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Martha's Vineyard High School Library | REF/959.704/YOU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39844400000226 |
REF/959.703/ENCYCLOPEDIA Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War : a political, social, and military history / | REF/959.703/ENCYCLOPEDIA Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War : a political, social, and military history / | REF/959.703/ENCYCLOPEDIA Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War : a political, social, and military history / | REF/959.704/YOU The Vietnam War : a history in documents / | REF/959.704/You The Vietnam War : a history in documents / | REF/968/BECK The history of South Africa / | REF/970.00497/PRI Native Americans : an encyclopedia of history, culture, and peoples / |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-166) and index
What is a document? -- How to read a document -- Little history, by way of introduction -- First Indochina war -- Vietnam approaches America ; America responds -- Waist deep in the big muddy -- Temporary peace ; Eisenhower's Vietnam ; Kennedy's war -- America's war -- War expands ; Public debate -- Selling patriotism -- Going to war -- Soldiers at war ; Other voices ; Condition of the army -- People divided -- African-American community ; Opposition within the military -- Nixon's war -- My Lai ; Nixon doctrine ; Bombing Hanoi to the bargaining table -- After the war -- Looking back ; Legacies
Provides a social and political context for the Vietnam War, with little coverage of the actual fighting. Focuses on the official documents, speeches, quotes, media commentary, and memoirs that trace the history of French, and later, American involvements in Southeast Asia
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