Military Personal
Narratives and Oral Histories (Page 1)
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| Brennan, Matthew. Brennan's War : Vietnam 1965-1969. Novato, CA: Presidio, 1985; Pocket Books, 1989. | |
| Broughton, Col. Jack. Thud Ridge. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1969; New York: Bantam, 1985. | |
| Caputo, Philip. A Rumor of War. New York: Holt, Rinehart,
and Winston, 1977; Ballantine, 1978. *CORE* Award winning memoir by a Lieutenant in the Marine 9th Expeditionary Brigade in 1965 - 1966. The work is a powerful and compelling account of the early part of US ground combat involvement, including Caputo's court-martial for the killing of a Vietnamese civilian which raises questions about both the nature of US tactics and the nature on guerilla warfare. The book also contains a short section on Caputo's experiences in 1975 as a journalist during the fall of the South.; |
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| Downs, Frederick Jr. The Killing Zone. New York: Norton, 1978. | |
| Mason, Robert. Chickenhawk. New York: Viking, 1983. | |
| Maurer, Harry. Strange Ground : Americans in Vietnam,
1945-1975 : An Oral History. New York: Henry Holt, 1989. A strong collection of pieces of oral history from folks in a miriad of different positions, spanning all eras in the American involvement. |
