Vietnam Conflict

As the war continues in Iraq, some people are beginning to compare this war to the war in Vietnam. Everyone can have an opinion as the editiorials prove. However, should you believe those opinions at face value? Here are some examples of books about policies, combat, media, financing, reflections, and other useful information about Vietnam. Much more can be found out in the stacks. After doing your homework, you should be able to decide for yourself how the two wars compare.

U.S. Documents

Report by Subcommittee of the House Committee on Armed Services following a Visit to
the Republic of Vietnam on the Progress of the Pacification Program, Y 4.Ar 5/2 a:969-70/38, 1970

Report of Special Subcommittee following Visit to Southeast Asia, Y 4.Ar 5/2 a:965-66/71, 1966

Report of Special Subcommittee following Visit to Southeast Asia, Y 4.Ar 5/2 a:967-68/9, 1967

Report of Special Subcommittee to South Vietnam, Y 4.Ar 5/2:V 67, 1965

Causes, Origins, and Lessons of the Vietnam War, Y 4. F 76/2:V 67/24, 1972

Report on the Situation in the Republic of Vietnam, Y 4.F 76/1:V 67/5, 1974

Vietnam Studies: Mounted Combat in Vietnam, D 101.74:C 73/4, 1978

Vietnam Studies: Division-Level Communications: 1962-1973, D 101.74:C 73/5/962-73, 1982

Vietnam Studies: U.S. Army Engineers, D 101.74:En 3/965-70, 1974

Vietnam Studies: Financial Management, D 101.74:F 49/962-72, 1974

The Meaning of Vietnam, S 1.71/4:694, 1985

The Military and the Media, D 114.7/3:P 96/996, 1996

Setup: What the Air Force Did in Vietnam and Why, D 301.26/6:V 67/3, 1991

Vietnam 10 Years Later, D 101.2:V 67/3, 1983

Nation Building in Vietnam, S 18.2:N 27, 1967

One Army In Action, D 101.2:Ar 5/2/961-962, 1962

Full Committee Hearing and Consideration of H. Res. 918, a Resolution of Inquiry Concerning
the Bombing in Vietnam by the United States Government, Y 4.Ar 5/2 a:971-72/44, 1972

On Strategy: The Vietnam War in Context, D 101.2:V 67/2/983, 1981

The Military and the Media, D 114.7/3:P 96, 1988

Reorganizing for Pacification Support, D 114.2:P 11/999, 1999

Sixty Days to Peace, D 5.402:P 31, 1982

Review of the Vietnam Conflict and its Impact on U.S. Military Commitments Abroad, Y 4.Ar 5/2:V 67/2, 1968

The United States Air Force in Southeast Asia, D 301.2:So 8 a, 1981

The Most Secret War, D 101.2:Se 2/5, 2003

Repot on the War in Vietnam, D 101.2:V 67, 1968

Air Power and the Ground War in Vietnam, D 301.26/6:V 67, 1988

Vietnam Studies: Riverine Operations, D 101.74:R 52/966-69, 1973

Vietnam Studies: Tactical and Materiel Innovations, D 101.74:T 11, 1974

Vietnam Studies: Medical Support, D 101.74:M 46/965-70, 1973

The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam, D 5.2:H 62/969-70, 2002

Advice and Support: The Final Years, 1965-1973, D 114.7/3:Ad 9/965-73

By Sea, Air, and Land: An Illustrated History of the U.S. Navy and the
War in Southeast Asia, D 221.2:Se 1, 1994

The Marines in Vietnam, D 214.13:V 67/954-73/985, 1985

The United States Navy and the Vietnam Conflict, D 207.10/3:2, 1986

The United States Navy and the Vietnam Conflict, D 207.10/3:1, 1986

Stemming the Tide, D 114.7/3:C 73/2, 2000

The United States Air Force in Southeast Asia, D 301.86/2:V 67, 1988

U.S. Army in Vietnam, D 114.7/3:Of 3, 1998

Canadian Documents

Viet-Nam: Canada's Approach to Participation in the International Commission of Control and
Supervision, Canada E 2-7273, 1973

International Documents

Communist Plan to Conquer South Vietnam, DS 556.9.C655

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