The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Vietnam War
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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 380 | American Pastoral | Philip Roth | 1997 | American | English | |
| 524 | A Prayer for Owen Meany | John Irving | 1989 | American | English | |
| 648 | The Things They Carried | Tim O'Brien | 1990 | American | English | |
| 652 | Dispatches | Michael Herr | 1977 | American | English | |
| 668 | Rabbit Redux | John Updike | 1971 | American | English | |
| 922 | The Sympathizer | Viet Thanh Nguyen | 2015 | American | English | |
| 2101 | Tree of Smoke | Denis Johnson | 2007 | American | English | |
| 2303 | Machine Dreams | Jayne Anne Phillips | 1984 | American | English | |
| 2363 | The Sorrow Of War | Bao Ninh | 1990 | Vietnamese | Vietnamese | |
| 2953 | Dog Soldiers | Robert Stone | 1974 | American | English | |
| 3072 | The Armies of the Night | Norman Mailer | 1968 | American | English | |
| 3194 | The Best And The Brightest | David Halberstam | 1972 | American | English | |
| 4417 | A Bright Shining Lie | Neil Sheehan | 1988 | American | English | |
| 4663 | Dusklands | J. M. Coetzee | 1974 | South African | English | |
| 5615 | Shadow 81 | Lucien Nahum | 1978 | American | English | |
| 8309 | Nixonland | Rick Perlstein | 2008 | American | English | |
| 9754 | Fire in the Lake | Frances FitzGerald | 1972 | American | English | |
| 9960 | Going After Cacciato | Tim O'Brien | 1978 | American | English | |
| 10418 | Matterhorn | Karl Marlantes | 2010 | American | English | |
| 11109 | The Healer's War | Elizabeth Ann Scarborough | 1988 | American | English | |
| 11452 | A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain | Robert Olen Butler | 1992 | American | English | |
| 11661 | Falling Through The Earth | Danielle Trussoni | 2006 | American | English | |
| 11939 | Fortunate Son | Lewis B. Puller | 1991 | American | English | |
| 14347 | Paco's Story | Larry Heinemann | 1986 | American | English | |
| 14679 | Being Nixon | Evan Thomas | 2015 | American | English | |
| 14730 | Tragic Magic | Wesley Brown | 1978 | American | English | |
| 17120 | The Barracks Thief | Tobias Wolff | 1984 | American | English | |
| 17120 | Embers of War | Fredrik Logevall | 2012 | American | English | |
| 17120 | Ray | Barry Hannah | 1980 | American | English | |
| 17120 | The Lotus Eaters | Tatjani Soli | 2010 | American | English | |
| 17120 | Hearts In Atlantis | Stephen King | 1999 | American | English |