Brother Number One: A Political Biography of Pol Pot by David P. Chandler My rating: 3 of 5 stars The first “review” I read when I came across reviews for Brother Number One was one by “Annie,” which stated, “More objective, non-sensational and honest than than ‘Pol Pot: Anatomy of a Nightmare’.” Funny, having finished …
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The Green Berets: The Amazing Story of the U. S. Army's Elite Special Forces Unit by Robin Moore My rating: 5 of 5 stars I love this book. I first read it many years ago in high school and it's stuck with me ever since, so when I saw it in a used bookstore, I …
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The Last Man Out Of Saigon: A Novel by Chris Mullin My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was an interesting novel to read. You see, it's deeply anti-American and pro-Vietnamese and I think it would have helped to know these facts before delving into it, as it's about a CIA agent inserted into South …
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The Rise and Fall of an American Army: U.S. Ground Forces in Vietnam, 1963-1973 by Shelby L. Stanton My rating: 3 of 5 stars This could have been an interesting book if the author hadn't gotten so bogged down in minute details. It's about the American military in Vietnam, circa 65-73, and it's pretty comprehensive, …
Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the Pentagon Papers by Daniel Ellsberg My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was a lengthy but fascinating book to read. I'd had it for awhile, but had never opened it. Now I'm glad I did. Daniel Ellsberg was an analyst with the State Department, Department of Defense, was …
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Dereliction of Duty: Johnson, McNamara, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Lies That Led to Vietnam by H.R. McMaster My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a very detailed and somewhat shocking book telling of how America sunk itself into the Vietnam war fiasco, and it's truly a sorrow to read. I never …
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The Secret War Against Hanoi: The Untold Story of Spies, Saboteurs, and Covert Warriors in North Vietnam by Richard H. Shultz Jr. My rating: 3 of 5 stars The author of this book used declassified material to give readers an inside view of "The Secret War Against Hanoi." Unfortunately, it's almost all from the operational …
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