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Novels set during the Vietnam War (1955 – 1975). Pages in category "Novels set during the Vietnam War" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total.
Novels set during the Vietnam War (53 P) P. Plays about the Vietnam War (1 C, 3 P) V. Fictional Vietnam War veterans (135 P) ... Pages in category "Vietnam War fiction"
Pages in category "Vietnam War books" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * The Good Doctors;
The Things They Carried (1990) is a collection of linked short stories by American novelist Tim O'Brien, about a platoon of American soldiers fighting on the ground in the Vietnam War. His third book about the war, it is based upon his experiences as a soldier in the 23rd Infantry Division.
The major themes are centered on loyalty, leadership, and the brutalizing effects on people in a time of war. Written only three years after the last American troops withdrew from Vietnam , [ 1 ] and despite being written by a man who loved the military and hated the antiwar movement , Fields of Fire points out the flawed logic of the Vietnam ...
Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War is a novel by American author and decorated Marine, Karl Marlantes.It was first published by El León Literary Arts in 2009 (in small quantity) and re-issued (and slightly edited) as a major publication of Atlantic Monthly Press [1] on March 23, 2010.
Dispatches is a New Journalism book by Michael Herr that describes the author's experiences in Vietnam as a war correspondent for Esquire magazine. First published in 1977, Dispatches was one of the first pieces of American literature that portrayed the experiences of soldiers in the Vietnam War for American readers.
In 2010, The New York Times described it as "a classic of contemporary war fiction." [4] [5] O'Brien wrote the war novel, Going After Cacciato (1978), which was awarded the National Book Award. O'Brien taught creative writing, holding the endowed chair at the MFA program of Texas State University–San Marcos every other academic year from 2003 ...