A moral evaluation a distinctive aspect of the discussions concerning the vietnam conflict is the conclusory character of the arguments. What was it like to fight on the north vietnamese side of the. As warren points out, giap was fighting not only a civil war, but also a war against the worlds most powerful superpowera superpower whose stated. For 20 years americans have been trying to learn the lessons of vietnam while disagreeing on what they are. United states heroes killed in action this month is 2,350 united states heroes killed in action this day is 90. United states military casualties of war wikipedia. Jun 14, 2014 this is a comprehensive list of facts about the vietnam war. Beck is in the air force and he repairs the planes. Even if you factor in american and south vietnamese losses, the number of pavnviet cong casualties per year in the american war in vietnam were much less than losses in the american civil war. J ohn marciano has written an absolutely essential book to counter the.
Four of my own men held me down and then frantically worked to put the pin back in the grenade before the 7 second were up. This weekend, at last, the vietnam war will land on our rooftops, ready to transport us back a half century and more to a conflict begun in good faith, by decent people, out of fateful misunderstandings that led to a decade of agonythe most divisive period since the civil war. When his three best friends go to vietnam, beck knows he must honor his promise to go with them. It took them many months to travel from the north to the battle field in the south, 34 months if their destination was northern provinces of south. Vietnam war casualties the vietnam war vietnam war. Beck, now in the air force, was always the smart one, the one bound for college. The vietnam war was the turning point for communism. Corrections and confirmations to this errored index resulted in the addition of 358 u. So when one of the teens is drafted into the vietnam war, the others sign up, too. What was it like to fight on the north vietnamese side of. Debaters assume the war is just or unjust, leaving the premises of their argument unarticulated. Oct 08, 2015 perhaps the only decent thing to emerge from the vietnam war is a body of literature unsurpassed by the writing thats come out of any other war.
Van admitted that he remained mad for a long time after the incident and it took him a long time to finally resolve his personal issues related to fighting in the war. While the list of books about this conflict includes hundreds of enlightening works, we pick ten of the best texts offering illuminating perspectives on the war, its context and the effects it had on vietnam. Why should they ask me to put on a uniform and go 10,000 miles from home and drop bombs and bullets on brown people in vietnam while socalled negro people in louisville are treated like dogs and denied simple human rights. General davidsons earlier book embracing the entire history of the war in indochina, beginning with the french struggle after world war ii to maintain its centuryold colony, details the particulars of the daytoday actions of the war, including the contributions of the many allied forces from the australians and new zealanders to the thais. The book takes place in the 1st person view of beck, one of the four friends.
The national front for the liberation of south vietnam created in october 1957 to be both the instrument of and ally with the communist government of north vietnam began combat operations against forces of the government of south vietnam in autumn 1959. New zealand, at the time of the vietnam war, was involved in an alliance with australia and the united states of america, known as the anzus agreement. This book is about four friends who join the vietnam war together. Unfortunately, all of the citizens that were drafted to this war were unprepared and did not have an experience to work and cooperate with the rest of the strong american army. Using old cameras and expired film he and his colleagues captured the experiences of the nva and viet cong soldiers. Secrets of the vietnam war hardcover september 1, 1990. Air war over south vietnam, 19681975 internet archive.
Jun 24, 2016 the book arrived two years after the u. Hes also able to view the war from above, where he can admire the savage beauty of the jungle at a distance. Significance of the vietnam war in new zealand the. Facts about the vietnam war you should know the vietnam war. Rather than taking sides, the book seeks to understand why the war happened the way it did, and to clarify its complicated legacy. Morris, rudi, ivan, and beck are best friends for life. The vietnam war has scarred, transformed and inspired countless writers and art practitioners.
Vietnam has a long history of conflict with china, its neighbor to the north. He enlists in the us air force, where hes able to work as a mechanic, learning about planes and choppers and supersonic jets. One of the students read the first three books in this series that were in our school library. Atrocities of the vietnam war the victims of the vietnam war. And 37 new zealand soliders died and 187 were wounded. As their tours of duty in the vietnam war near completion and the war itself spirals out of control, best. The theatrical cut of the film was released on dvd in 2001. Sep 14, 2017 indeed, over time it will undoubtedly reach more people than any book ever written about the vietnam war and may even rival in audience some of the landmark hollywood films about the war such as apocalypse now 1979 and platoon 1986. Causes the act of suppressing noncommunist members within the viet minh when ho chi minh was away in 1945 arguably divided the country and inspired other noncommunist nationalists to form a rival government continue reading facts about the vietnam war you should know. Jessie charles alba 20 sergeant d company, 1st battalion, 501st infantry, 101st airborne division port lavaca, texas 05251968 thua thien, south vietnam.
Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. May 02, 2017 the great vietnam war novel was not written by an american. He was delighted when i purchased 4 and 5 at his request. Reich this thesis explores an important but little known facet of americas war in vietnam. They provided surgial assistance to south vietnamese civilians and encouraging the development of indigenous capacity in this field. Usaid contract in education, wisconsin state universitystevens point and republic of vietnam thomas c. It will be constantly updated so bookmark it if necessary.
Given that endless debate, it was inevitable that robert mcnamara would conclude his controversial new book, in retrospect, with a chapter on the lessons of the war. Lynchs vietnam war series concludes with the final narrative of four friends caught in the chaos of war. Perhaps the only decent thing to emerge from the vietnam war is a body of literature unsurpassed by the writing thats come out of any other war. A total of 3890 new zealanders took part in the vietnam war.
The common belief is that the fighting in vietnam was not as intense as in world war ii. The department of defense vietnam war service index officially provided by the war library originally reported with errors that 2,709,918 u. Vietnam, book 4 casualties of war hardcover january 1, 20 by chris lynch author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. A film by ken burns and lynn novick ken burns and lynn novicks tenpart, 18hour documentary series, the vietnam war, tells the epic story of one of the most consequential, divisive, and controversial events in american history as it has never before been told on film. Beyond that, on the fiction front, we quickly traipse into forgettable territory. The book plunges us into the chaos and intensity of combat, even as it explains the rationale that got us into vietnam and kept us there for so many years. Pages in category vietnam war novels the following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total.
Lynchs vietnam war series concludes with the final narrative of four. Although honored in some respects, the peace agreement was violated by both north and south vietnam as the struggle for power and control of territory in south vietnam. From the misogyny of the vietnam war article sometimes the us soldiers would sneak into the villages and kidnap pretty looking vietnamese. All their names were honored on the vietnam veterans memorial wall in washington d. Casualties of war vietnam, book 4 by chris lynch book cover, description, publication history. Jun 20, 2014 here are five facts about the vietnam war that may surprise those too young to remember the conflict. Us offensives offensives and named campaigns vietnam war source.
Hunts a vietnam war reader is a very different text to onans. That persistence prolonged the suffering of the south vietnamese, in whose land we chose to fight the war, and increased the american casualties for the primary aim of protecting the reputations of american politicians. Nalty 2000 deals with the role of the united states air force in advising the south vietnamese air force and waging war in south vietnam, cambodia, and laos from 1968 through 1975. New zealand sent new zealand sevices medical team in apriil 1967 where they served till 1969. Casualties of war vietnam, book 4 by chris lynch fantastic fiction. Obrien draws on his own war experiences in this collection of interlinked short stories that the new york times. Jan 01, 20 morris, rudi, ivan, and beck are best friends for life. Us soldiers, communist leaders, saigon loyalists, vietnamese peasants and even nixon himself. Ten vietnam war novels to read council on foreign relations. As a student of military history and an avid war gamer myself, i have always wanted to play a turnbased strategy game of the vietnam war that included the operational level mechanics that fascinated me in my youth fire support bases, airmobile combat assaults, us airpower and strike packages into north vietnam, interdiction of the communist supply lines in laos, riverine operations in the. Nov 16, 2017 from the few north vietnamese army nva soldiers that i talked to and the few books that i read. Estimates include both civilian and military deaths in north and south vietnam, laos, and cambodia the war persisted from 1955 to 1975 and most of the fighting took place in south vietnam. According to the last update in 2008 from the national archives, there were 58,220 u. The average infantryman in the south pacific during world war ii saw about 40 days of combat in four years.
And the mistakes made, lies told, and lives lost continue to haunt americans today, in obvious and notsoobvious ways. Hes the smart one of the bunch, and he could be should be. Casualties of war opened in 1,487 theatres, and ranked number 4 in box office for the first week of its release. The earliest casualty record contains a date of death of. Viet nam war casualties from perry county, illinois. Former vietnamese soldier shares his war stories for. These records were transferred into the custody of the national archives and records administration in 2008.
National archives and records administration database of u. Due to americas campaign against the spread of communism, the united states found themselves in a war with the democratic republic of vietnam. Name rank branch of service h o m e d a t e of d e a t h or date declared p l a c e of d e a t h d a t e of b i r t h type of casualty caby, billy ray p f c marines cutler, il jul. Army center of military history page 4 of 12 the largest sweep of 1966 took place northwest of saigon in operation attleboro, involving 22,000 american and south vietnamese troops pitted against the vc 9th division and a nva regiment. New zealand involvement in the vietnam war the victims of. New zealand involvement in the vietnam war the victims. Estimates of casualties of the vietnam war vary widely. Perhaps more targeted at the scholarly minded, this book collects official documents and private letters from a sea of sources. The best vietnam war novels yet for this age range. Although they each serve in a different branch, they are fighting the war together and they promise to do all they can to come home together. Ken burns and lynn novicks tenpart, 18hour documentary series, the vietnam war, tells the epic story of one of the most consequential, divisive, and controversial events in american history as it has never before been told on film. The ethics have affected many things during the vietnam war including the loss of it. The vietnam conflict extract data file of the defense casualty analysis system dcas extract files contains records of 58,220 u.
Vietnam book four by chris lynch, 9780606319645, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Mar 06, 2015 dog soldiers won the 1975 national book award for fiction, the first vietnam war novel to do so. There is catch22, and slaughterhouse five, and these are classics to be sure. The war from the north 1 of 10 mai nam, a photographer with the north vietnamese army nva during the vietnam war, sorts through his negatives. Here are five facts about the vietnam war that may surprise those too young to remember the conflict. From the few north vietnamese army nva soldiers that i talked to and the few books that i read. The vietnam war, a conflict that lasted approximately 15 yearsfar longer than any previous war fought by the u. Vietnam war reporter michael herr, who helped write. The general who defeated america in vietnam hardcover september 24, 20. Although honored in some respects, the peace agreement was violated by both north and south vietnam as the struggle for. The great vietnam war novel was not written by an american.