5 best-selling nonfiction books like Black Cat 2-1: The True Story of a Vietnam Helicopter Pilot and His Crew by Bob Ford

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

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…

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Cover of Swift Boats at War in Vietnam by John Yeoman, Guy Gugliotta, Neva Sullaway

1. Swift Boats at War in Vietnam

By: John Yeoman , Guy Gugliotta , Neva Sullaway

4.06

Format: 345 pages, Kindle Edition

In this oral history, Vietnam veterans recount their stories of patrol and combat on the coast and … read more

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  • military fiction
  • history
Cover of GUTS 'N GUNSHIPS: What it was Really Like to Fly Combat Helicopters in Vietnam by Mark   Garrison

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

By: Mark Garrison

3.97

Format: 112 pages,

Synopsis In the summer of 1967, Mark Garrison had dropped out of college at Southern Illinois Unive… read more

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  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The FNG: A Prequel to the Iron Triangle by Douglas L Edwards

3. 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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Cover of NO BAD TROOPS (MILES TO VIETNAM Book 6) by William Peter Grasso

4. NO BAD TROOPS (MILES TO VIETNAM Book 6)

By: William Peter Grasso

4.52

Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition

January 1969: A treasonous ARVN colonel threatens the success of a joint US/South Vietnamese operat… read more

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Cover of Drafted!: My Year in Vietnam by Morgan  Miller

5. 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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Cover of HUEY WAR: VIIETNAM FROM THE BACKSEAT by Bruce Nesmith

6. 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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Cover of Project Omega: Eye of the Beast: SOG: My Tour by James Acre

7. 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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Cover of Fire in the Hole: Tales of Combat with the 1st Engineer Battalion in Vietnam by Mike Guardia

8. Fire in the Hole: Tales of Combat with the 1st Engineer Battalion in Vietnam

By: Mike Guardia

4.22

Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition

Combat Engineers. The Unsung Heroes of Vietnam.August 25, 1966. Specialist Dan Crowley was among t… read more

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Cover of Nam Sense: Surviving Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division by Arthur Wiknik Jr.

9. Nam Sense: Surviving Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division

By: Arthur Wiknik Jr.

4.22

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

A candid memoir of being sent to Vietnam at age nineteen, witnessing the carnage of Hamburger Hill,… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
  • nonfiction
Cover of The Iron Triangle: A Novel of the Vietnam War by Douglas L. Edwards

10. The Iron Triangle: A Novel of the Vietnam War

By: Douglas L. Edwards

4.59

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

The Iron Triangle, tells the story of a ill conceived mission that goes horribly wrong. It is a cha… read more

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

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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Cover of AMBUSH PATROL: A Viet Nam War Novel by David L Allin

12. 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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Cover of Huey: The Story of a Helicopter Assault Pilot in Vietnam by Jay Groen

13. Huey: The Story of a Helicopter Assault Pilot in Vietnam

By: Jay Groen

4.27

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

John Vanvorden--the Flying Dutchman--is a Vietnam pilot and one of the rugged few who know the dang… read more

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  • military fiction
  • war
  • military history
Cover of Vietnam Saga: Exploits of a combat helicopter pilot by Stan Corvin

14. Vietnam Saga: Exploits of a combat helicopter pilot

By: Stan Corvin

4.67

Format: 334 pages, Kindle Edition

Vietnam Saga is the very personal story of Stan Corvin’s often-perilous times in the U.S. Army as … read more

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

15. 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 Land With No Sun: A Year in Vietnam with the 173rd Airborne by Ted G. Arthurs

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

By: Ted G. Arthurs

4.34

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

A no-holds-barred, straight-in-your-face account of combat in VietnamYou know it's going to be hot … read more

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  • war
Cover of Alpha One Sixteen: A Combat Infantryman's Year in Vietnam by Peter    Clark

17. Alpha One Sixteen: A Combat Infantryman's Year in Vietnam

By: Peter Clark

4.47

Format: 223 pages, Kindle Edition

In this “great and necessary addition to the canon of Vietnam War memoirs” the author “is a thoroug… read more

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Cover of Specter of Betrayal, The Ghost II: A Vietnam War Story (The Vietnam War Series) by Rick DeStefanis

18. Specter of Betrayal, The Ghost II: A Vietnam War Story (The Vietnam War Series)

By: Rick DeStefanis

4.74

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

He’s driven to return for a second tour of duty. A conspiracy could mean he’ll leave in a body bag.… 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

19. 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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  • war
  • military history
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Warrior Two Six: A Vietnam Helicopter Pilot’s Story by James E. Miller

20. Warrior Two Six: A Vietnam Helicopter Pilot’s Story

By: James E. Miller

4.44

Format: 181 pages, Kindle Edition

A Vietnam helicopter pilot’s story. James E. Miller, Chief Warrant Officer (CW2), Aircraft Commande… read more

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Cover of VIETNAM WARHORSE: A HUEY PILOTS MEMOIRS: TOLD BY A TWO-TOUR US ARMY IROQUOIS ('HUEY') PILOT DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. A TRIBUTE TO THE MANY WHO FLEW THIS WONDERFUL WARHORSE. by Richard Guay

21. VIETNAM WARHORSE: A HUEY PILOTS MEMOIRS: TOLD BY A TWO-TOUR US ARMY IROQUOIS ('HUEY') PILOT DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. A TRIBUTE TO THE MANY WHO FLEW THIS WONDERFUL WARHORSE.

By: Richard Guay

4.27

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

Have you ever wanted to pull up the curtain and look at what the US Army was really like during the… read more

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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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REPORTS OF THEIR DEMISE (MILES TO VIETNAM Book 2)

William Peter Grasso

4.50

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Butter Bar (Miles to Vietnam #1)

William Peter Grasso

4.46

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FOREVER AND A WAKE-UP (MILES TO VIETNAM Book 3)

William Peter Grasso

4.51

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William Peter Grasso

4.55

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