Damrongsak Posted July 28, 2021 Share Posted July 28, 2021 I enjoyed Stories From the Secret War - CIA Special Ops in Laos by Terrence Burke. Quite a fellow and an interesting read. (I did get a free copy from Terry - his grandson was a neighbor and lived at my home for a time.) Terry wrote another one about his later time in Afghanistan with the DEA though I haven't read that one yet. Stalking the Caravan: A Drug Agent in Afghanistan 1971-1973 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asquith Production Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 2 hours ago, JupiterRising said: I am an historian of Asian war campaigns. One of the best books which was a PHD thesis and used today at Sandhurst and Westpoint. Is ‘Street without Joy. By Bernard Fall. it categorizes the political and the military perspective from BOTH sides during the loss of Indochina. Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and the run up to the American war. Next. ‘Chicken hawk’ by Robert Mason. He was a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam war. Now classed as a mini classic. There are funny times and hard times. A great book. if you want more about the wars in Asia, please let me know as I have over 60 books that I read and have read as a historian of the region. regards Ben Finished Chickenhawk two days ago thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asquith Production Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 1 hour ago, Damrongsak said: I enjoyed Stories From the Secret War - CIA Special Ops in Laos by Terrence Burke. Quite a fellow and an interesting read. (I did get a free copy from Terry - his grandson was a neighbor and lived at my home for a time.) Terry wrote another one about his later time in Afghanistan with the DEA though I haven't read that one yet. Stalking the Caravan: A Drug Agent in Afghanistan 1971-1973 Soundsl good will have a look thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Another book relevant to Thailand is "Refugee Workers in the Indochina Exodus, 1975-1982 " by Larry Clinton Thomas. I worked with the refugee program in 1979/80 and Ban Vinai in Loei became my main camp. I worked with/for some of the folks mentioned in the book. Jerry was a co-worker and we sometimes stayed at Col. Moua Sue's place in the Hmong refugee camp at Ban Vinai. https://www.amazon.com/Refugee-Workers-Indochina-Exodus-1975-1982/dp/0786445297/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=refugee+workers+thailand&qid=1627513849&s=books&sr=1-4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asquith Production Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 35 minutes ago, Damrongsak said: Another book relevant to Thailand is "Refugee Workers in the Indochina Exodus, 1975-1982 " by Larry Clinton Thomas. I worked with the refugee program in 1979/80 and Ban Vinai in Loei became my main camp. I worked with/for some of the folks mentioned in the book. Jerry was a co-worker and we sometimes stayed at Col. Moua Sue's place in the Hmong refugee camp at Ban Vinai. https://www.amazon.com/Refugee-Workers-Indochina-Exodus-1975-1982/dp/0786445297/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=refugee+workers+thailand&qid=1627513849&s=books&sr=1-4 Will take a look thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortean1 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 I wish that MacAlan Thompson were still with us. He passed in December 2018. Mac worked the refugee program for several years. He came to Thailand as a U.S. Army lieutenant in the Engineers in 1963. These were the beginnings of remaking the roads in Thailand so that our military bases could be more easily supplied. There are articles written by Mac and others in the Mekong Express Mail, a publication of the Thailand-Laos-Cambodia Brotherhood. Their web site is https://tlc-brotherhood.com/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damrongsak Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 4 hours ago, Fortean1 said: I wish that MacAlan Thompson were still with us. He passed in December 2018. Mac worked the refugee program for several years. He came to Thailand as a U.S. Army lieutenant in the Engineers in 1963. These were the beginnings of remaking the roads in Thailand so that our military bases could be more easily supplied. There are articles written by Mac and others in the Mekong Express Mail, a publication of the Thailand-Laos-Cambodia Brotherhood. Their web site is https://tlc-brotherhood.com/ There's a good bit about Mac throughout this memorial issue of the TLCB newsletter, including a previous article written by Mac. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjFlu7svIjyAhX-KFkFHYNnBpcQFjAAegQIBhAD&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdigitalcommons.csp.edu%2Fcgi%2Fviewcontent.cgi%3Ffilename%3D0%26article%3D1032%26context%3Dhmong-studies_hohp%26type%3Dadditional&usg=AOvVaw3zZoWhSEBAP3RQpZhk2AqY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortean1 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Thank you for that link to the MEM. I will share with those I know. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 CJ Sansom Dennis Lehane. Elmore Leonard. James Ellroy James Lee Burke Graham Green Evelyn Waugh PG Wodehouse 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Damrongsak Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 On 7/28/2021 at 8:02 PM, Asquith Production said: Sounds good will have a look thanks Weird story about the book Stories From the Secret War - CIA Special Ops in Laos by Terrence Burke that I recommended. I misplaced my copy, so I ordered a used one for $10 that just came in today. Ex-library copy, perfect condition (unread). On the title page, it was signed "Semper Fi T. Burke". OMG. I couldn't believe it. (My son who was killed in Iraq was a Marine.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asquith Production Posted August 6, 2021 Author Share Posted August 6, 2021 6 hours ago, Damrongsak said: Weird story about the book Stories From the Secret War - CIA Special Ops in Laos by Terrence Burke that I recommended. I misplaced my copy, so I ordered a used one for $10 that just came in today. Ex-library copy, perfect condition (unread). On the title page, it was signed "Semper Fi T. Burke". OMG. I couldn't believe it. (My son who was killed in Iraq was a Marine.) Sorry to hear about your son, but what a coincidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Vietem Posted August 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2021 If you like historical-action novels, try 'Prussian Blue' by Philip Kerr. It is one of the 'Bernie Gunther' series named after the cynical ex-Berlin cop, post WWII. Kerr manages to weave real characters (often ex-SS) and historical events into his plot-lines with convincing detail. Fast paced and laced with smart dialogue, you can hardly go wrong with any of Kerr's output. In fact, search Philp Kerr and take your pick - you might even start with the Berlin Noir trilogy or return to it after Prussian Blue has whetted your appetite. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LongTimeLurker Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 On 7/29/2021 at 4:11 AM, JupiterRising said: I am an historian of Asian war campaigns. One of the best books which was a PHD thesis and used today at Sandhurst and Westpoint. Is ‘Street without Joy. By Bernard Fall. it categorizes the political and the military perspective from BOTH sides during the loss of Indochina. Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and the run up to the American war. Next. ‘Chicken hawk’ by Robert Mason. He was a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam war. Now classed as a mini classic. There are funny times and hard times. A great book. if you want more about the wars in Asia, please let me know as I have over 60 books that I read and have read as a historian of the region. regards Ben An written by Vietnamese? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vietem Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 On 8/7/2021 at 9:12 PM, LongTimeLurker said: An written by Vietnamese? Here are a few recommendations. Overview of Sorrow of War from Wiki: The Sorrow of War, written in the stream of consciousness style,[7] opens with a depiction of soldiers on a postwar mission to collect the bones of fallen comrades for reburial. Thus begins the non-linear narrative by Kien, a North Vietnamese soldier during the Vietnam War, chronicling his loss of innocence, his love, and his anguish at the memories of war. BAO Ninh The Sorrow of War The American War from a Northern perspective CHONG Denise The Girl in the Picture Story of girl in iconic napalm picture. DUONG Thu Huong Novel Without a Name Love lost in time of war DUONG Thu Huong Paradise of the Blind Post revolution 50s hardship HAYSLIP Le Ly When Heaven and Earth Changed Places Growing up with Viet Cong HO Anh Thai The Women on the Island Post-war conflict for single women with children NGUYEN Kien The Unwanted Amerasian outcast's troubles post victory, 1980s PHAM Andrew Catfish and Mandala Early 90's, Viet Kieu cycling round country TRAM Dang Thuy Last Night I Dreamed of Peace Personal diaries found after war 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GammaGlobulin Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 On 8/7/2021 at 8:54 PM, LongTimeLurker said: The Ragged Trousered Philanphropist - Robert Tressel The Good Soldier Svejk - Jaroslav Hasek Svejk? Which volume do you LOVE best. What a masterpiece. Too few have heard of Hašek's Švejk. Wasn't the third volume unfinished? It's been a long time since I read of the great Švejk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramrod711 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Two of the best non fiction books I have read about the Vietnam war; We Few and Whispers in the Tall Grass written by Nick Brokhausen. Excellent reads 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMHomeboy78 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 Lost Horizon by James Hilton, 1933. A real classic, as is the 1937 movie version by Frank Capra. One of the opening scenes is the evacuation of Westerners from "Baskul" (Kabul) airport. It is errily prescient of current events. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Vietem Posted August 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 16, 2021 2 hours ago, ramrod711 said: Two of the best non fiction books I have read about the Vietnam war; We Few and Whispers in the Tall Grass written by Nick Brokhausen. Excellent reads Here are some more recommendations written by non-Vietnamese. If I were to pick out three for starters, they would be the Quiet American, Cu Chi Tunnels and Dragon Apparent. All for different reasons but all lending context. APPY Christian G Vietnam Oral history from all sides ASHWILL Mark Vietnam Today Culture insights BERMAN Larry Perfect Spy Double life of Pham Xuan An GREENE Graham The Quiet American The book that everyone has to read - prescient FITZGERALD Frances Fire in the Lake War from Viet perspective HERR Michael Dispatches Original war chronicle - sex, drugs and rock and roll HERRINGTON Stuart Stalking the Vietcong Inside Operation Phoenix (psyops) JAMIESON Neil Understanding Vietnam Academic treatise - sociology plus lit through history KARNOW Stanley Vietnam: A History Celebrated history LAMB David Vietnam Now Early 90's in Hanoi MANGOLD Tom PENYCATE John The Tunnels of Cu Chi Hair-raising interviews with tunnel rats O'NAN Stewart (Ed) Vietnam Reader Vietnam War anthology PAGE Tim Derailed in Uncle Ho's Victory Garden Early 90's revisit from cult photographer PERKINS Manderley Hanoi Adieu Memoir of French Indochina SALLAH Michael, WEISS Mitch Tiger Force Soldiers out of control in Vietnam SHEEHAN Neil Two Cities: Hanoi and Saigon Early 90's look-see SHEEHAN Neil Bright Shining Lie Study of war through biography of Paul Vann TEMPLER Robert Shadows and Wind Beneath surface and rhetoric WINTLE Justin Romancing Vietnam 1980s travelogue KARBER Phil Indochina Chronicles Ex US veteran's travels - insightful LEWIS Norman A Dragon Apparent 1950s Vietnam under the French, beautifully written TERZANI Tiziano A Fortune-Teller Told Me Journeys all over, having fortune told along the way 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMHomeboy78 Posted August 16, 2021 Share Posted August 16, 2021 I see now that you requested non-fiction and realized my mistake soon after posting. But truth be told, much if not most "non-fiction" is anything but that, while some classic fiction is truer than true. Lost Horizon is a good example of that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTimeLurker Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 On 8/13/2021 at 1:32 AM, GammaGlobulin said: Svejk? Which volume do you LOVE best. What a masterpiece. Too few have heard of Hašek's Švejk. Wasn't the third volume unfinished? It's been a long time since I read of the great Švejk. I have the unabridged and unbowdlerised translation of four volumes by Cecil Parrot. The notes say there was to be 6 volumes but Hašek only completed 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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