How to Tell a True War Story by Tim O'Brien | Resources

How to Tell a True War Story Further Reading

Beidler, Philip D., Re-Writing America: Vietnam Authors in Their Generation, University of Georgia Press, 1991.

This is a book of criticism by one of the founders of the Vietnam War genre.

Melling, Phillip, Vietnam in American Literature, Twayne, 1990.

Melling gives an accessible overview of the field of Vietnam War literature.

Schroeder, Eric James, Vietnam, We've All Been There: Interviews with American Writers, Praeger, 1992.

Schroeder provides a collection of interviews with eleven important poets, fiction writers, and playwrights of the Vietnam War.

Young, Marilyn B., The Vietnam Wars: 1945-1990, HarperCollins, 1991.

This essential history of the Vietnam War is considered one of the best by scholars and is useful for students of many ages.