VIETNAM

 
Ho Chi Minh
William J Duiker

Massive, rich, absorbing biography of Vietnam's enigmatic leader
 
Memories of pure spring
 
Duong Thu Huong

Powerful novel set in the 1980s during the upheaval in the country following 30 years of war
 
The sorrow of war
  
Bao Ninh

Semi-autobiographical novel of a soldier in the Vietnam war.