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The greatest Vietnam War books ever written

The best Vietnam War books: How it started, how it played out, and how Vietnam and the US moved on afterward

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Nick Hilden
Nick Hilden is a lifestyle and culture writer whose work has appeared in the Washington Post, Esquire, Rolling Stone, Afar…
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