7 must-read history books like Firefly: A Skyraider's Story About America's Secret War Over Laos by Richard E. Diller

Cover of Firefly: A Skyraider's Story About America's Secret War Over Laos by Richard E. Diller

Firefly: A Skyraider's Story About America's Secret War Over Laos

By: Richard E. Diller

4.20

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

It is 1969 and Dick Diller is on his way to flying warplanes in the Vietnam conflict. He is commiss…

If you liked the history plot in Firefly: A Skyraider's Story About America's Secret War Over Laos by Richard E. Diller , here is a list of 7 books like this:

1. War For the Hell of It: A Fighter Pilot's View of Vietnam

By: Ed Cobleigh

4.43

Format: 250 pages,

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2. Drafted!: My Year in Vietnam

By: Morgan Miller

4.56

Format: 543 pages, Kindle Edition

2024 IBPA Gold Ben Franklin Award Winner • 2024 Foreword Review INDIES FinalistMorgan and I both se… read more

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3. Hill 29 Vietnam 1968: 8th Cav/Blue Ghost

By: Gareth Style

4.19

Format: 174 pages, Kindle Edition

It has been almost two years since this book has been published. It has sold over 2,000 copies and… read more

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4. HUEY WAR: VIIETNAM FROM THE BACKSEAT

By: Bruce Nesmith

4.40

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

HUEY WARA UH-1H Huey helicopter is a flimsy machine. It’s the 1960s equivalent of a World War I bip… read more

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5. Memoir of a Hard Time: Memories from my Time at War

By: C. V. (Chad) Spawr

4.29

Format: 101 pages, Kindle Edition

The Viet-Nam War for America began in 1964, and finally ended in 1975. Nearly 59,000 Americans died… read more

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6. Project Omega: Eye of the Beast: SOG: My Tour

By: James Acre

4.49

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

This is the Kindle edition of my book, published in 1999, and now out of print. It is my memoir of … read more

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7. Snake Driver! Cobras in Vietnam

By: Bob Rosenburgh

4.31

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

Filled with action-packed eyewitness accounts of the development, fielding and Vietnam battle exper… read more

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  • aviation
  • military fiction
  • history
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8. Flight Quack: The true story of the Vietnam War’s most decorated flight surgeon, who became a CIA assassin

By: Alan S. Levin

4.53

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

"Why do I need a gun? I'm a doctor!" Over fifty years ago, I was a Harvard-trained pediatrician … read more

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  • history
Cover of Infantry Life: Vietnam's Central Highlands, 1966 - 1967 by Dennis M Witt

9. Infantry Life: Vietnam's Central Highlands, 1966 - 1967

By: Dennis M Witt

4.31

Format: 325 pages, Kindle Edition

Firefights, mortar attacks, and friendly fire were all part of the experiences of an infantryman in… read more

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10. One Soldier: Vietnam In 1968

By: John Shook

4.00

Format: 355 pages, Kindle Edition

Who, or what, was the real enemy in Vietnam? The ever-elusive, jungle-wise Viet Cong and their NVA … read more

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11. Stingers: Vietnam War - Helicopter Gunships

By: Fred Allen

4.47

Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition

SCROLL DOWN TO SEE VIDEO OF A VIETNAM HELICOPTER GUNSHIP IN LIVE COMBAT Experience intense comba… read more

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Cover of Operation Tailwind: Memoirs of a Secret Battle in a Secret War by Barry D Pencek

12. Operation Tailwind: Memoirs of a Secret Battle in a Secret War

By: Barry D Pencek

4.47

Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition

The Studies and Observations Group was a covert American military unit in Vietnam that specialized … read more

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13. Goodbye, My Darling; Hello, Vietnam!

By: MICHAEL Lazares

4.32

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

This is the true story of a young kid who became a man while serving two tours of duty as a combat … read more

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14. Ever Vigilant: Tales of the Vietnam War

By: Michael J. Hebert

4.29

Format: 322 pages, Paperback

War is carried out by young people trained for the task. It occurs at the edge, or just over the ed… read more

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  • military fiction
  • history
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15. My 365 Days with the Wolfhounds in Vietnam, 1968-1969: A Combat Veteran’s Journey

By: John Quintrell

4.63

Format: 458 pages, Kindle Edition

When you read My 365 Days with the Wolfhounds in Vietnam, you will be amazed by the stories as told… read more

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16. A Thousand Chances: Air Cavalry in Vietnam's Bloodiest Year

By: Dan Hickman

4.60

Format: 408 pages, Kindle Edition

A Thousand Chances is a true story of discovery and survival during the decisive year of the Vietna… read more

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Cover of Nothing Left to Drag Home: The Siege of Lao Bao, During Operation Dewey Canyon II; Written by an Artilleryman Who Survived It. by Gary Rafferty

17. Nothing Left to Drag Home: The Siege of Lao Bao, During Operation Dewey Canyon II; Written by an Artilleryman Who Survived It.

By: Gary Rafferty

4.27

Format: 109 pages, Kindle Edition

Nothing Left to Drag Home, is an eyewitness account of the last major battle involving American gro… read more

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Cover of Blue Ghost: A helicopter pilot writes home from 1968 Vietnam. "Don't worry about me. Us Gun-Pilots are invincible!" by Larry Pueschel

18. Blue Ghost: A helicopter pilot writes home from 1968 Vietnam. "Don't worry about me. Us Gun-Pilots are invincible!"

By: Larry Pueschel

4.11

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

Tommie Pueschel dreamed of flying ever since he was a little kid. It's now 1968, and U.S. Army Warr… read more

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Cover of Vietnam: No Regrets: One Soldier's Tour of Duty by J. Watkins

19. Vietnam: No Regrets: One Soldier's Tour of Duty

By: J. Watkins

4.30

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

“In the 30+ years since its conclusion, countless volumes have been crafted regarding the Vietnam W… read more

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Cover of Dead Men Flying, A Remembrance : Going to War in the A-4 - Rolling Thunder over Hanoi by Michael Mullane

20. Dead Men Flying, A Remembrance : Going to War in the A-4 - Rolling Thunder over Hanoi

By: Michael Mullane

4.56

Format: 436 pages, Kindle Edition

A masterpiece of becoming an aerial warriorReview by Stephen Coonts, author of Flight of the Intrud… read more

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  • aviation
  • military fiction
  • history
Cover of A Reluctant Warrior: The Military Draft, the Navy F4 Phantom, Vietnam, and Top Gun by Kenneth Volker

21. A Reluctant Warrior: The Military Draft, the Navy F4 Phantom, Vietnam, and Top Gun

By: Kenneth Volker

4.29

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

A memoir of a Navy pilot during the war in Vietnam.This story is written from the author’s memory a… read more

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  • aviation
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22. Firefly: A Skyraider's Story About America's Secret War Over Laos

By: Richard E. Diller

4.20

Format: 314 pages, Kindle Edition

It is 1969 and Dick Diller is on his way to flying warplanes in the Vietnam conflict. He is commiss… read more

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  • history
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  • military history
  • aviation
  • nonfiction
Cover of Warpath: One Vietnam Veteran's Journey through War, Disillusionment, Guilt and Recovery by A.J.  Moore

23. Warpath: One Vietnam Veteran's Journey through War, Disillusionment, Guilt and Recovery

By: A.J. Moore

4.30

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

They flew low and slow over the landing zone, trying to draw fire or detect signs of enemy activity… read more

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  • history
  • military history
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24. Combat Jet Pilot

By: Lynn High

4.42

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

An account of the over 450 combat missions flown by the author in the Vietnam War. The author is a … read more

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25. Turn and Burn: A Fighter Pilot’s Memories and Confessions

By: Darrell J. Ahrens

4.24

Format: 225 pages, Kindle Edition

In “Turn and Burn” the author takes the readers with him in the cockpit as he shares the fulfillmen… read more

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26. All Aces, No Jokers: The Wartime Memoirs of an American Fighter Pilot

By: Thomas Littleton

4.48

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

All Aces, No The Wartime Memoirs of an American Fighter Pilot is the must-read first-person accoun… read more

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Cover of Our Lives "On the Line": The Air War over North Vietnam for a Navy pilot and his Airwing. by Kenneth Adams

27. Our Lives "On the Line": The Air War over North Vietnam for a Navy pilot and his Airwing.

By: Kenneth Adams

4.32

Format: 300 pages, Kindle Edition

This covers the air war over North Vietnam from August 1966 through November 1968 for a young Naval… read more

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Cover of One Trip Too Many - A Pilot's Memoirs of 38 Months in Combat Over Laos and Vietnam by Wayne A. Warner

28. One Trip Too Many - A Pilot's Memoirs of 38 Months in Combat Over Laos and Vietnam

By: Wayne A. Warner

4.52

Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition

One Trip Too Many, A Pilot’s Memoirs of 38 Months in Combat over Laos and Vietnam, is an autobiogra… read more

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Cover of And I Lived to Tell the Tales: The Life of a Fighter Pilot by Ed Cobleigh

29. And I Lived to Tell the Tales: The Life of a Fighter Pilot

By: Ed Cobleigh

4.38

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

Lt. Col. Ed “Fast Eddie” Cobleigh flew as a fighter pilot with the US Air Force, the US Navy (TOPGU… read more

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Cover of Vietnam: The Memoir of a Sandlot Soldier by W. Thomas Burns

30. Vietnam: The Memoir of a Sandlot Soldier

By: W. Thomas Burns

3.83

Format: 91 pages, Kindle Edition

19 years old. In a war. In Vietnam. A memoir. In late December of 1968, a nineteen-year-old Marine… read more

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Cover of Black Cat 2-1: The True Story of a Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and His Crew by Bob Ford

31. Black Cat 2-1: The True Story of a Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and His Crew

By: Bob Ford

4.53

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

“This moving memoir about the gritty life of a military helicopter pilot fills a gap in the genre o… read more

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7 Best military fiction books like Firefly: A Skyraider's Story About America's Secret War Over Laos by Richard E. Diller

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Snake Driver! Cobras in Vietnam

Bob Rosenburgh

4.31

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Ever Vigilant: Tales of the Vietnam War

Michael J. Hebert

4.29

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Dead Men Flying, A Remembrance : Going to War in the A-4 - Rolling Thunder over Hanoi

Michael Mullane

4.56

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4.20

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Swift Boats at War in Vietnam

John Yeoman , Guy Gugliotta , Neva Sullaway

4.06

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GUTS 'N GUNSHIPS: What it was Really Like to Fly Combat Helicopters in Vietnam

Mark Garrison

3.97

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Nam Sense: Surviving Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division

Arthur Wiknik Jr.

4.22

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Land With No Sun: A Year in Vietnam with the 173rd Airborne

Ted G. Arthurs

4.34

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