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Fiction

Bergen, David. The Time in Between. New York: Random House, 2005.

Eickhoff, Randy Lee. The Quick and the Dead. New York: Forge, 2005

Farrington, Tim. Lizzie's War. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 2005.

Janko, James. Buffalo Boy and Geronimo. Willimantic, Conn.: Curbstone Press, 2006.

Jennings, Phillip. Nam-a-Rama. New York: Forge, 2005.

Kemp, Thomas. The Road from Here to Where You Stay. thomaskemp.com

King, Dave. The Ha-Ha. New York: Little, Brown, 2005.

Oser, David M. Paid-in-Full. New York: Beachcomber RD Press, 2005.

Ricks, Ned B. Revelation. New York: iUniverse, Inc., 2005.

Topping, Seymour. Fatal Crossroads: A Novel of Vietnam, 1945-. Norwalk, CT: EastBridge, 2005.

Vasseur, Thomas Jeffrey. Touch the Earth: An Aftermath of the Vietnam War. Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press, 2005.

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Non-Fiction

Cauble, Mark A.Into the DMZ: A Battle History of Operation Hickory, May 1967, Vietnam. Westminster, Md.: Eagle Editions, 2005.

Davies, Bruce and Gary McKay. The Men Who Persevered :
The AATTV, The Most Highly Decorated Australian Unit of the Viet Nam War
. Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2005.

Frankum, Ronald B., Jr. Like Rolling Thunder: The Air War in Vietnam 1964-1975. (Vietnam: America in the War Years series) Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, 2005.

Fry, Joseph. To Negotiate or Bomb? Fulbright, Stennis, and their Hearings. (Vietnam: America in the War Years series) Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, October, 2006.

Gerdes, Louise I. The Vietnam War. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Greenhaven Press, 2005. (series: Examining Issues Through Political Cartoons)

Guenon, William A. Secret and Dangerous: Night of the So’n Tây POW Raid. East Lowell, Mass.: Wagon Wings Press at King Print. Co., 2005.

Hall, Mitchell K. Crossroads: American Popular Culture and the Vietnam Generation. (Vietnam: America in the War Years series) Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, 2005.

Haycraft, William R. Unraveling Vietnam: How American Arms and Diplomacy Failed in Southeast Asia. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., 2005.

Howren, Jamie and Taylor Baldwin Kiland. Open Doors: Vietnam POWs Thirty Years Later. Washington, D.C.: Potomac Books, 2005.

Henderson, Charles. Goodnight Saigon. New York: Berkley Books, 2005.

Jacobs, Seth. Cold War Mandarin: Ngo Dinh Diem and the Origins of America’s War in Vietnam, 1950-1963.
(Vietnam: America in the War Years series) Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, September, 2006.

Karlin, Wayne. War Movies: Journeys to Vietnam: Scenes and Out-takes. Willimantic, Conn: Curbstone Press, 2005.

LaFeber, Walter. The Deadly Bet: LBJ, Vietnam, and the 1968 Election. (Vietnam: America in the War Years series) Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, 2005.

Mikesh, Robert C. Flying Dragons: The South Vietnamese Air Force. Atglen, Penn.: Schiffer Military History, 2005.

Oliver, Kendrick. The My Lai Massacre in American History and Memory. Manchester, England: Manchester University Press, 2005.

Knott, Richard C. Fire from the Sky: Seawolf Gunships in the Mekong Delta. Annapolis, Md.. : Naval Institute Press, 2005.

Neu, Charles E. America's Lost War : Vietnam, 1945-1975. Wheeling, Ill.: Harlan Davidson, 2005.

Porter, Gareth. Perils of Dominance: Imbalance of Power and the Road to War in Vietnam. Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press, 2005.

Rabel, Roberto Giorgio. New Zealand and the Vietnam War: Politics and Diplomacy. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press, 2005.

Rottman, Gordon L. and Chris Taylor. Special Forces Camps in Vietnam, 1961-1970. Oxford: Osprey, 2005.

Schmitz, David F. The Tet Offensive: Politics, War, and Public Opinion. (Vietnam: America in the War Years series) Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, 2005.

Small, Melvin. At the Water's Edge: American Politics and the Vietnam War. Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 2005.

Toczek, David M. The Battle of Ap Bac, Vietnam: They Did Everything But Learn From It. Dulles, Va.: Potomac, 2005.

Yarborough, Trin. Surviving Twice: Amerasian Children of the Vietnam War. Dulles, Va.: Brassey's, 2005.

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Biography/Autobiography

Brondsema, George. Born in the 40s, Raised in the 50s, Died in the 60s. Publish America. 2006. Available from and reviewed on Amazon.com.

Fonda, Jane. My Life So Far. New York: Random House, 2005.

Heinemann, Larry. Black Virgin Mountain: A Return to Vietnam. New York: Doubleday, 2005.

Herrmann, Kenneth J. Jr. Lepers and Lunacy: An American in Vietnam.

Grandin, Robert. The Battle of Long Tan: As Told by the Commanders. Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia: Allen & Unwin, 2005.

Hogue, Richard. We Were the Third Herd. Littleton, Colo.: Richlyn Publishing, 2003. See also: 2/14th Vet Finder

James, Larry Don. Unfortunate Sons: A True Story of Young Men and War. Washington, D. C.: Cambridge Dent Publishers, 2005.

Kopp, Ray. Thunder in the Night, A Sailor's Perspective on Vietnam. Binghamton, N.Y. : Bundage Publishing, 2005.

Pham, Quang X. A Sense of Duty: My Father, My American Journey. New York: Random House, 2005.

Schynert, Mark. Women of the Vietnam War. Detroit: Lucent Books, 2005.

Smolenski, Mary C. et al. A Fit, Fighting Force: The Air Force Nursing Services Chronology. Washington, D.C.: Office of the Air Force Surgeon General, 2005.

Stewart, Jim. The Ghosts of Vietnam: A Memoir of Growing Up, Going to War, and Healing. iUniverse, Inc., 2005.

Swatosh, John W. 97-Bravo: A Personal Story of the Brief Career of an Army Counter Intelligence Agent. Publish America. 2005.

Tait, Janice. The Devil's Snare: A Memoir of Saigon. Toronto: McGilligan Books, 2005.

Trussoni, Danielle. Falling through the Earth: A Memoir. New York: Henry Holt, 2006.

Zacharias, Karen Spears. Hero Mama: A Daughter Remembers the Father She Lost in Vietnam--and the Mother Who Held Her Family Together. New York: Morrow, 2005.

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Poetry

Fecarotta, Diana F. and Thomas J. Eichler. The Khe Sanh Veterans Book of Poetry. [Wauwatosa, Wis.?]: Khe Sanh Veterans, 2005.

Huglen, Mark E. Poetic Healing: A Vietnam Veteran's Journey from a Communication Perspective. Basil B. Publication: West Lafayette, Ind.: Parlor Press, 2005.

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Vietnam & Southeast Asia

Ashwill, Mark A. and Thai Ngoc Diep. Vietnam Today: A Guide To A Nation At A Crossroads. Yarmouth, Maine: Intercultural Press, 2005. See also http://www.usief.org/vietnamtoday.htm.

Short, Philip. Pol Pot: Anatomy of a Nightmare. New York: Henry Holt, 2005.

Ung, Loung. Lucky Child: A Daughter of Cambodia Reunites with the Sister She Left Behind. New York: HarperCollins, 2005.

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