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Book

Boots on the ground : America's war in Vietnam

Call Number

  • 959.7043 P2752 TEEN (OSH)

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Publication Information

New York : Viking, published by Penguin Group, 2018.

Physical Description

213 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Audience

Ages 12 and up.

Summary

"An exploration of the Vietnam War from many different perspectives including American soldiers, a nurse, and a Vietnamese refugee."--Provided by publisher.

The history of the Vietnam war is complex. Partridge explores the war from eight different perspectives: six American soldiers, one American military nurse, and one Vietnamese refugee. Each individual reveals a difference facet of the war and moves us forward in time. Partridge also profiles key American leaders and events, to remind us of all that was happening at home; and highlights veteran's struggles to acclimate to life after Vietnam. -- adapted from jacket.

Contents

  • Prologue Vietnam: Military advisor, Mike Horan America: President and Commander in Chief, John F. Kennedy America: President and Commander in Chief, Lyndon B. Johnson Vietnam: Boots on the grouond, Gilbert de la O America: Protestor, Martin Luther King Jr. Vietnam: Machine gunner, Henry Allen America: President and Commander in Chief, Lyndon B. Johnson Vietnam: Medic, Tom Kelley America: President and Commander in Chief, Lyndon B. Johnson America: President and Commander in Chief, Richard M. Nixon Vietnam: Infantryman, Jan Scruggs America: President and Commander in Chief, Richard M. Nixon Vietnam: Green Beret, David Oshiro America: Protest singer, Country Joe McDonald Vietnam: Nurse, Lily Lee Adams America: President and Commander in Chief, Richard M. Nixon America: President and Commander in Chief, Gerald K. Ford Vietnam: Refugee, Hoa thi Nguyen America: Veteran, Jan Scruggs America: Memorial designer, Maya Lin America: The National Salute to Vietnam Veterans, The veterans Epilogue
  • What became of the men and women interviewed for Boots on the Ground?

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