The Cream Machine is at once a brilliant first novel and a social document of very great interest: for the soldier's outlook on a war is never quite the same as that of the civilian. Pollard himself, conscripted in 1967, served in Vietnam from November 1968 to July 1969.vietnam war, 1961 - 1975, vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- fiction, rhys pollard, conscription, rifleman, long hi mountains, vung tao

After Shiny Bright went out, Lieutentant Hamilton began to shit inside the perimeter. It was unprecedented.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - participation, new zealand - fiction, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - fiction

Many words both fact and fictional, have been written about the Vietnam War (Australia's longest war) words from many learned people describing battles in detail, heroic deeds by individuals and units, poignant emotianal words from those that served sharing their experiences, words that have questioned out involvement in such an action, words in poem form that relate the bitterness and anguish of losing a mate in action.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - fiction

Many words both fact and fictional, have been written about the Vietnam War (Australia's longest war) words from many learned people describing battles in detail, heroic deeds by individuals and units, poignant emotianal words from those that served sharing their experiences, words that have questioned out involvement in such an action, words in poem form that relate the bitterness and anguish of losing a mate in action.vietnam war, 1961 -1975 - fiction

Best We Forget is the story of Simpson and his mates, caught in a war between powerful idealogies which none of them understood. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - fiction

Best We Forget is the story of Simpson and his mates, caught in a war between powerful idealogies which none of them understood. vietnam war, 1961-1975 - fiction

I awoke with a memory of frea and confusion.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - fiction

A powerful story of the war in Vietnam.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - fiction, war stories

Of all the books spawned by Vietnam, this must rank among the best.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - fiction

Vietnam. 1969. How it was then, over there.vietnam war, 1961-1975, fiction

They were a million miles from home, fighting an invisible enemy who struck without warning and without mercy.united states army. advanced infantry training brigade, 1st m company, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - fiction

Of all the works on the Vietnam War - fiction and nonfiction - this is the big one. Witness is borne from all sides, theirs and ours: the soldiers, the resisters, and the armchair warriors.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1971 - personal narratives.

Translated from the Vietnamese with an introduction by Greg Lockhart.fictionThis is the first collection of Vietnamese short stories to appear in English since the Vietnam Warvietnam -- social life and customs -- fiction, hanoi

The Vietnam Reader is a groundbreaking collections of the finest fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, film, still photographs, and popular song lyrics depicting the American War in Vietnam.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, america

True Wartime Experience; True Life Experience; Fiction; Poetry; Women and War; Art; Craft; Photographyenglish literature - competitions, veterans - services for - australia

Gracefully written and as gripping as a thriller... O'Brien makes the hunt a thrilling pursuit. vietnam war (1961-1975), missing persons -- fiction., vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- fiction

Gracefully written and as gripping as a thriller... O'Brien makes the hunt a thrilling pursuit. vietnam war (1961-1975), missing persons -- fiction., vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 -- fiction

fictionBobby Lake dropped out of Harvard to fight in Vietnam, because he wanted to be a hero. but how do you become a hero amongst men who only notice the cowards, where just the price of respect is high, and the cost of being a hero is hard to pay?united states. army. special forces - fiction, vietnam

Vietnam War veteran An enthralling account of an Australian infantryman and his companions in the Vietnam War. On Friday 8th March 1968, 20-year-old Gary McKay lost the lottery. He was conscripted. From a comfortable and carefree life of surfing and rugby football, he was drafted into the deadly serious preparation for war in the jungles of South Vietnam. In Good Company is his story told in his own words. It begins with induction and selection for the officer academy for national servicemen at Scheyville, a six-month 'pressure cooker' course which produced second lieutenants ready to lead troops into action against the Viet Cong. It ends three and a half years later with a burst of NVA machine-gun fire during a battle among enemy-held bunkers in the hills of Nui Le. Here is a grass-roots account of the blood, sweat and tears shared by a rifle platoon in jungle warfare, a straightforward story of the fears and the camaraderie which soldiers experience in combat. Gary McKay fashioned this account from his experience in action, leading his platoon. The detail is provided from the 80 letters he wrote to his wife while he served. He wrote his story for the reader who wants to know what the soldier on the ground went through - in the fetid jungle, in battle. Anyone who wants to understand what service in South Vietnam meant to those who were there should read this book. 'Reading In Good Company leaves a vivid and disconcerting impression of how the Vietnam War smelt, felt and sounded. One of the most honest and affecting war memoirs which Australians have so far published.' - Mark Thomas, Canberra Times 'An enthralling, accurate account of infantry soldiering in the Vietnam era. Very readable; a must for those who have never experienced combat and a vivid reminder for all veterans.' - Major General M. P. Blake, AM, MC, former CO 5th Battalion RARGary John McKay MC (born 1947) is a writer and former Australian Army officer. He was awarded the Military Cross while serving with the 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment during the Vietnam War.[1] He later served as Commanding Officer of 8th/9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment between 1988 and 1990Soft cover non fiction book

A classic of its kind, The Long Gray Line is the twenty-five-year saga of the West Point class of 1966. With a novelist's eye for detail, Rick Atkinson illuminates this powerful story through the lives of three classmates and the women they loved―from the boisterous cadet years, to the fires of Vietnam, to the hard peace and internal struggles that followed the war. The rich cast of characters also includes Douglas MacArthur, William C. Westmoreland, and a score of other memorable figures. The class of 1966 straddled a fault line in American history, and Atkinson's masterly book speaks for a generation of American men and women about innocence, patriotism, and the price we pay for our dreamsFollowing the lives of 3 graduates, from cadets through to post war and their integration back into a changes Americasoft cover non-fiction book with 592 pages with photos

An extraordinary, tumbling, sweaty, proface torrent of prose. It is mesmeric. 1961-1975 - african americans - fiction, vietnam war, 1961-1975 - veterans - fiction

Whether avenging angels or angels of mercy, helicopters are what made Vietnam's tactics so different from every previous wars. historical fiction, soldier, america

A woeful ballad. For Michael Cull, the war in Vietnam was both a means of escape from suffocating reality in the States and an entrapment in a senseless conflict half a world away.vietnam war, 1961 - 1975 - veterans - fiction

Heartsick to help the heroes they loved, they had to fight their own shattered emotions first.vietnam war, 1961 - 1975 - veterans - fiction, green berets

The intensity of pain and catharsis in Indian Country transcends the 'vet novel' to reach the very essence of life.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - veterans - fiction, post traumatic stress disorder - fiction

They were a special Marine unit, torn between duty and madness of war!vietnam war, 1961-1975 - veterans - fiction

They were a special Marine unit, torn between duty and madness of war!vietnam war, 1961-1975 - veterans - fiction

Nam: Not the way it was supposed to be. The way it was.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - fiction, war stories

The Things They Carried is a thrilling and beautiful distillation of everything that has been thought, felt, or said about the Vietnam War and its long afterburn.vietnam war, 1961-1975 - veterans - fiction