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THE VIETNAM WAR
A HISTORY IN DOCUMENTS |
| By: |
Marilyn B. Young, John J. Fitzgerald, A. Tom Grunfeld |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0195166353 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780195166354 |
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| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 2003 |
| Series: |
Pages from History |
| Pages: |
176 |
| Description: |
The Vietnam War tells the story of one of the most divisive episodes in modern American history through primary sources, ranging from government documents, news reports, speeches, popular songs to memoirs, writings by Vietnam veterans (including coauthor John Fitzgerald), and poetry by Vietnamese and Americans on matching themes. The book begins in the 19th century when Vietnam became a French colony, and traces the insidious route by which the United Statesbecame involved in a war on the other side of the world. |
| Synopsis: |
The Vietnam War tells the story of one of the most divisive episodes in modern American history through primary sources, ranging from government documents, news reports, speeches, popular songs to memoirs, writings by Vietnam veterans (including coauthor John Fitzgerald), and poetry by Vietnamese and Americans on matching themes. The book begins in the 19th century when Vietnam became a French colony, and traces the insidious route by which the United States became involved in a war on the other side of the world. |
| Illustrations: |
116 b/w illus. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press Inc |
| Prizes: |
Winner of A 2003 NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Book for Young People. |
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Non-returnable |