1. This is an OK list (except for Kissinger book) but also represents an insanely American-centric view of war. https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/09/15/books/20-must-read-books-on-the-vietnam-war.html?emc=edit_bk_20170915&nl=book-review&nlid=1811197&te=1&referer= …
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4. The Vietnamese war of independence was truly global in scale, involving France, Japan, China, and Russia as well as USA
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5. One way to remedy the list would be to read a good biography of Ho Chi Minh:https://www.amazon.com/Ho-Chi-Minh-William-Duiker/dp/078688701X …
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6. General Giap's views of the war is another entry point:https://www.amazon.com/Military-Art-Peoples-Nguyen-Giap/dp/0853451931/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505618010&sr=1-2&keywords=giap …
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8. Since the Times list gives short shrift to books focusing on the brutality of war, this is important addition:https://twitter.com/henryfarrell/status/909236962615316480 …
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9. George Herring's America's Longest War is a good one volume history that gives agency to both North & South Vietnamese.
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10. It occurs to me that NY TImes list makes same mistake as USA policy makers: doesn't take history & experiences of Vietnamese seriously.
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11. More good suggestions on my TL and here:https://twitter.com/emptywheel/status/909231093370540032 …
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12. As a friend just reminded me, the list contains none of the really critical scholarly literature: no Marilyn Young, no Kolko, no LaFeber
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In college took a (otherwise good!) class whose title was just “Vietnam” as if US war there is only thing that ever happened in that country
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