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Book

The Vietnam War

Call Number

  • J GRAPHIC NOVEL 959.7 JEFF (CEN, OSH)

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Publication Information

New York, NY : Crabtree Publishing Company, [2013]

Physical Description

48 pages : colored illustrations, color map ; 26 cm.

Summary

"As the Soviet Union attempted to expand the influence of communism around the world, the United States responded with a policy called "containment" to prevent it. The war in Vietnam was a Cold War conflict that saw North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, invade South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other anti-communist countries"--

Notes

Includes index.

Contents

  • Intervention
  • Escalation
  • Rescue at LZ Albany, November 17, 1965
  • Close call in the "Street without joy," February 21, 1967
  • Double gun kill, November 6, 1967.

Subjects

Added Authors

Nik Spender