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• The Frozen Hours

  a Novel of the Korean War

  Shaara, Jeff, 1952-

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  The master of military historical fiction turns his discerning eye to the Korean War in this riveting novel, which tells the dramatic story of the Americans and the Chinese who squared off in one of the deadliest campaigns in the annals of combat:…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• If You Leave Me

  a Novel

  Kim, Crystal Hana, 1987-

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  An emotionally riveting debut novel about war, family, and forbidden love—the unforgettable saga of two ill-fated lovers in Korea and the heartbreaking choices they're forced to make in the years surrounding the civil war that still haunts us today.

• MASH

  Hooker, Richard,

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  Before the movie, this is the novel that gave life to Hawkeye Pierce, Trapper John, Hot Lips Houlihan, Frank Burns, Radar O'Reilly, and the rest of the gang that made the 4077th MASH like no other place in Korea or on earth. The doctors who worked…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bridges at Toko-ri

  a Novel

  Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-1997,

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  In one of his beloved early bestsellers, Pulitzer Prize–winning author James A. Michener crafts a tale of the American men who fought the Korean War, detailing their exploits in the air as well as their lives on the ground. Young and innocent, they…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Captains

  Griffin, W. E. B.

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  It was more than an incident. It was a deadly assault across the 38th parallel. It was the Korean War. In the fear and frenzy of battle, those who had served with heroism before were called again by America to man the trenches and sandbag bunkers.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Marines of Autumn

  a Novel of the Korean War

  Brady, James, 1928-

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  When Captain Thomas Verity, USMC, is called back to action, he must leave his Georgetown home, career, and young daughter and rush to Korea to monitor Chinese radio transmissions. At first acting in an advisory role, he is abruptly thrust into…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sayonara

  a Novel

  Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-1997,

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  From a great master of historical fiction comes a brilliant tale of love amid war. James A. Michener combines powerful storytelling with gentle sensitivity in this novel of a U.S. army man who falls for a fascinating Japanese woman against all odds.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Retreat, Hell!

  Griffin, W. E. B.

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  It is the fall of 1950. The Marines have made a pivotal breakthrough at Inchon, but a roller coaster awaits them. While Douglas MacArthur chomps at the bit, intent on surging across the 38th parallel, Brigadier General Fleming Pickering works…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Coldest Night

  a Novel

  Olmstead, Robert

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  When Henry Childs is threatened by his first love's father, he enlists in the Marines to escape. Mercy's father disapproves of their love, so she and Henry flee to New Orleans to play out their passionate affair. When her father hunts them down and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Manchurian Candidate

  Condon, Richard

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  "The Manchurian Candidate: War hero Sergeant Raymond Shaw is a sleeper assassin, programmed to kill by his former North Korean captors during his time as a prisoner of war. Now he's been returned to the US, with a mission to assassinate a candidate…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Hunters

  Salter, James

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  The Hunters is James Salter's debut novel and a tale of USAF F-86 Sabre fighter pilots during the Korean War, first published in 1956. The novel was the basis for the 1958 film adaptation of the novel starring Robert Mitchum and Robert Wagner.

• Matterhorn

  a Novel of the Vietnam War

  Marlantes, Karl

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  Intense, powerful, and compelling, Matterhorn is an epic war novel in the tradition of Norman Mailer's The Naked and the Dead and James Jones's The Thin Red Line. It is the timeless story of a young Marine lieutenant, Waino Mellas, and his comrades…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Sympathizer

  Nguyen, Viet Thanh, 1971-

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  The winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, as well as five other awards, The Sympathizer is the breakthrough novel of the year. The Sympathizer is a sweeping epic of love and betrayal. The narrator, a communist double agent, is a “man of two…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fields of Fire

  a Novel

  Webb, James, 1946 February 9-

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  Fields of Fire is James Webb's classic novel of the Vietnam War, a novel of poetic power, razor-sharp observation, and agonizing human truths seen through the prism of nonstop combat. Weaving together a cast of vivid characters, Fields of Fire…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Things They Carried

  O'Brien, Tim, 1946-

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  "The Things They Carried" depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and the character Tim O'Brien, who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Once Upon a Mulberry Field

  a Novel

  Hoàng, C. L., 1956-

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  Bronze Medal (Cultural Fiction), 2015 Readers' Favorite Book Award . Honorable Mention (General Fiction), 2015 Eric Hoffer Literary Award . Honorable Mention (Fiction), Writer's Digest 22nd Annual Book Awards (2014) . Gold Medal Winner (Historical…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Red Flags

  Jurjevics, Juris, 1943-2018

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  A novel of soldiers and spies in the highlands of Vietnam Army cop Erik Rider is enjoying his war until he's sent to disrupt Vietcong opium fields in a remote highland province. Rider lands in Cheo Reo, home to hard-pressed soldiers, intelligence…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lotus Eaters

  Soli, Tatjana

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  Winner of UK's James Tait Black Prize - New York Times Notable Book of 2010 - American Library Association 2011 Notable Book - Finalist LA Times Book Award - A Kirkus Reviews Top Debut Fiction of 2010 - Bookmarks Magazine Best Literary Fiction of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dog Soldiers

  a Novel

  Stone, Robert, 1937-

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  In Saigon during the waning days of the Vietnam War, a small-time journalist named John Converse thinks he'll find action—and profit—by getting involved in a heroin shipment. But back in the States, things go horribly wrong.

• Arizona Moon

  a Novel of Vietnam

  Graham, J. M. (James M.),

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  In 1967, the infamous Arizona Territory of Vietnam's An Hoa basin was a crucible that forged the souls of men. Through the booby-trapped trails of one of the conflict's most hotly contested free-fire zones, thousands of Vietnamese and Americans…Read moreRead more of this annotation