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Vietnam War

7 reading guides and book lists curated by the Editors Reads team.

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Best Books About War: Essential Reading List

The best books about war — from All Quiet on the Western Front and Catch-22 to The Things They Carried and Slaughterhouse-Five. War literature's most essential works.

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Best Vietnam War Books: Essential Fiction and Non-Fiction

The best Vietnam War books — from The Things They Carried and Going After Cacciato to The Quiet American and Tree of Smoke. Essential Vietnam War fiction and history.

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Denis Johnson Books in Order: Complete Bibliography & Best Starting Points

Denis Johnson's complete bibliography in order — from Jesus' Son and Tree of Smoke to Train Dreams. Best starting points for new readers of his fiction and poetry.

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Tim O'Brien Books in Order: Complete Bibliography & Best Starting Points

Tim O'Brien's complete bibliography in order — from The Things They Carried and Going After Cacciato to In the Lake of the Woods. Best starting points for new readers.

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Tobias Wolff Books in Order: Complete Bibliography & Best Starting Points

Tobias Wolff's complete bibliography in order — from This Boy's Life and In Pharaoh's Army to Old School. Best starting points for new readers.

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Where to Start with Tim O'Brien: A Reading Guide

Where to start with Tim O'Brien — whether to begin with The Things They Carried or Going After Cacciato. A complete reading guide to the essential Vietnam War novelist.

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Viet Thanh Nguyen Books in Order: Complete Reading Guide

All Viet Thanh Nguyen books in order — The Sympathizer, The Committed, The Refugees, and his non-fiction. Reading guide for the Pulitzer Prize-winning Vietnamese-American author.

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