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Book

The Vietnam War

Call Number

  • J 959.7 BENO (CEN)

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Publication Information

New York : Children's Press, 2013.

Physical Description

64 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 24 cm.

Summary

Presents the timeline of the Vietnam War, including the causes of the conflict and the role played by the United States' involvement, and explores the war's impact upon today's political and cultural development.

Contents

  • A row of dominoes
  • Quagmire
  • Warfronts
  • Bringing the war home
  • Map of the events : what happened where
  • The story continues
  • Influential individuals
  • Timeline
  • Living history
  • Glossary.

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