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Pages from History Ser.: Vietnam War : A History in Documents by Marilyn B. Young, John J. Fitzgerald and A. Tom Grunfeld (2003, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100195166353

ISBN-139780195166354

eBay Product ID (ePID)2440018

Product Key Features

Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School

Number of Pages176 Pages

Publication NameVietnam War : a History in Documents

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2003

SubjectMilitary / Vietnam War, General

TypeStudy Guide

AuthorMarilyn B. Young, John J. Fitzgerald, A. Tom Grunfeld

Subject AreaHistory

SeriesPages from History Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight15.8 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width8 in

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Intended AudienceElementary/High School

Reviews"Simply terrific. If I were teaching the Vietnam War, I would rush to use it. The photos are extraordinary and the documents powerful. There is no better single volume on the war that makes the events and ideas come alive as this book does."--Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States"Comprised of first- and second-hand accounts of American policy in Vietnam during the 1960s. Its primary sources are held together chronologically with narrative. Political cartoons, U.S. government files, Vietnamese iconography, and song lyrics by Bruce Springsteen are among the book's most compelling and evocative elements."--Hampshire Gazette"Provides historials and students of history with a wealth of first-hand information missing from past conflicts. Those "primary sources"...provide the basis for a different way to teach history - allowing students to decide the meaning."--Longmeadow News, "Provides historials and students of history with a wealth of first-handinformation missing from past conflicts. Those "primary sources"...provide thebasis for a different way to teach history - allowing students to decide themeaning."--Longmeadow News, "Provides historials and students of history with a wealth of first-hand information missing from past conflicts. Those "primary sources"...provide the basis for a different way to teach history - allowing students to decide the meaning."--Longmeadow News, "Simply terrific. If I were teaching the Vietnam War, I would rush to use it. The photos are extraordinary and the documents powerful. There is no better single volume on the war that makes the events and ideas come alive as this book does."--Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States"Comprised of first- and second-hand accounts of American policy in Vietnam during the 1960s. Its primary sources are held together chronologically with narrative. Political cartoons, U.S. government files, Vietnamese iconography, and song lyrics by Bruce Springsteen are among the book's most compelling and evocative elements."--Hampshire Gazette"Provides historials and students of history with a wealth of first-hand information missing from past conflicts. Those "primary sources"...provide the basis for a different way to teach history - allowing students to decide the meaning."--Longmeadow News"Simply terrific. If I were teaching the Vietnam War, I would rush to use it. The photos are extraordinary and the documents powerful. There is no better single volume on the war that makes the events and ideas come alive as this book does."--Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States"Comprised of first- and second-hand accounts of American policy in Vietnam during the 1960s. Its primary sources are held together chronologically with narrative. Political cartoons, U.S. government files, Vietnamese iconography, and song lyrics by Bruce Springsteen are among the book's most compelling and evocative elements."--Hampshire Gazette"Provides historials and students of history with a wealth of first-hand information missing from past conflicts. Those "primary sources"...provide the basis for a different way to teach history - allowing students to decide the meaning."--Longmeadow News, "Simply terrific. If I were teaching the Vietnam War, I would rush to useit. The photos are extraordinary and the documents powerful. There is no bettersingle volume on the war that makes the events and ideas come alive as this bookdoes."--Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States, "Simply terrific....The photos are extraordinary and the documentspowerful. There is no better single volume on the war that makes the events andideas come alive as this book does."--Howard Zinn, author of A People's Historyof the United States, "This introduction is clear and concise, particularly appropriate for aspiring historians on the undergraduate and advanced secondary levels."-- The Journal of America's Military Past, "Simply terrific. If I were teaching the Vietnam War, I would rush to use it. The photos are extraordinary and the documents powerful. There is no better single volume on the war that makes the events and ideas come alive as this book does."--Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States "Comprised of first- and second-hand accounts of American policy in Vietnam during the 1960s. Its primary sources are held together chronologically with narrative. Political cartoons, U.S. government files, Vietnamese iconography, and song lyrics by Bruce Springsteen are among the book's most compelling and evocative elements."--Hampshire Gazette "Provides historials and students of history with a wealth of first-hand information missing from past conflicts. Those "primary sources"...provide the basis for a different way to teach history - allowing students to decide the meaning."--Longmeadow News, "Simply terrific. If I were teaching the Vietnam War, I would rush to use it. The photos are extraordinary and the documents powerful. There is no better single volume on the war that makes the events and ideas come alive as this book does."--Howard Zinn, author ofA People's History of the UnitedStates "Comprised of first- and second-hand accounts of American policy in Vietnam during the 1960s. Its primary sources are held together chronologically with narrative. Political cartoons, U.S. government files, Vietnamese iconography, and song lyrics by Bruce Springsteen are among the book's most compelling and evocative elements."--Hampshire Gazette "Provides historials and students of history with a wealth of first-hand information missing from past conflicts. Those "primary sources"...provide the basis for a different way to teach history - allowing students to decide the meaning."--Longmeadow News, "Comprised of first- and second-hand accounts of American policy in Vietnam during the 1960s. Its primary sources are held together chronologically with narrative. Political cartoons, U.S. government files, Vietnamese iconography, and song lyrics by Bruce Springsteen are among the book'smost compelling and evocative elements."--Hampshire Gazette, "Simply terrific. If I were teaching the Vietnam War, I would rush to use it. The photos are extraordinary and the documents powerful. There is no better single volume on the war that makes the events and ideas come alive as this book does."--Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of theUnited States, "This introduction is clear and concise, particularly appropriate foraspiring historians on the undergraduate and advanced secondary levels."-- TheJournal of America's Military Past

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingThe

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal959.704/3

Table Of ContentWhat is a Document?How to Read a DocumentA Little History, By Way of IntroductionChapter One: The First Indochina WarVietnam Approaches AmericaAmerica RespondsChapter Two: Waist Deep in the Big MuddyA Temporary PeaceEisenhower's VietnamKennedy's WarChapter Three: America's WarThe War ExpandsThe Public DebateChapter Four: Picture Essay: Selling PatriotismChapter Five: Going to WarSoldiers at WarOther VoicesThe Condition of the ArmyChapter Six: A People DividedThe African-American CommunityOpposition within the MilitaryChapter Seven: Nixon's WarMy LaiThe Nixon DoctrineBombing Hanoi to the Bargaining tableChapter Eight: After the WarLooking BackLegaciesTimelineGlossaryFurther Reading and WebsitesText CreditsPicture CreditsIndex

SynopsisThe Vietnam War tells the story of one of the most divisive episodes in modern American history through primary sources, ranging from government documents, news reports, speeches, popular songs to memoirs, writings by Vietnam veterans (including coauthor John Fitzgerald), and poetry by Vietnamese and Americans on matching themes. The book begins in the 19th century when Vietnam became a French colony, and traces the insidious route by which the United States became involved in a war on the other side of the world.