War Dogs in Vietnam
A Bibliography From the Collection of Reference Materials
in the Resource Room of
The Vietnam Era Educational Center
Combat Police: U.S. Army Military Police in Vietnam (1994) by Rick Young - includes pages on dogs used for drug detection, sentry and scout duty; Young was a dog handler as an MP in Vietnam.
Dog Tags of Courage: The Turmoil of War and the Rewards of Companionship (2000) by John C. Burnam, Master Sergeant, US Army (Retired) - Burnam was a handler of scout dogs in Vietnam.
Dog Tags of Courage: Combat Infantrymen and War Dog Heroes in Vietnam (2006) by John C. Burnam, Master Sergeant, US Army (Retired) - Burnam was a handler of scout dogs in Vietnam.
German Shepherd Dogs (1979) by Francis G. Kern - an owner's handbook.
K-9 Soldiers: Vietnam and After (1999) by Paul B. Morgan - Morgan, a Green Beret in Vietnam, was an unofficial dog handler, having purchased there a German Shepherd, which later saved his life there.
Tiger the Lurp Dog (1983), a novel by Kenn Miller - about a Lurp team and their flea-bitten adopted mascot in Vietnam; Miller served in "Lurp" (or LRRP, Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol) teams in Vietnam.
War Dogs: America's Forgotten Heroes: The Untold Story of Dogs in Combat (1999) a documentary film; consultant was John C. Burnam, Master Sergeant, US Army (Retired) - Burnam was a handler of scout dogs in Vietnam.
War Dogs: A History of Loyalty and Heroism (1996) by Michael G. Lemish - Lemish is the official historian of the Vietnam Dog Handler Association.
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