The Vietnam reader : the definitive collection of American fiction and nonfiction on the war

The Vietnam Reader is a selection of the finest and best-known art from the American war in Vietnam, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, film, still photos, and popular song lyrics. All the strongest work is here, from mainstream bestsellers to radical poetry, from Tim O'Brien to Marvin Gaye. Also included are incisive reader's questions--useful for educators and book clubs--in a volume that makes an essential contribution to a wider understanding of the Vietnam War. This authoritative and accessible volume is sure to become a classic reference, as well as indispensable and provocative reading for anyone who wants to know more about the war that changed the face of late-twentieth-century America. From the Trade Paperback edition. An Anthology Of Vietnam War Writing, Mostly By Well-known Authors. The Fiction Includes Excerpts From Novels, Poems And Songs, Plus Summaries Of Films, While Non-fiction Is Represented By Excerpts From Books Such As Robert Mason's Chickenhawk, The Experiences Of A Helicopter Pilot. Green. Green Berets / Robin Moore -- If I Die In A Combat Zone ; Going After Cacciato / Tim O'brien -- Early Work. One Very Hot Day / David Halberstam -- If I Die In A Combat Zone -- Obscenities / Michael Casey -- Sticks And Bones / David Rabe -- From Demilitarized Zones / Jan Barry And W D Ehrhart, Edts -- First Wave Of Major Work. Born On The Fourth Of July / Ron Kovic -- Fields Of Fire / James Webb -- Rumor Of War / Philip Caputo -- Dispatches / Michael Herr -- Going After Cacciato/ Tim O'brien -- First Wave Of Major Films. Deer Hunter ; Coming Home ; Apocalypse Now -- Songs. Ballad Of The Green Berets / Barry Sadler And Robin Moore -- I-feel-like-i'm-fixin'-to Die-rag / Country Joe Mcdonald -- Fortunate Son / Creedence Clear Water Revival, John Fogerty -- The Unknown Soldier / The Doors, Jim Morrison -- What's Going On / Marvin Gaye -- War / Edwin Starr -- Born In The Usa / Bruce Springsteen -- The Big Parade / 10,000 Maniacs, Natalie Merchant -- Oral History Boom. Nam / Mark Baker -- Bloods / Wallace Terry -- Piece Of My Heart / Keith Walker -- From Dear America : Letters Home From Vietnam / Bernard Edelman, Edt -- Everything We Had / Al Santoli -- Second Wave Of Major Work. 13th Valley / John M Del Vecchio -- Meditations In Green / Stephen Wright -- Paco's Story / Larry Heinemann -- Second Wave Of Major Films. Platoon ; Full Metal Jacket -- Memoirs. 365 Days / Ronald J Glasser -- Killing Zone / Fredrick Downs -- Chickenhawk / Robert Mason -- Only War We Had / Michael Lee Lanning -- Masterwork. Things They Carried / Tim O'brien -- Homecoming. Paco's Story / Larry Heinemann -- Love Medicine / Louise Erdrich -- From Carrying The Darkness / W D Ehrhart, Edt -- A Romance ; Monkey Wars ; What Saves Us / Bruce Weigl -- Things They Carried / Tim O'brien -- Memory. Dien Cai Dau / Yusef Komunyakaa -- In Country / Bobbie Ann Mason -- Incoming / Kevin Bowen -- In The Lake Of The Woods / Tim O'brien -- Mr. Giai's Poem / John Balaban -- The Wall. Invasion Of Grenada / W D Ehrhart -- Names Of The Dead / Stewart O'nan -- Dien Cai Dau / Yusef Komunyakaa. Edited By Stewart O'nan. Includes Filmography: P. 699. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. An extraordinary selection of the finest and best-known art from the American war in Vietnam, from Tim O'Brien to Marvin Gaye, from mainstream bestsellers to radical poetry. This authoritative and accessible volume includesfiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, film, photography, and popular song lyrics from the Vietnam War era, covering a breadth of experiences and perspectives. Also included are incisive reader's questions--useful for educators and book clubs--in a volume that makes an essential contribution to a wider understanding of the Vietnam War. An indispensable and provocative read for anyone who wants to know more about the war that changed the face of late-twentieth-century America.