NPR American Chronicles: The Vietnam War

This is a good report of the happenings of the Vietnam conflict. It is a report of how the war was seen by the press in the United States. It does not comment on the history of the war in Asia or the politics that made the United States decide to take part. It is an overview of what was seen by the......more

Published in 2013 by HighBridge Audio Multicast performance Duration: 3 hours, 40 minutes NPR has collected 24 stories that were originally broadcast over their radio network concerning the Vietnam War. All of the stories are high quality productions. Some are quite moving. All are informative. The coll......more

This is less an audiobook than a collection of NPR pieces from throughout the Vietnam era. It's a nice selection that touches on the many aspects of the war in Vietnam (how the US got involved, the draft, the protests, Kent state, the withdrawal, etc.). Listening to it in 2016, I was really struck b......more

Can't recommend it highly enough.......more

This is an audiobook, and a definite must-own for some insight into the conflict in Vietnam. Not just the war itself, but how it affects every day life during and after.......more