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Vietnam War: Government Publications

Compilation of U.S. Government Publications

Print Publications

Professional knowledge gained from operational experience in Vietnam

Publisher: United States Marine Corps

Published: 1991

Call number: GOVPUBS. D214.9/6:12-41

Review of U.S. Vietnam issues

Author: Gaston J. Sigur

Published: 1988

Call number: GOVPUBS. S1.71/4:1098

Images of a lengthy war

Author: Joel D. Meyerson

Published: 1986

Call numbers: GOVPUBS. D114.7/3:IM1

Online Publications

The government publishes most, if not all, of their print documents in an online format. This is often the best method to search for the newest government publications because online publications are updated more frequently. Some libraries, such as ours, link to government databases for some newer government publications rather than receiving all of them in print. Some sample online government publications are:

The first fight: U.S. Marines in Operation Starlite

Author: Colonel Rod Andrew, Jr.

Published: 2005

Resource link

Call number: GovWeb. D 214.13:V 67/4/STARLITE

Naval air war : the Rolling Thunder campaign

Author: Norman Polmar and Edward J. Marolda

Published: 2015

Resource link

Call number: GovWeb. D 221.2:V 67/5

Knowing the enemy : naval intelligence in Southeast Asia / Richard A. Mobley and Edward J. Marolda.

Author: Richard Mobley

Published: 2015

Resource link

Call number: GovWeb. D 221.2:V 67/6