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What was the Vietnam War? / by Jim O'Connor ; illustrated by Tim Foley.

O'Connor, Jim, (author.) Foley, Tim, 1962- (illustrator.)

Summary:

"Learn how the United States ended up fighting for twenty years in a remote country on the other side of the world. The Vietnam War was as much a part of the tumultuous Sixties as Flower Power and the Civil Rights Movement. Five US presidents were convinced that American troops could end a war in the small, divided country of Vietnam and stop Communism from spreading in Southeast Asia. But they were wrong, and the result was the death of 58,000 American troops. Presenting all sides of a complicated and tragic chapter in recent history, Jim O'Connor explains why the US got involved, what the human cost was, and how defeat in Vietnam left a lasting scar on America"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

What was the Vietnam War?
Where is Vietnam?
Guerrilla warfare
Diem's government
Uncle Ho
JFK
LBJ and the growing war
War on the ground and in the air
Protest
1968
A war at home
Richard Nixon
the end of the war
A bitter homecoming
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
A final word.

Item details

  • ISBN: 9781524789770
  • ISBN: 1524789771
  • ISBN: 9781524789787
  • ISBN: 152478978X
  • Physical Description: 108 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, [2019]

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 108).
Formatted Contents Note:
What was the Vietnam War?
Where is Vietnam?
Guerrilla warfare
Diem's government
Uncle Ho
JFK
LBJ and the growing war
War on the ground and in the air
Protest
1968
A war at home
Richard Nixon
the end of the war
A bitter homecoming
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
A final word.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 8-12.
Subject:
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Juvenile literature.
Vietnam > History > 1945-1975 > Juvenile literature.
United States > History > 1961-1969 > Juvenile literature.
United States > History > 1969- > Juvenile literature.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Influence.
Genre:
Instructional and educational works.
Illustrated works.

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