The aftermath and legacy of the vietnam war books

The legacy of the war still shapes america, even if most of us are too young to remember it. Lasting for 20 years 19551975, the vietnam war, as bloody as any other wars, took away more than 2 millions lives, in which many of them were civilians. Its a beautifully written, evocative story that draws you deep into the lives of the two main characters, as if walking alongside them unseen, sharing their highs and lows, eager to see if love will triumph against the nightmare of war and its after effect. The vietnam war was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted the communist government of north vietnam against south vietnam and its principal ally, the united states. Webster traces the deadly legacy from the french battlefields of world war i to vietnam and the persian gulf, describing the work of sappers in a compelling story that brings to light the horrifying legacy of warfare. These include winners of national book awards and pulitzer prizes, both fiction and nonfiction. It helped me understand the war in vietnam and why the south vietnamese president, ngo dinh di. The author concludes with a poignant observation about the legacy of the war. Go to war and the novel matterhorn, was a marine in the vietnam war.

From landmines to chemical warfarethe devastating effects of modern combat webster, donovan on. Thousands suffering from the deadly aftermath of us. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the vietnam war 19451975 and what it means. A summary of the aftermath of the war in history sparknotes s the vietnam war 19451975.

It helped me both my defoliant paragraph and the paragraph in which i describe how regular people were affected by the vietnam war. The vietnam war was the secondlongest war in united states history, after the war in afghanistan. These 10 books, in addition to the ones below, were recommended multiple times. The nam legacy is one of those books that you cant put down you are simply hooked within the first chapter. While initilly supportive of the war in vietnam, as it dragged on, american public. Thousands suffering from the deadly aftermath of us bomb campaign. Even today, fathers still teach sons lessons inherited from neanderthals. I have read dozens of books on the vietnam war and the brave men who fought, but aftermath is far. Dec 14, 2004 in angola, there are more than 15 million mines, two for every citizen. Wishful thinking the vietnam war and its legacy nearly half a century after the conflict in southeast asia ended, american writers are still fighting the vietnam war books and arts jan 18th 2018.

The war killed an estimated 2 million vietnamese civilians, 1. Among the most positive is an abundance of topnotch books, many written by veterans of the conflict. Dec 21, 2011 perhaps the real legacy of vietnam is just thatnever again should americas service members return home to find the people holding them in disdain for fighting for their country. The legacy of bitterness divided the american citizenry and influenced foreign. By fits and starts over the years, vietnam s leaders have begun to open the economy and cautiously allowed more religious and social freedoms. A political, social, and military history adds an entire additional volume of entries to the already exhaustive first edition, making it the most comprehensive reference available about. The aftermath of the korean war set the tone for cold war tension between all the superpowers.

Wehrle page images at hathitrust personalities of the liberation movement of south vietnam 1965, by u. It has also been called the second indochina war and the vietnam conflict. If you want to read one book about vietnam, read this one. A history of the war and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Since kennedy was the president of the united states during part of the vietnam war, the book also has a lot of information about the vietnam war. April 30, 2000, marks 25 years of communist rule in southern vietnam. 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. Mission statement the mission of legacies of war is to raise awareness about the history of the vietnam war era bombing in laos and advocate for the clearance of unexploded bombs, to provide space for healing the wounds of war, and to create greater hope for a future of peace. Webster relates how horrifically american hightech war has transformed the landscapes of vietnam and kuwait. This is one of the vietnam war books that covers the basics in great detail, like the fact that black soldiers made up nearly onequarter of the fatalities in the first few years of the war, and the discrimination they faced in decorations, duty assignments.

The best books about the aftermath of world war one, as recommended by explorer wade davis. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. The korean war was important in the development of the cold war, as it showed that the two superpowers, united states and soviet union, could fight a limited war in a third country.

After we posted this article, times readers weighed in with their favorite books on the vietnam war. The weapons are a lethal legacy of the vietnam war. Addington presents a short, narrative history of the origins, course, and outcome of americas military involvement in vietnam. May 20, 2011 the lessons learned from this tragic conflict continue to have great relevance in todays world. In an excellent study of the vietnam war that examines the conflict and its aftermath from multiple angles, freedman we will not be silent again tackles a complex historical event and breaks it down. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. In an excellent study of the vietnam war that examines the conflict and its aftermath from multiple angles. Usa today s bob minzesheimer recommends books by 10 authors. Wishful thinking the vietnam war and its legacy books. The vietnam war, the october 1967 dow sitin and its. Welcome to todays meeting entitled, the legacy of the vietnam war. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans. May 26, 2016 the violence, tragedy, bravery, and loss of the vietnam war has been memorialized in countless novels and works of nonfiction. A compact and authoritative primer on an intensely relevant topic, this wellresearched and engaging volume offers an invaluable overview of the.

Before the vietnam war, most americans were like me. Families who could afford it, like the truongs, made it. Given that there have been several conflicts in indochina, this particular conflict is known by the names of its primary protagonists, in order to distinguish it from others. Enough books novels and nonfiction have been published about the vietnam war and its aftermath to fill a modestsized library. The vietnam war and our national identity viking, historian christian appy explores the. The legacy of the vietnam war council on foreign relations.

Jan 07, 2017 the legacy of the war still shapes america, even if most of us are too young to remember it. The vietnam war has scarred, transformed and inspired countless writers and art practitioners. The powerful words in these eleven books help us understand a complicated time in our recent history, and the political and personal legacy that it still carries. It presents cuttingedge scholarship on the impact of the great war on australian society and on the war s commemorative landscape and legacy, which, in australia today, at the centenary of the armistice, are both more pronounced and more contested than anywhere else on earth. Americas wars have inspired some of the worlds best literature, and the vietnam war is no exception. This meeting is part of a series that the council on foreign relations is cosponsoring with. Mar 18, 2019 this is a novel that takes the measure of the long arc of the vietnam legacy and suggests that the roots of the war itself lie in the toxic visions of american manhood that promote desertion of wives and children and violence as the solution to every problem. At the heart of phans saga lies the fall of saigon in 1975, when the mode of evacuation for many south vietnamese depended on a familys wealth and relationships with the us military. Researchers come to the hemingway archives at the john f. The vietnam war displayed the limits of us military power 58,000 americans died, millions of vietnamese were killed.

Readers weighed in on the best books about the vietnam war. A visceral and spellbinding novel by a highly decorated vietnam veteran, matterhorn tells the story of one young man at war, but transforms the tragedy of vietnam into a powerful and universal story of courage, camaraderie, and sacrifice. The vietnam war pictures that moved them most while the vietnam war raged roughly two decades worth of bloody and worldchanging years compelling images made their way out of the combat. Finally, lawrence examines the aftermath of the war, from the momentous liberalizationdoi moiin vietnam to the enduring legacy of this infamous war in american books, films, and political debate. Kennedy presidential library primarily to examine ernest hemingways original manuscripts and his correspondence with family, friends, and fellow writers. The most immediate effect of the vietnam war was the staggering death toll.

The bloody legacy of indian partition the new yorker. Hemingway on war and its aftermath national archives. The book is not only a splendid account of a conflict often forgotten in the aftermath of americas war in vietnam, but it also speaks to the debate that continues to rage among military experts on the nature of the two wars in indochina and the proper ways to fight them, wrote george herring, the author of americas longest war. Those wounded in combat numbered tens of thousands more. Finally, lawrence examines the aftermath of the war, from the momentous liberalizationdoi moiin vietnam to the enduring legacy of this infamous war in. Vietnam war is the most commonly used name in english. Now in its second edition, the encyclopedia of the vietnam war. Separating the soldier and veteran from the politics of the war is the true, lasting legacy of vietnam. Finally, the book explores the complex aftermath of the warits enduring legacy in american books, film, and political debate, as well as vietnams struggles with severe social and economic problems.

The top 30 vietnam war books to read this winter historynet. Committee to aid the national liberation front of south vietnam multiple formats at. This source is an article about the effects of the defoliant agent orange on regular citizens of vietnam. Like most other vietnam veterans, i returned home from the vietnam war to an environment in the united states that viewed vietnam vets as possible baby killers. May 10, 2012 communities in the decadeslong aftermath of war. A soldiers return from vietnam skip to main content. Vietnam, the united states, and the legacies of the second. The kent state shooting took place in 1970 when ohio national guard troops opened fire on vietnam war protesters at kent state university, killing four. This source is a biography of president john fitzgerald kennedy.