CAVWV - Coalition of Allied Vietnam War Veterans
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Books, Film & 
Further Reading

Recommended Reading by Tom Briggs
​& Scott Walker

Video and Documentary Series


Vietnamese Identity and History, Dr. Stephen B. Young

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Stephen B. Young is the Global Executive Director of the Caux Round Table for Moral Capitalism (CRT). Young has published Moral Capitalism and The Road to Moral Capitalism, two well-received books written as a guide to implement the CRT ethical and socially responsible Principles for Business. In her 2008 book, The Difference Makers, Professor Sandra Waddock listed Young among the 23 persons who created the corporate social responsibility movement.
Young was educated at Harvard College and Harvard Law School. He served as an Assistant Dean at the Harvard Law School and as the third Dean of the Hamline University School of Law.
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Vietnamese Identity and History
The Vietnam War
1st Wave of Refugees
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THE VIETNAM WAR
A PBS Documentary Series

Ken Burns & Kim Novick
PBS - The Vietnam War
Review - Tom Briggs

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LAST DAYS IN VIETNAM
Directed and Produced by Rory Kennedy

RORY KENNEDY
PBS - Last Days in Vietnam

The Communist War of Aggression In Southeast Asia

Further Reading

Vietnam

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Vietnam: Peace or Freedom, Part 1
​Two Minnows-Memoirs of an ARVN Soldier
​by Dr. Ha H. Tuong

Vietnam: Peace or Freedom, Part 2
​The War-A research based
 cross-cultural socio-political Analysis, Answers to the What, How and Why questios that war researchers, students, veterans and families have been waitering for.
by Dr. Ha H. Tuong

Two Minnows
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The War
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KISSINGER'S BETRAYAL 
By Stephen Young

KISSINGER'S BETRAYAL

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HARD TO FORGET:
An American 
with the Mobile Guerrilla Force in Veitnam
Steve M. Yedinak

Purchase Hard to Forget

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BLACKJACK 34
The deadly day of courage, carnage,  and ultimate sacrifice for the Mobile Guerrilla Force in Vietnam - JAMES C. DONAHUE

Purchase BlackJack 34

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BLACKJACK 33
Fourteen Deadly Days with the Mobile Guerrilla Force in Vietnam
​JAMES C. DONAHUE

Purchase BlackJack 33

Laos

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CASH ON DELIVERY
​CIA Special Operations 
During The Secret War in Laos
Thomas Leo Briggs

Purchase Cash on Delivery

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Secret War in Laos:
Green Berets, CIA, and the Hmong

​ by Steven Schofield and Andrew Rowe

Secret War in Laos

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THE GREEN BERETS IN TH LAND OF A MILLION ELEPHANTS
By Joseph.D. Celeski

Green berets in the land of a million elephants

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White Dragon Two:
A Royal Laotian Army Commando's Escape from Laos
​Khambang Sibounheuang

Currently Being Reprinted

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The Battle for Skyline Ridge :
 
CIA's Secret War in Laos
By James E. Parker Jr.

Purchase Skyline Ridge

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No Boots Left Behind
The Secret CIA War in Laos ... and Beyond

Khambang Sibounheuang

Currently Being Reprinted

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SHADOW WAR ;
The CIA's Secret War in Laos
KEN CONBOY with  JAMES MORRISON

Purchase Shadow War

Cambodia
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A Glorious Nightmare:
​In 64 Shades of Green
by Gamble Dick | August 2019

Glorious Nightmare

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The Cambodian Wars: Clashing Armies and CIA Covert Operations 
 by Kenneth Conboy  | Apr 23, 2019

Cambodian Wars

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FINAL DAYS OF HEROS:
How a CIA Agent and his Cambodian Allies Fought, Defied, and Resisted the Khmer Rouge  
August 16, 2023, 
By Chip Beck

Final Days of Heros

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EISENHOWER & CAMBODIA: Diplomacy, Covert Action, and the Origins of THE SECOND INDOCHINA WAR


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SON NGOC THANCH
AND THE KHMER SEREY
BY HANG THYDA - in the Khmer Language

PURCHACE KHMER RESISTANCE

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THE KHMER KAMPUCHEA KROM
​HEROS AND RESISTANTS

BY CHAN CHHAN KEO - in the Khmer Language

PURCHASE KAMPUCHEA KROM

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Call Sign RUSTIC: The Secret Air War over Cambodia, 1970-1973
By Richard Wood

Call Sign Rustic

Thailand

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IN BUDDHA'S COMPANY:
Thai Soldiers in the Vietnam War
By Richard A. Ruth

In Buddha's Company

Afghanistan

Operations Enduring Freedom, Allies Welcome

Further Reading

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THE FIFTH ACT
America's End in Afghanistan
​ELLIOT ACKERMAN

Purchase The Fifth Act

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SAVING AZIZ
How The Mission to Help One Became a Calling to Rescue Thousands From The Taliban
​
CHAD ROBICHAUX

Purchase Saving Aziz

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YOU'LL BE MY SON JOE
A Story of Courage and Circumstance

YAZDAN BAKHSH

Purchase from Author Direct

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Kabul: The Untold Story of Biden’s Fiasco and the American Warriors Who Fought to the End
​ 
by  Jerry Dunleavy , James Hasson​

Kabul: The Untold

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The Secret Gate: A True Story of Courage and Sacrifice During the Collapse of Afghanistan
​
By Mitchel Zuckoff

Secret Gate

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THE AFGHANISTAN PAPERS: The Secret History of the War
By Craig Whitlock

Afghanistan Papers

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KHIA: Know Thy Enemy - & Years Of Failed Foreign Policy​
By Sarah Adams

HKIA

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Benghazi: Know Thy Enemy - A Cold Case Investigation
​By Sarah Adams & Dave Benton

Benghazi

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Al-Quaeda 2.0: The Upcoming Attack on The United States and Europe Unveiled
By the Transatlantic Intelegence Consortium

Al-Quaeda 2.0

TIBET


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INTO TIBET: 
The CIA's First Atomic Spy and His Secret Expedition to Lhasa
By Thomas Laird

Into tibet

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WE WERE NEVER THERE:
​CIA's U-2 Asia & Worldwide Operations 1957-1974
By Kevin Wright

WE WERE NEVER THERE

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THE CIA's SECRET WAR IN TIBET
by Kenneth Conboy and James Morrison

CIA'S SECRET WAR IN TIBET

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CIA Paramilitary Operations in Tibet:  1957-1974
​By Kenneth Conboy

PARAMILITARY OPERATIONS IN TIBET

FIGHTING COMMUNISM & TOTALITARIAN REGIMES


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COMMUNIST CHINA'S WAR INSIDE AMERICA
By Brian T. Kennedy

Communist China's war inside America

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An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West
​By Konstantin Kisin

Immigrant's Love Letter to the West

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The Devil and Karl Marx
By Paul Kengor

The Devil & Karl Marx

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THE BLACK BOOK OF COMMUNISM: Crimes, Terror, Repression
By Jean-Louis Penne', Andrzej Paczkowski

Black Book of Communism

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MAO'S AMERIA:
​A Servivor's Warning
By Xi Van Fleet

Mao's America

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TO DARE & TO CONQUER
​BY Derek Leebaert

To Dare & To Conquer


The Coalition of Allied Vietnam War Veterans is a former 501(c)3 non profit which ceased operating under that IRS status at the end of 2025 which was the 50th anniversary year of the ending of the Vietnam War.
It now operates as a Veteran Fellowship located in the State of Minnesota


  • CAVWV
    • About Us
    • Board of Directors
    • Coalition Partners
    • Meetings
    • Book & Film & Further Reading
  • Our Allies
    • Afghanistan >
      • Conditions in Afghanistan
      • SIV Frequently Asked Questions
    • Our Allies Vietnam War >
      • Vietnam War >
        • Republic of Veitnam >
          • Current Conditions in Communist Vietnam
        • Cambodia & Khmer Republic >
          • Current Conditions in Cambodia
        • Laos "The Secret War " >
          • Upland Lao
          • Midland Lao
          • Lowland Lao
          • Ho Chi Minh Trail
          • Lao Lima Sites
          • Campaign 74B
          • Battle for Skyline Ridge
          • AIR AMERICA
        • Canada
        • Korea - ROK
        • New Zealand & Australia
        • Taiwan - ROC >
          • Taiwan Current Conditions
        • Thailand
        • United States of America
        • Other Coalition Countries ( 1954-1975 )
        • POW-MIA-Genocide
        • Tibet
        • Communist Aggression >
          • Communist Combatents North Vietnam
      • Maps
  • Veteran defined
    • Proposed Amendment to SF1959 >
      • A25-0066 amendment
    • Amended tite 38, Part 38, analysis and arguments >
      • Inclusive Recognition
      • Excluded Allies & Units
      • Letters and Testimony
    • Bill Text, benifits provided and problems found
    • Task Force Established >
      • CAVWV Report & Analysis >
        • Filipino WWII veterans
        • Baird - Hillmer
        • History of SGU OrganizationsNew Page
        • Motion #1, Task Force
    • Final Overview & Statement
  • Legislation
    • State of Minnesota >
      • "Completing the Record" Documentary
      • 50th Commemoration Funding
      • Hmong Monument Controversy
    • Congressional legislation >
      • Hmong Gold Medal
      • Hmong Burial Controversy >
        • Public Law 115-141’s Division J, Title II, Sec. 251, Paragraph (b) (10)
        • Pre Burial Application w/ Qualifications >
          • Criteria
        • Analysis, Rationale and Research >
          • 1971 Moose-Lowenstein Report
        • Coalition Remedy to PL-115-141
        • Costa Remedy >
          • Press Release HR 4204
        • Insixiegmay Khao Case >
          • Appeal to Congress
          • Callahan Letter
        • Vila Chau Case
        • Tran Van Quy Case
        • VA Amendment to Title 38
        • Pre burial and addendum application
      • Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 >
        • S.2327 TEXT
        • S2324 text
        • S.1786 TEXT
      • Legacy Fund & Veterans
  • Special Projects
    • Featured Focus >
      • PBS "The Vietnam War" >
        • Thomas Briggs
        • The Vietnam War an Introduction >
          • " Last Days in Vietnam " Documentary
        • Steve Sherman, "Re-examining History"
    • Declaration of Independence Khmer Translation
    • SOG Monument >
      • VA Responce
    • Phil Conran
    • Timeline Series >
      • Timeline South Vietnam >
        • 1995-2000
        • 2000-2005
        • 2005-2015
      • Cambodia Timeline
      • Timeline Laos >
        • Laos Timeline Table I
        • Laos Timeline Table II
        • Timeline Hmong
      • Timeline Afghan Evacuation
      • Timeline Communism
    • Allied Veteran Story Collections >
      • Vila Chau
  • Events & Observances
    • Obituaries & Funeral Services >
      • In Memoriam >
        • Ananh "Lee" Saenviley
    • Coalition Observances >
      • CAVWV Veterans Day Commemoration
      • Mental Health Awareness Month
      • Gen. John Vessey Day Jr.
      • American Allies Day
    • United States Observances >
      • 1973 Paris Peace Accords Anniversay
      • Vietnam War Veterans Day
      • Memorial Day 2025
      • Independence Day
      • POW / MIA / Genocide Rememberence Day
      • Flag Day
      • American Veterans Day
    • Khmer Observances >
      • Genocide Liberation Day
      • Khmer Republic Veterans Day
    • Vietnam Observances >
      • Vietnam Armed Forces Day June 14, 2025
    • Lao Observances >
      • Lao 50 Veterans 50th Banquet
      • SGU Veterans Commemoration Day
    • Hmong Observances
  • Contact Us