Nonfiction
Bright Light by Stephen Perry
June 23, 2011
Stephen Perry and three of his buddies enlisted in the Army in November 1965. The plan was that the four California friends would go Special Forces on the buddy plan. They took basic at Fort…
From the Jungle to the Boardroom by Mike Monahan
June 22, 2011
Vietnam veteran Mike Monahan is a well-known speaker in the personal-development field. His book, From the Jungle to the Boardroom (Beacon Publishing, 150 pp., $20), provides business leadership lessons based on those that the author learned during…
Little Victories by Jack Farley
June 15, 2011
Jack Farley's Little Victories: A True Story From the Vietnam War (354 pp., paper) recounts the author's 1969-70 tour of duty in Vietnam with Navy Seabee Team Zero Seven Zero Seven in and around the…
My Vietnam by Ed Kugler
June 15, 2011
My Vietnam: Montana Veterans' Stories Straight From the Heart (244 pp., $14. 95, paper) is an oral history that grew out of the Frenchtown Vietnam Symposium, which started more than a decade ago at Frenchtown (Montana)…
Phantom in the River by Gary Wayne Foster
June 14, 2011
Gary Wayne Foster's Phantom in the River: The Flight of Linfield Two Zero One (Hellgate, 218 pp., $19.95, paper), tells the story of the flight of a Navy F-4B Phantom II jet flown by Ev…
Vietnam: No Regrets by J. Richard Watkins
June 14, 2011
J. Richard Watkins' Vietnam: No Regrets: One Soldier's Tour of Duty (Bay State Publishing, 244 pp., $17.95, paper) is a well-written, mostly chronological account of the author's 1969-70 tour of duty in Vietnam with A…
State Medals for War Service by Douglas W. Boyce
June 10, 2011
Douglas W. Boyce's revised State Medals for War Service (D.B. Enterprises, 136 pp., $50, paper) was first published in 1988. The revised edition contains information, including photos, about medals issued by 44 states, the District…
Men of Granite by William E. McGee
June 10, 2011
William E. McGee's Men of Granite: True Stories of New Hampshire's Fighting Men (Peter E. Randall, 251 pp., $19.95, paper) is a war-by-war compendium of brief profiles of soldiers, sailors, Marines, and airmen who…
Xuc May (Never Happen) by Gary Pool
June 9, 2011
Gary Pool's Xuc May (Never Happen) (372 pp., $24, paper) is a memoir centering on the author's tour of duty in Vietnam with the Army's 3rd Ordinance Battalion's EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) unit. As Pool…
1001 Battles That Changed the Course of History, edited by R.G. Grant
June 9, 2011
The latest addition to the "1001" series, 1001 Battles That Changed the Course of History (Universe, 960 pp., $36.95) is a massive volume that offers very concise accounts of important military engagements from the Battle…