Vietnam War
Poetry

Aftershock: Poems and Prose of the Vietnam War
by Jim Nye
First Sentence: "So we'll walk this trail a little . . ."

Carrying the Darkness: The Poetry of the Vietnam War
by W. D. Ehrhart (Editor)
"Some of the poems are quite touching, while others reveal harsh experiences soldiers faced, occasionally using crass expressions. As editor W.D. Ehrhart points out, authors range from war veterans to those who were draft resisters and activists, as well as 'living-room observers.' Some of the poets include Robert Bly, John Balaban, Yusef Komunyakaa, Walter McDonald, David Mura, Bruce Weigl, and Ehrhart himself." --Amazon Reader

Circle of Helmets: Poetry and Letters of the Vietnam War
by Rick St. John
"Circle of Helmets" is a poignant account of one infantryman's tour in Vietnam -- told through his letters written just hours after actual combat, coupled with raw and intense poems about those experiences written by that same man thirty years later.

FROM BOTH SIDES NOW: THE POETRY OF THE VIETNAM WAR AND ITS AFTERMATH
by Philip Mahony (Editor)
"Wanting to revive awareness of the Vietnam War, which he sees slipping into oblivion because Americans would rather not talk about it, Philip Mahony has crafted a new kind of war-poetry anthology. He has chosen poems by both Americans and Vietnamese; by both adults involved in the fighting and children, now grown, who were displaced by it; and by both combatants and protesters." --Booklist

Last Lambs: New & Selected Poems of Vietnam
by Bill Bauer
"Modern poetry has become more and more obscure and increasingly obtuse. "Last Lambs" is a refreshing movement away from the didacticism of most recent poetry and offers much insight into the personal experience of participating in the Vietnam War." --Amazon Reader

Memories of a Lost War: American Poetic Responses to the Vietnam War
by Subarno Chattarji
In this unique and significant addition to Vietnam studies, "Memories of a Lost War" analyzes the poems written by American veterans, protest poets, and Vietnamese, within political, aesthetic, and cultural contexts. Drawing on a wealth of material often published in small presses and journals, the book highlights the horrors of war and the continuing traumas of veterans in post-Vietnam America. In its inclusion of Vietnamese perspectives, the book marks a departure from earlier works that have largely concentrated on Vietnam as a war rather than a country.

Purple Hearts: Poetry of The Vietnam War
by W. H. McDonald Jr.
Poetry about the experience of the Vietnam War and afterwards by a combat veteran.

Touching
by Sergeant Major (Ret) George S. Kulas

Unaccustomed Mercy: Soldier-Poets of the Vietnam War
by W. D. Ehrhart (Editor)
"We all owe our gratitude not just to the poets of the Vietnam War, but most certainly to Will Ehrhart for ceaselessly working to bring us this exceptionally beautifull form of expression." --S. Annand

Vets of Nam
by Sergeant Major (Ret) George S. Kulas

The Vietnam War in American Stories, Songs, and Poems
by H. Bruce Franklin
The first college anthology of American literature about the Vietnam War brings together 16 stories, 5 songs, and 63 poems in an affordable text for literature and history courses.

Visions of War, Dreams of Peace
by Joan Furey, Lynda Van Devanter
First Sentence: "I will never forget Vietnam . . . It is always there, and until the day that I am six feet under, Vietnam will always be there: the sights, the sounds, the smells, the happy times and the bad times . . . It is as real now as it was when I was there."

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Vietnam War Destinations, Part 1

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Vietnam War Destinations, Part 3

Vietnam War Destinations, Part 4

The Literary Hootch, Part 1

The Literary Hootch, Part 2

The Literary Hootch, Part 3

Vietnam War History, Part 1

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Vietnam War History, Part 3

Vietnam War History, Part 4

Vietnam War Research Material, Part 1

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Vietnam War Research Material, Part 3

Vietnam War Research Material, Part 4

Vietnam War Humor

The Media

Vietnam War Quiz

Vietnam War Quotations

Allies

Anti-War

Political and Government Figures

Trips to Vietnam

The Vietnamese

Women

Vietnam War Films

Vietnam War Fiction

Women Writers

Vietnam War Short Stories

Military Leaders

Vietnam War Documentaries

Memorials

Organizations

Vietnam War Poetry

The Wall

African-American Soldiers

Vietnam War Books, Part 1

Vietnam War Books, Part 2

World War II Films (Part 1)

World War II Films (Part 2)

Vietnam War Snapshots

Bonjour Vietnam

Memories Are Like Clouds

A Saigon Party:
And Other Vietnam War Short Stories

Military & War DVDs

Military & War Documentaries on DVD

That Year In Saigon: A Screenplay

Vietnam War at Amazon

Vietnam War Snapshots

Bonjour Vietnam

Memories Are Like Clouds

A Saigon Party:
And Other Vietnam War Short Stories

General Creighton Abrams

Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN)

Bao Dai

McGeorge Bundy

Ellsworth Bunker

Declaration of Independence
of the Democratic Republic of Viet-Nam
Ho Chi Minh's Speech,
Ba Dinh Square, September 2, 1945

Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Peace Proposal

Pham Van Dong

DRVN

Military-Industrial Complex Speech,
Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Presidential Press Conference, April 7, 1954

Eisenhower's Letter of Support
to Ngo Dinh Diem

President Ford's Speech
on the Fall of Vietnam, 24 April 1975

French Indochina

J. William Fulbright Testifies
on China and Vietnam, 1966

Vo Nguyen Giap

A History of the 58th Infantry Platoon (Scout Dog)

The Ho Chi Minh Trail

Inaugural Address,
President John F. Kennedy,
Washington, D.C., January 20, 1961

President Lyndon B. Johnson's Address
at Johns Hopkins University:
"Peace Without Conquest" April 7, 1965

President Johnson on U.S. Aims in Vietnam

Nguyen Cao Ky

Edward Lansdale

Letter from President Nixon
to President Nguyen Van Thieu
of the Republic of Vietnam
January 5, 1973

Richard Milhous Nixon's
First Inaugural Address,
January 20, 1969

President Nixon's
"Silent Majority" Speech

Excerpts from the Paris Accords

Peace Proposal
of the Provisional Revolutionary Government
of the Republic of South Viet Nam

South Vietnam

Oliver Stone

Nguyen Van Thieu

Vietnamization

A Shot and a Wound
by David A. Willson

Another Vietnam War Story or Two
by David A. Willson

The Assault
by J.E. Colussi

That Year In Saigon:
A Screenplay

Barbie and Ken
Experience the War

A Pedicab Driver
Peddles Through History

A CIA Hired Wife
Bares Her Soul

The Vietnamese Rock Star
Interview on AFVN

Yolanda's Favorite Beggar

Saigon Rumors

General Westmoreland's Houseboy
(and VC Spy) Talks

The Library Card

A Saigon Warrior's Journal

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