Remembering the Vietnam War

The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall is in the Levee Park.  Stop by to view it and also check out our books and media about the Vietnam War on display upstairs in the Adult Services Department.

Vietnam: The Real War: A Photographic History by the Associated Press

To cover the Vietnam War, the Associated Press gathered a  group of  photojournalists in its Saigon bureau, creating one of the great photographic legacies of the 20th century. Collected here are images that tell the story of the war that left a deep and lasting impression on American life.

The Vietnam War: An Intimate History by Geoffrey Ward and Ken Burns

From the award-winning historian and filmmakers of The Civil War, Baseball, The War, The Roosevelts, and others: a vivid, uniquely powerful history of the conflict that tore America apart–the companion volume to the major, multipart PBS film.

The Volunteer by Salvatore Scibona

This is epic story of a restless young man who is captured during the Vietnam War and pressed into service for a clandestine branch of the United States government.

The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Mai

The Mountains Sing tells an enveloping, multigenerational tale of the Tran family, set against the backdrop of the Viet Nam War. Vivid, gripping, and steeped in the language and traditions of Viet Nam, The Mountains Sing brings to life the human costs of this conflict from the point of view of the Vietnamese people themselves, while showing us the true power of kindness and hope.

National Geographic: Inside the Vietnam War

National Geographic provides a fresh, in-depth look at the Vietnam War. Firsthand accounts from Vietnam veterans are woven together with archival footage and photographs, to reveal the details of covert operations, military strategy and the emotional toll

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