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VIETNAM AND THE VIETNAM WAR

Bibliography of Vietnam War sources in the Edith Hamilton Library; Bibliography of Middle School level Vietnam Sources

Resources about the War

Resources about Vietnam

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Resources about the War

American Experience: Vietnam A Television History
    A companion web site to the PBS/WGBH series program on the Vietnam War; Good for Middle and Upper School students

Battlefield: Vietnam
    Companion site to the PBS program includes history, a timeline, a look at guerrilla tactics and the air war, and a multimedia retrospective of the Siege at Khe Sanh

Teach Vietnam-The Learning Experience  includes "The Virtual Wall," a Flash presentation of all of the names engraved on the actual wall

Vietnam War also from Factmonster.com; Good for Middle School Students

Vietnam Interactive Portfolio
    Photographs taken in Vietnam from 1969-70.

The Wars for Vietnam  includes translation and inclusion of primary sources

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Resources about the country, Vietnam

CIA--The World Factbook--Vietnam  reputable site includes geography, government, economy and more

Library of Congress/Federal Research Division/Country Studies/Area Handbook Series/Vietnam extensive site with detailed information on the history

Lonely Planet World Guide | Destination Vietnam | Introduction Good for Middle School Students

Map of Vietnam from the UT Library Online, Perry-Castaneda map collection

Vietnam from Factmonster.com; Good for Middle School Students

Vietnam Interactive Portfolio
    Photographs taken in Vietnam from 1969-70.

Vietnam - Introduction from Cool Planet; includes History, People and Society, etc.; Good for Middle School Students

 

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Upper School Bibliography

320.9 F FitzGerald , Frances Fire in the lake; the Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam.   Boston, Little, Brown [1972]  
327.7305 S Schulzinger, Robert D. A time for war: the United States and Vietnam, 1941-1975.   New York: Oxford University Press, 1998.  
921 Hayslip Hayslip, Le Ly. When heaven and earth changed places: a Vietnamese woman's journey from war to peace.   New York Doubleday, c1989.  
921 Van Devanter Van Devanter, Lynda. Home before morning: the story of an army nurse in Vietnam.   New York: Beaufort Books, c1983.  
951.9 D Detzer, David. Thunder of the captains: the short summer in 1950.   New York: Crowell, c1977.  
951.9 M McGovern, James. To the Yalu; from the Chinese invasion of Korea to MacArthur's dismissal.   New York, Morrow, 1972.  
959.7 H Hammer, Richard One morning in the war; the tragedy at Son My.   New York, Coward-McCann [1970]  
959.704 A   America in Vietnam: a documentary history.   Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1985
959.704 A An, Tai Sung The Vietnam war.   Madison: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press; London: Associated University Presses, c1998.  
959.704 B Brown, Weldon Amzy Prelude to disaster the American role in Vietnam, 1940-1963.   Port Washington, N.Y.: Kennikat Press, 1975
959.704 C Caputo, Philip A rumor of war.   New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, c1977.   The author recounts his experiences during the sixteen months he spent as a Marine infantry officer in the Vietnam war.  
959.704 D Davidson, Phillip B Vietnam at war: the history, 1946-1975.   New York: Oxford University Press, 1991, c1988
959.704 G Garfinkle, Adam M Telltale hearts: the origins and impact of the Vietnam antiwar movement.   New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995.  
959.704 H Higgins, Marguerite. Our Vietnam nightmare.   New York, Harper & Row [1965]  
959.704 I Isaacs, Arnold R Without honor: defeat in Vietnam and Cambodia.   Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, c1983.  
959.704 K Kahin, George McTurnan The United States in Vietnam.   New York, Dial Press, 1967
959.704 K Karnow, Stanley. Vietnam, a history.   New York: Viking Press, 1983
959.704 L   The Lessons of Vietnam.   New York: Crane, Russak, c1977. 
959.704 L Lembcke, Jerry The spitting image: myth, memory, and the legacy of Vietnam.   New York: New York University Press, c1998.  
959.704 M Mabie, Margot C. J. Vietnam, there and here.   New York Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, c1985.  
959.704 S Sheehan, Neil A bright shining lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam.   New York: Random House, c1988.  
959.704 T Terzani, Tiziano. Giai phong! The fall and liberation of Saigon.   New York: St. Martin's Press, c1976
959.704 W   War in the shadows.   Boston, MA: Boston Pub. Co., c1988
973.923 D DeBenedetti, Charles. An American ordeal: the antiwar movement of the Vietnam era.   Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press, 1990.  
Ref 951.904 H Hoare, James Conflict in Korea: an encyclopedia.   Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, c1999.  

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Vietnam - Middle School Level Bibliography

959.7 V Kalman, Bobbie Vietnam: The people.    New York: Crabtree Pub. Co., c2002.  
959.7 V Kalman, Bobbie Vietnam: The culture .   New York: Crabtree Pub. Co., c2002
959.7 V Kalman, Bobbie Vietnam:The land    New York: Crabtree Pub. Co., c2002.  
959.704 L Lamb, David Vietnam, now: a reporter returns .   New York: Public Affairs, 2002
959.70438 D   Dear America: letters home from Vietnam.    New York W. W. Norton, 2002.  

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April, 2009