story of Kim Phuc, the Photograph, and the Vietnam War 3.96 avg rating — 2,318 ratings
28.
The Beauty of Humanity Movement
The Beauty of Humanity Movement 3.94 avg rating — 4,725 ratings
28.
Absolutely Nothing (Jason Steed #3)
Absolutely Nothing (Jason Steed #3) 4.38 avg rating — 643 ratings
30.
The Lotus Eaters
The Lotus Eaters 3.87 avg rating — 13,331 ratings
31.
Destination Saigon
Destination Saigon 3.52 avg rating — 192 ratings
32.
The Unwanted: A Memoir of Childhood
The Unwanted: A Memoir of Childhood 4.31 avg rating — 2,617 ratings
33.
No Man's Land
No Man's Land 3.79 avg rating — 701 ratings
34.
Cracker!: The Best Dog in Vietnam
Cracker!: The Best Dog in Vietnam 4.26 avg rating — 6,776 ratings
35.
Free in the Forest: Ethnohistory of the Vietnamese central Highlands, 1954-1976
Free in the Forest: Ethnohistory of the Vietnamese central Highlands, 1954-1976 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
36.
The Birth of Vietnam
The Birth of Vietnam 4.26 avg rating — 62 ratings
36.
Reporting Vietnam: American Journalism, 1959-1975
Reporting Vietnam: American Journalism, 1959-1975 4.31 avg rating — 153 ratings
38.
About Face: Odyssey Of An American Warrior
About Face: Odyssey Of An American Warrior 4.38 avg rating — 5,902 ratings
39.
The Long Gray Line: The American Journey of West Point's Class of 1966
The Long Gray Line: The American Journey of West Point's Class of 1966 4.30 avg rating — 3,276 ratings
40.
We Have Eaten The Forest: The Story of a Montagnard Village in the Central Highlands of Vietnam
We Have Eaten The Forest: The Story of a Montagnard Village in the Central Highlands of Vietnam 4.48 avg rating — 27 ratings
40.
Dragon House
Dragon House 3.90 avg rating — 1,052 ratings
42.
From the City Inside the Red River: A Cultural Memoir of Mid-Century Vietnam
From the City Inside the Red River: A Cultural Memoir of Mid-Century Vietnam it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
42.
Window on a War: An Anthropologist in the Vietnam Conflict
Window on a War: An Anthropologist in the Vietnam Conflict 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
42.
A Rumor of War
A Rumor of War 4.17 avg rating — 15,736 ratings
45.
In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam
In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam 3.76 avg rating — 2,555 ratings
46.
Fourth and Forever
Fourth and Forever 4.56 avg rating — 41 ratings
46.
Solo Vietnam (Flying Solo Series Book 2)
Solo Vietnam (Flying Solo Series Book 2) 4.36 avg rating — 25 ratings
48.
A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain
A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain 3.95 avg rating — 9,279 ratings
48.
Flesh
Flesh
by: Khanh Ha
3.91 avg rating — 80 ratings
48.
The Trader of Saigon
The Trader of Saigon 3.72 avg rating — 381 ratings
48.
The Novice: A Story of True Love
The Novice: A Story of True Love 4.06 avg rating — 1,494 ratings
48.
Red Blood, Yellow Skin: A Young Girl's Survival in War-Torn Vietnam
Red Blood, Yellow Skin: A Young Girl's Survival in War-Torn Vietnam 4.18 avg rating — 299 ratings
48.
The Mountains Sing
The Mountains Sing 4.31 avg rating — 57,490 ratings
54.
Into a Black Sun
Into a Black Sun 4.01 avg rating — 135 ratings
55.
Daughters of the River Huong
Daughters of the River Huong 3.68 avg rating — 876 ratings
55.
Dog Soldiers
Dog Soldiers 3.70 avg rating — 7,338 ratings
55.
A Murder in Wartime: The Untold Spy Story That Changed the Course of the Vietnam War
A Murder in Wartime: The Untold Spy Story That Changed the Course of the Vietnam War 4.25 avg rating — 28 ratings
55.
Vietnam Zippos: American Soldiers' Engravings and Stories (1965-1973)
Vietnam Zippos: American Soldiers' Engravings and Stories (1965-1973) 4.22 avg rating — 67 ratings
55.
Birds of Paradise Lost
Birds of Paradise Lost 4.22 avg rating — 198 ratings
55.
Up Country
Up Country 4.08 avg rating — 20,782 ratings
55.
The 13th Valley
The 13th Valley 4.15 avg rating — 2,947 ratings
62.
Vietnam's Forgotten Army: Heroism and Betrayal in the ARVN
Vietnam's Forgotten Army: Heroism and Betrayal in the ARVN 4.35 avg rating — 48 ratings
63.
Oblivion
Oblivion 3.58 avg rating — 55 ratings
64.
The Twenty-Five Year Century: A South Vietnamese General Remembers The Indochina War To The Fall Of Saigon
The Twenty-Five Year Century: A South Vietnamese General Remembers The Indochina War To The Fall Of Saigon 3.63 avg rating — 38 ratings
65.
Paco's Story
Paco's Story 3.76 avg rating — 984 ratings
66.
Death In The Rice Fields: An Eyewitness Account Of Vietnam's Three Wars 1945-1979
Death In The Rice Fields: An Eyewitness Account Of Vietnam's Three Wars 1945-1979 4.16 avg rating — 153 ratings
67.
Le Colonial
Le Colonial 3.28 avg rating — 76 ratings
67.
Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War
Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War 4.05 avg rating — 1,327 ratings
69.
SOG: Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam
SOG: Secret Wars of America's Commandos in Vietnam 4.36 avg rating — 1,970 ratings
69.
Sand in the Wind
Sand in the Wind 4.44 avg rating — 203 ratings
69.
Better Times Than These
Better Times Than These 3.88 avg rating — 396 ratings
72.
Hell in An Loc: The 1972 Easter Invasion and the Battle That Saved South Viet Nam
Hell in An Loc: The 1972 Easter Invasion and the Battle That Saved South Viet Nam 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings
72.
The Pentagon Papers
The Pentagon Papers 3.70 avg rating — 69 ratings
72.
Last Night I Dreamed of Peace: The Diary of Dang Thuy Tram
Last Night I Dreamed of Peace: The Diary of Dang Thuy Tram 3.79 avg rating — 2,504 ratings
75.
Vietnam At War: The History 1946-1975
Vietnam At War: The History 1946-1975 3.84 avg rating — 81 ratings
76.
Fishing for Tigers
Fishing for Tigers 3.56 avg rating — 387 ratings
77.
Hanoi's War: An International History of the War for Peace in Vietnam
Hanoi's War: An International History of the War for Peace in Vietnam 4.15 avg rating — 241 ratings
77.
Dust Child
Dust Child 4.23 avg rating — 17,835 ratings
79.
After Sorrow: An American Among the Vietnamese
After Sorrow: An American Among the Vietnamese 3.81 avg rating — 62 ratings
79.
Beauty Rising
Beauty Rising 3.76 avg rating — 180 ratings
81.
Tiger The Lurp Dog
Tiger The Lurp Dog 4.04 avg rating — 111 ratings
81.
The Rise and Fall of an American Army: U.S. Ground Forces in Vietnam, 1963-1973
The Rise and Fall of an American Army: U.S. Ground Forces in Vietnam, 1963-1973 3.65 avg rating — 84 ratings
81.
Mourning Headband for Hue: An Account of the Battle for Hue, Vietnam 1968
Mourning Headband for Hue: An Account of the Battle for Hue, Vietnam 1968
by: Nhã Ca
4.06 avg rating — 140 ratings
84.
Meditations in Green
Meditations in Green 4.01 avg rating — 586 ratings
85.
Vietnam: Anatomy of a Peace
Vietnam: Anatomy of a Peace 3.36 avg rating — 25 ratings
86.
Sons of the Mountains
Sons of the Mountains 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
87.
Dragon Sea: A True Tale of Treasure, Archeology, and Greed off the Coast of Vietnam
Dragon Sea: A True Tale of Treasure, Archeology, and Greed off the Coast of Vietnam 3.71 avg rating — 203 ratings
88.
Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam
Dereliction of Duty: Lyndon Johnson, Robert McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam 3.99 avg rating — 4,792 ratings
89.
The Boys of '67: Charlie Company's War in Vietnam
The Boys of '67: Charlie Company's War in Vietnam 4.24 avg rating — 1,170 ratings
90.
Summons of Trumpet: U.S.-Vietnam in Perspective
Summons of Trumpet: U.S.-Vietnam in Perspective really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 71 ratings
91.
The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War 4.54 avg rating — 2,155 ratings
92.
On Strategy: A Critical Analysis of the Vietnam War
On Strategy: A Critical Analysis of the Vietnam War 3.92 avg rating — 451 ratings
93.
Shattered World: Adaptation and Survival among Vietnam's Highland Peoples during the Vietnam War
Shattered World: Adaptation and Survival among Vietnam's Highland Peoples during the Vietnam War really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
94.
The Book of Salt
The Book of Salt 3.53 avg rating — 6,488 ratings
95.
Red Thunder Tropic Lightning: The World of a Combat Division in Vietnam
Red Thunder Tropic Lightning: The World of a Combat Division in Vietnam 3.83 avg rating — 88 ratings
95.
A Shau Valor: American Combat Operations in the Valley of Death, 1963–1971
A Shau Valor: American Combat Operations in the Valley of Death, 1963–1971 4.37 avg rating — 110 ratings
97.
Brothers in Arms: A Journey from War to Peace (Southwestern Writers Collection Series)
Brothers in Arms: A Journey from War to Peace (Southwestern Writers Collection Series) 3.81 avg rating — 31 ratings
97.
The Time In Between
The Time In Between 3.26 avg rating — 3,037 ratings
97.
No Place To Die: The Agony Of Viet Nam
No Place To Die: The Agony Of Viet Nam 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
97.
Blackhorse Riders: A Desperate Last Stand, an Extraordinary Rescue Mission, and the Vietnam Battle America Forgot
Blackhorse Riders: A Desperate Last Stand, an Extraordinary Rescue Mission, and the Vietnam Battle America Forgot 4.19 avg rating — 496 ratings
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