Top Five Vietnam Books to Read this Winter
With the holidays approaching, we've pulled together 5 of our favorite books from fall and winter 2020 about the Vietnam War and those who served.
Famed doctor Tom Dooley secretly helped CIA
Celebrity doctor and humanitarian was secretly involved in CIA’s anti-communist ‘disinformation’ campaign
The Mysterious Death of Mike Turpin
The fate of a military broadcaster in Vietnam in 1972 still leaves doubts and questions
The Day We Lost Charlie: a Secret Mission and a Sudden Death
How a secret mission in Vietnam brought an inexperienced helicopter pilot into a Viet Cong ambush
Tank Driver Braved Flames, Bullets to Save Friends in Vietnam
Dwight Hal Johnson’s decision to risk his life for his friends in Vietnam earned him the Medal of Honor and left him struggling with PTSD.
The “Khe Sanh Two-Step”: Pay Call Under Fire
An unusual situation unfolded in Khe Sanh's Red Sector when a USMC commanding officer was ordered to pay his troops while under enemy fire in 1968
Yellow Berets: How the Vietnam War led some physicians to Nobel Prizes
During the Vietnam War, some physicians found refuge from the draft and a path to Nobel Prizes
Fighting General Killed in Action: Keith Ware
Ware was the first U.S. Army general officer killed in action in Vietnam and the only Medal of Honor recipient since World War I to be killed in action in a subsequent war.
Colin Powell: The Vietnam War Years
Colin Powell's military prowess showed early in his experiences in Vietnam and would shape the leadership abilities that would later catapult his career.
Army Holder of the Top Three Awards for Valor in Combat: Robert Lewis Howard
Robert Lewis Howard was the only Army member in Vietnam to earn all three top combat decorations: Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross and Silver Star.
Alpha 6 ‘Just Disappeared’: What Happened to the Company’s Captain?
As the platoon trekked across Vietnam to set up defenses in Thu Duc, their commander suddenly 'fell' into an unexpected situation.
The Controversial ‘Architect of the Vietnam War’
A new biography highlights General Maxwell Taylor's influential role in U.S. strategy
