Military Fiction Vietnam

Robin Moore became one of the first true embedded journalists by training with and fighting alongside the Green Berets in Vietnam. Though fictionalized, his work is an eye-opening exposé of the horrors of the Vietnam War and the basis for the hit John Wayne movie of the same title. Taut, fast-paced, and interspersed with unforgettable accounts of combat, Moore’s novel features an American major who goes "native" with Montagnard tribesmen, a courageous Vietnamese girl who poses as a rabid anti-American Communist to capture a murderous Viet Cong officer, and the unforgettable acts of courage of soldiers in the field.

Newly promoted Master Gunnery Sergeant Richard Rhodes returns to Vietnam after thirty days leave in Hong Kong and three months training in the states to take over as Operations Chief for the Third Recon Battalion in Dong Ha. Master Guns Rhodes was expecting a tour on the operation staff after an eighteen month extended tour in I-Corps with 3rd Battalion 4th Marines. He had served as Charlie Company Gunny as a Master Sergeant for most of eighteen months, and his nerves were nearly shot. Charlie Company Skipper, now a Major and S3 for 3rd Recon Battalion, had talked Rhodes into waving his ...

An intense, action-packed battle for a volcano stronghold in the Vietnam War. Early 1967. In the embattled province of Phuoc Tuy, Corporal Chris Jackman and the men of 5 RAR join a daring helicopter-borne assault to capture Hill 82, a critical stronghold infested with enemy forces. They must storm the hill under relentless fire, clearing bunkers, trenches, and hidden fortifications in brutal close-quarters combat. But taking Hill 82 is only the beginning. Jackman and his men cannot rest on the laurels and must now dig in and prepare hold what was taken with blood and bullets. The NVA will ...

South Vietnam. A nation drowning in the blood of its citizens. A nation attempting to repulse the might of an overwhelming, full-scale Communist invasion. Tanks, fighter aircraft, and legions of infantry. Scenting victory as they hack and slaughter their way south, cutting down every who stands in their way. Dodging the bombs and bullets, the four men of Paul Farrell’s Phoenix Team. Awaiting orders to return to the United States. A civilian aircraft is shot down deep in the Central Highlands, and the South Vietnamese authorities have no interest in searching for survivors. The passenger ...

Vietnam, 1968. Troops are stood down during Tet, the annual Vietnamese celebration that takes place every January. Saigon and Hanoi have made a ‘Gentleman’s Agreement,’ for a temporary cessation of hostilities. Soldiers breathe a sigh of relief as the bullets cease firing and the shelling stops. But the ruthless rulers of North Vietnam, the Politburo, are no gentlemen. Bullets fly, and mortar shells explode as Hanoi breaks the agreement and the violence resumes. Cities across South Vietnam come under fire, including the ancient city of Hue, where Rick Heller is based at Phu Bai. ...

The untold story of how the Vietnam War really began... “Fantastic read. Couldn’t put it down. The author really did his homework.” Amazon Reviewer, 5 stars A skilled and ruthless sniper kills to keep America free and his fellow soldiers safe. He is a breed apart. When the crosshairs of his rifle’s scope settle, a life ends. He doesn’t miss. Missing is for shavetails and greenhorns. He can survive for weeks in the harshest jungle. Silent and invisible, his prey never sees him coming and never hears the bullet that kills them. But this assignment is different - an unknowing chance ...

CRIMSON STRIKE is a gripping modern techno-thriller where past and future collide in a high-stakes battle for control of Vietnam. As a Chinese invasion force crosses the northern border into Vietnam, U.S. Marine Captain Jack Monroe and Vietnamese Captain Nguyen Bao hold the line at Lang Son. Bao, a seasoned officer and son of an NVA hero, is determined to protect his homeland. Monroe, leading an elite team of Raiders, fights alongside him, forging an unlikely brotherhood in the chaos of war. In the past they would have been blood enemies, but now they are allies. While tanks thunder through...

Vietnam, 1970. A US Navy aircraft narrowly avoids being shot down by a cloud of missiles launched from a remote patch of jungle, south of Haiphong, North Vietnam. In South Vietnam, the Vietcong kidnaps Nguyen Huy Quan, the nephew of the President of South Vietnam. Two unrelated events. Except they are not unrelated. A bored and disinterested intelligence officer has filed away the note about the strange missile launch, marked ‘no further action.’ It remains unread, until President Thieu’s wife, nicknamed ‘The Dragon Lady,’ demands action to get her nephew back from the North. At ...

In the latest from Nelson DeMille (author of The Lion's Game), Paul Brenner is called out of CID retirement to investigate the murder 30 years ago of an army lieutenant in Vietnam. Brenner's trip up country, with a beautiful American expatriate for company, will lead him to uncover an explosive, long-buried secret.

Vietnam, 1968—United States Air Force reconnaissance photos appear to show a newly built POW camp close to the DMZ. Special Forces Captain Mack Gerber and Master Sergeant Anthony B. Fetterman are sent into the jungles of North Vietnam to take a closer look. Instead of a POW compound, they discover a Soviet-run training camp for the NVA. American military officials believe a Russian presence could severely undermine the US war effort in Vietnam. The only option is to launch a raid into North Vietnam. Gerber's men now have a new mission: go in with guns blazing . . . and get out alive.

Vietnam. The American nightmare is about to get worse. Hanoi has a new man in the South. A smooth-talking radio presenter, his agenda is to persuade peasants in remote villages to mount attacks on MACV and ARVN bases in return for rich rewards when the Communists finally achieve victory. Broadcasting from deep inside the Iron Triangle, protected by legions of Vietcong and NVA, he is sending the villagers to their deaths. Always with a photographer present to score a propaganda victory, by capturing grisly images of Saigon’s soldiers murdering innocent civilians. Paul Farrell’s Phoenix ...

Haunted by guilt, a soldier-turned-priest is drawn back into war, forced to confront evil with ruthless violence. Sean Nolan had his life mapped out, working toward a commission in the US Army. Until he blames himself for a friend’s death. Desperate to make amends, he abandons his military dreams for a career that could not be more different. He becomes a priest. His vocation ends suddenly when an inner drive for justice compels him to kill a man guilty of rape and murder. Driven again by guilt, Nolan enlists in the US Army as penance, serving two tours in Vietnam. Though he proves ...

A tragic death during training sends Sean Nolan on a tortuous path that will lead him to the brutal and unforgiving jungles of Vietnam looking for vengeance. As an enlisted man in Vietnam, he quickly discovers he has a strong affinity for war. He is singled out as a ruthless killer, a suitable candidate for Mike Force, and promoted, in time to lead a vital mission. The Vietcong have a new man they call the ‘Magician.’ Skilled at devising clever and fiendish booby traps that have killed hundreds of American and ARVN soldiers. Nolan’s orders are simple. Find him. Kill him. Special Ops ...

Corporal Rick Heller is near the end of his tour and looking forward to going home to pick up the threads of his life. To be reunited with his fiancée and get married. To get his life back on course, but somehow, Vietnam casts a dark shadow over the lives of those who served. Heller is fated to be no exception. Ditched by his girl, he suddenly realized he has nothing left. His life, his plans, and his ambitions are in tatters. MACV is desperate to retain good men, experienced jungle fighters. Offers promotion and the chance to join a new unit, the Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol. Known as...

‘Women can be heroes, too’. When twenty-year-old nursing student, Frances “Frankie” McGrath, hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on California’s idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different path for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurses Corps and follows his path.

On the other side of the world lies a job he’s uniquely qualified to do. When he steps up to the challenge, will it lead to glory or death? Vietnam, 1965. Trey Tarina came to the battlefield seeking opportunity. Enlisting in the Army to escape his impoverished family, the native Hawaiian quickly finds his background as a hunter and tracker makes him the perfect fit for search-and-destroy missions. So when he and best friend join an LRRP unit, they can’t wait to get their hands dirty deep in dangerous territory. Excelling at moving through the jungle night without a trace, Trey helps ...

When it first appeared, A Rumor of War brought home to American readers, with terrifying vividness and honesty, the devastating effects of the Vietnam War on the soldiers who fought there. And while it is a memoir of one young man's experiences and therefore deeply personal, it is also a book that speaks powerfully to today's students about the larger themes of human conscience, good and evil, and the desperate extremes men are forced to confront in any war.

A Yale graduate who volunteered to serve his country, Larry Gwin was only 23 years old when he arrived in Vietnam in 1965. After a brief stint in the Delta, Gwin was reassigned to the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) in An Khe. There, in the hotly contested Central Highlands, he served almost nine months as executive officer for Alpha Company, 2/7, fighting against crack NVA troops in some of the war's most horrific battles.

Vietnam, 1969. A female defector reaches South Vietnam with startling news. Major Nguyen Mai-Lan, a senior officer of the ‘People’s Army of Vietnam,’ has witnessed scores of American prisoners, listed as MIAs, being held in a remote area in the far northwest of the country. An old battlefield known as Dien Bien Phu. MACV reacts with disbelief. Some senior officers believe she must be lying. They call for her execution as a spy. Others are more cautious and decide to send a small unit into North Vietnam to check out her story. Newly promoted Master Sergeant Rick Heller gets the short ...

Betrayed his own people and imprisoned in Leavenworth for murder, Farrell is offered a release from his imprisonment. A contract with CIA, a chance to become a paid killer for their Phoenix Program. After serving with honor in Vietnam, his crime was to kill a Vietnamese traitor who aided the Vietcong, an official who betrayed his own people and sent them to their deaths. The men running the war understood it was a righteous kill, but the victim had connections in the Saigon government. They demanded retribution. Demanded Farrell serves a long sentence in a deep, dark cell. With no other ...