Good Vietnam Reads

Here are some good reads on Vietnam.

Chong, Denise
The Girl in the Picture (1999)
Riveting personal history about a victim of the Vietnam war, 9-year-old Kim Phuc severely burned by napalm. A propoganda and a groundbreaking social history that offers a rare view of everyday life in Vietnam during and after the war.

De Paul, Kim ed.
Children of Cambodia's Killing Fields (1994)
An extraordinary book that contains eyewitness accounts of life in Cambodia during Pol Pot genocidal Khmer Rouge regime from 1975- 1979, written by survivors who were children at the time.

Mangold, Tom and John Pennycate
The Tunnels of Cu Chi (1985)
A study of the tunnels and the tunnel war during the Vietnam war.

Olson, James S. and Randy Roberts
Where the Domino Fell (1996)
An informed and documented critique of US policy of Vietnam from the opening years of US involvement in IndoChina during the Truman administration down to the final withdrawl in the mid-1970s the authors have provided an indepth and topically balanced analysis of how and why the US became involved in Vietnam and of the strategy debates that occured over how to win the war.

Van Hey, Nguyen and Laurel Kendall ed.
Vietnam; Journeys of Body, Mind, and Spirit (2003)
An informed and engaging journey into the social and ritual life of contemporary Vietnam. The contributors offer a unique perspective on the country and its diverse cultural heritage.

Smolan, Rick and Jennifer Erwitt
Passage to Vietnam (1994)
The result of a remarkable collaboration between East and West. The book is a fascinating look at an ancient nation caught in the midst of dramatic change. Spectacular photographs and a detailed text present the most intimate and comprehensive look at Vientam ever assembled. To create this unusual portrait, 70 photographers from fourteen countries were given unprecedented access to a country that is just now emerging from decades of war and isolation.