New Book
David Noble’s most recent book (2020) is Saigon to Pleiku: A Counterintelligence Agent in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, 1962-1963. Initially stationed at the U.S. Army’s counterintelligence headquarters in Saigon, he was soon sent north to launch the army’s first covert intelligence-gathering operation in Vietnam’s Central Highlands. Living in the region of the Montagnards—Vietnam’s indigenous tribal people, deemed critical to winning the war—he documented strategic hamlets and Green Beret training camps, where Special Forces teams taught the Montagnards to use rifles rather than crossbows and spears. In this book, he relates the experiences and challenges he had in the course of his work.
Weaving together memoir, excerpts from letters written home, and photographs, David Noble’s compelling narrative throws light on a little-known corner of the Vietnam War in its early years—before the Tonkin Gulf Resolution and the deployment of combat units—and traces his transformation from a novice intelligence agent and believer in the war to a political dissenter and active protester.
“David Noble’s Vietnam memoir, including excerpts from letters written home and personal photographs, form an insightful and valuable addition to Vietnam War literature prior to the American build up.”—Alexander S. Cochran, Vietnam historian and veteran.
Books
https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/saigon-to-pleiku/.
https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781589799370/Ancient-Ruins-and-Rock-Art-of-the-Southwest-An-Archaeological-Guide-Fourth-Edition#
(Rowman & Littlefield, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2015)
“Everyone who has been intrigued by archaeological
“digs” and shadowy signs of prior civilizations will rejoice
in this attractive guidebook.” The American West
Living the Ancient Southwest, ed.
https://unmpress.com/books/living-ancient-southwest/9781938645464
“This impressive and eclectic collection of articles by David Grant Noble spans the entire
realm of traditional southwest lifestyles from food and shelter to birth through death.”
Deborah Gangloff, Crow Canyon Archaeological Center.
In the Places of the Spirits
https://www.unmpress.com/books/places-spirits/9781934691212
Santa Fe: History of an Ancient City
https://www.unmpress.com/books/santa-fe/9781934691045
“…a must-read for Santa Feans and Santa Fe fans alike.” New Mexico Magazine
The Mesa Verde World, Explorations in Ancestral Pueblo Archaeology
https://www.unmpress.com/books/mesa-verde-world/9781930618756
“David Grant Noble’s gift for anticipating what interested readers want and
need to know…clearly shines forth in this collection.” Carla R. Van West, Kiva
In Search of Chaco: New Approaches to an Archaeological Enigma
https://www.unmpress.com/books/search-chaco/9781930618428
“[T]his is a book that belongs on the shelf of anyone with an
interest in the region’s prehistory.” New Mexico Historical Review
Ancient Colorado: An Archaeological Perspective
https://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Colorado-David-Grant-Noble/dp/B0006RH1VS
101 Questions about Ancient Indians of the Southwest
https://store.wnpa.org/101-questions-ancient-indians-of-the-southwest-101-t-ancient-indians.html
Pueblos, Villages, Forts, and Trails: A Guide to New Mexico’s Past
(Available from Internet bookstores)
“…an indispensible reference, one that will enhance any
tour of the Land of Enchantment.” Marc Simmons
The Hohokam: Ancient People of the Desert, ed.
(Available from Internet bookstores)
New Light on Chaco Canyon
(Available from Internet bookstores)