Here’s fascinating, informal website filled with links about the history of the Vietnam War and the tumultuous period in which it was fought. It includes a tremendous listing of Vietnam-related books and a lot of other historical material.
www.vietnamwar.net
The site includes a diverse listing of works of Vietnam fiction, filled with titles and descriptions that suggest a lot to explore.
www.vietnamwar.net/fiction.htm
This site appears to be curated by Diana J. Dell, author of A Saigon Party: And Other Vietnam War Short Stories.
I haven’t read this one yet, but here’s the Publisher’s Statement:
A Saigon Party
By Diana J Dell
After her brother Kenny was killed in the Mekong Delta, Diana Dell went to Vietnam with USO. Her short stories are not about battles, blood, gore, or angst. They are about participants of the war other than grunts: war profiteers, disc jockeys, rock stars, landladies, pedicab drivers, movie stars, pickpockets, beggars, journalists, celebrity tourists, and other REMFs. Irreverent, outrageous, cynical, satirical, intelligent, and insightful are a few of the words used to describe “A Saigon Party: And Other Vietnam War Short Stories.”
Here’s a sampling of some of the reviews of A Saigon Party on Amazon.com:
No one is spared in these hard hitting stories.
I spent four years in Vietnam, two as a soldier (MP) and two as a civilian worker so I can relate too much of the dangerous tomfoolery that went on. —J. S.
A Different Look at The Vietnam War Experience
This was a whole lot different than any other book I have read about The Vietnam War experience. This is a view that most of us veterans never got to see while we were in… —W. H. M.
A Saigon Party
Diana Dell is an amazing story teller! I find my self getting lost in her memories so easily. This book isnt your typical “Vietnam” book where all that is talked about… —S. A.
Great Stories!
Since I’m a huge fan of over-the-top fiction, I especially enjoyed “A Pedicab Driver Peddles Through History,” “The Vietnamese Rock Star Interview on AFVN” and “Dan Quayles’ Double.”
