6 best-selling history books like The Last Helicopter: Two Lives in Indochina by Jim Laurie

Cover of The Last Helicopter: Two Lives in Indochina by Jim Laurie

The Last Helicopter: Two Lives in Indochina

By: Jim Laurie

4.62

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

“This is a love story on so many different levels... the memories of a young war correspondent lear…

If you liked the history plot in The Last Helicopter: Two Lives in Indochina by Jim Laurie , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of Saigon Has Fallen by Peter Arnett

1. Saigon Has Fallen

By: Peter Arnett

0.00

Format: 194 pages, Paperback

"Peter Arnett is the best reporter of the Vietnam War." --David Halberstam, Journalist and Historia… read more

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2. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

By: J.D. Vance

3.32

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From a former Marine and Yale Law School Graduate, a poignant account of growing up in a poor Appal… read more

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3. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

By: Erik Larson

4.24

Format: 565 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more

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"A house divided against itself cannot stand."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

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4. Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

By: Patrick Radden Keefe

4.54

Format: 535 pages, Hardcover

The highly anticipated portrait of three generations of the Sackler family, by the prize-winning, b… read more

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  • history
"The truth was, Librium and Valium were marketed using such a variety of gendered mid-century tropes—the neurotic singleton, the frazzled housewife, the joyless career woman, the menopausal shrew—that…"

-Patrick Radden Keefe, Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty

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5. The Happiest Man on Earth

By: Eddie Jaku

4.62

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Life can be beautiful if you make it beautiful. It is up to you. Eddie Jaku always considered hi… read more

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"It is never too late to be kind, polite, and a loving human being."

-Eddie Jaku, The Happiest Man on Earth

"You see, your food is not enough. There is no medicine for your morals. If your morals are gone, you go."

-Eddie Jaku, The Happiest Man on Earth

"Supranti, vien maisto nepakanka. Žlugusiai moralei vaistų nėra. Kai nebelieka moralės, nebelieka ir tavęs."

-Eddie Jaku, The Happiest Man on Earth

"May you always have love to share, may you always have health to spare and may you always have friends that care"

-Eddie Jaku, The Happiest Man on Earth

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6. Butter Bar (Miles to Vietnam #1)

By: William Peter Grasso

4.46

Format: 440 pages, Kindle Edition

Vietnam 1967: Jif Miles may be a military legacy, descended from proven warriors—his father is a re… read more

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7. The FNG: A Prequel to the Iron Triangle

By: Douglas L Edwards

4.72

Format: 498 pages, Kindle Edition

This is a prequel to my first novel, 'The Iron Triangle'. In reading my reviews, I realized many re… read more

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8. Holt's Ward: A Novel of the Vietnam War

By: Douglas L. Edwards

4.57

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

This book is a continuation of my first two books, The Iron Triangle and The Hobo Woods. It is mean… read more

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9. Full Bloody Circle (Miles to Vietnam #4)

By: William Peter Grasso

4.55

Format: 444 pages, Kindle Edition

The Miles to Vietnam saga continues as First Lieutenant Jif Miles of 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobil… read more

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10. Cheerful Obedience

By: Patrick McLaughlin

4.70

Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition

Navigating the stormy seas of the 1960s wasn't easy, especially if Vietnam was on your horizon. Ig… read more

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11. 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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12. Abandoned: A Novel of the Vietnam War

By: Douglas L. Edwards

4.54

Format: 374 pages, Kindle Edition

The 1970 Cambodia Campaign know as the Cambodia Incursion was a series of military operations condu… read more

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Cover of Getting Out of Saigon: How a 27-Year-Old Banker Saved 113 Vietnamese Civilians by Ralph      White

13. Getting Out of Saigon: How a 27-Year-Old Banker Saved 113 Vietnamese Civilians

By: Ralph White

4.18

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A “captivating” ( The Washington Post ) true story of “courage, resolve, and determination” ( Chris… read more

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  • history
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14. AMBUSH PATROL: A Viet Nam War Novel

By: David L Allin

4.42

Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition

The new company commander has made things difficult for Lieutenant Carr and Sergeant Samples, as if… read more

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15. Vengeance: A Viet Nam War Novel

By: David Allin

4.33

Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition

Just when Sergeant Samples thought his day couldn’t get any worse, it did. A violent thunderstorm t… read more

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16. The Ghost: Rumors From the Central Highlands of Vietnam (The Vietnam War, #6)

By: Rick DeStefanis

4.56

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Two weeks before his departure to Vietnam, Second Lieutenant Martin Shadows’s father encourages him… read more

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17. Walking Point: A Vietnam Memoir

By: Robert E Kunkel

4.44

Format: 515 pages, Kindle Edition

Robert "Bob" Kunkel entered the U.S. Army as a young farm boy from Minnesota. He spent a year in Vi… read more

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18. BODY COUNT: A Novel of the Battle of Suoi Tre

By: David Allin

4.56

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

It was one of the largest single-day battles of the Viet Nam war, when over 2500 Viet Cong soldiers… read more

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Cover of The Birdhouse Man: A Vietnam War Veteran’s Story (The Vietnam War, #5) by Rick DeStefanis

19. The Birdhouse Man: A Vietnam War Veteran’s Story (The Vietnam War, #5)

By: Rick DeStefanis

4.64

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

The Birdhouse Man has been awarded the Military Writers Society of America Gold Medal for historica… read more

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20. When Can I Stop Running?

By: John Podlaski

4.10

Format: 202 pages, Kindle Edition

2019 KCT RRBC Runner-Up Silver Award Winner #RRBC 2020 Rave Review BOOK OF THE YEAR The year is 19… read more

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21. The Last Helicopter: Two Lives in Indochina

By: Jim Laurie

4.62

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

“This is a love story on so many different levels... the memories of a young war correspondent lear… read more

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