Summary | Excerpt | Reviews | Read-Alikes | Genres & Themes | Author Bio
A Life in Three Wars
by Andrew X. Pham
If you liked The Eaves of Heaven, try these:
by Pamela Rotner Sakamoto
Published Jan 2017
Read ReviewsAlternating between American and Japanese perspectives, Midnight in Broad Daylight provides a fresh look at the dropping of the first atomic bomb.
by Wenguang Huang
Published Apr 2013
Read ReviewsThree generations of a family living under one roof reflect the dramatic transformations of an entire society in this memoir of life in 20th century China.
by Karl Marlantes
Published May 2011
Read ReviewsA big, powerful saga of men in combat, written over the course of thirty-five years by a highly decorated Vietnam veteran.
by Chang-rae Lee
Published Mar 2011
Read ReviewsA stunning story about how love and war inalterably change the lives of those they touch, The Surrendered is elegant, suspenseful, and unforgettable: a profound meditation on the nature of heroism and sacrifice, the power of love, and the possibilities for mercy and salvation.
by Denis Johnson
Published Sep 2008
Read ReviewsThis story of Skip Sands - spy-in-training, engaged in Psychological Operations against the Vietcong - and the disasters that befall him thanks to his famous uncle, a war hero known in intelligence circles simply as the Colonel.
by Tom Bissell
Published Mar 2008
Read ReviewsOpening with a gripping account of the chaotic and brutal last month of the war, The Father of All Things is Tom Bissells powerful reckoning with the Vietnam War and its impact on his father, his country, and Vietnam itself.
by David Maraniss
Published Oct 2004
Read ReviewsMoving between the campus at Madison and the jungles of Vietnam, with side trips to Hanoi and Washington, the tale unfolds with a magisterial sweep that recaptures the war and its era, filled with moral ambiguity and moral conviction.
by Kien Nguyen
Published Apr 2002
Read ReviewsThe biography of an Amerasian child in Vietnam after the fall of Saigon. A wonderful book - highly recommended. "He writes with a voice of innocence that takes us into the heart and spirit of one person's undeserved and tragic childhood." USA Today.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who divide the world into two kinds of people, and those who don'...
Click Here to find out who said this, as well as discovering other famous literary quotes!
Your guide toexceptional books
BookBrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfiction—books that not only engage and entertain but also deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.