Vietnam War
The story of the war in Vietnam, told in text and pictures. Vietnam War complements the new look of the Eyewitness series by touring the major battles of the Vietnam conflict. Traces the history of the unpopular war that killed over 58,000 Americans, discussing the causes and effects, leaders, major...
| Main Author: | Murray, Stuart, 1948- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
DK Pub.,
2005.
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| Edition: | 1st American ed. |
| Series: |
Eyewitness books
DK eyewitness books. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- War in French Indochina
- U.S. advisors in Vietnam
- Gulf of Tonkin incident
- Communist and U.S. allies
- Leaders
- Saigon and Hanoi
- Rolling thunder
- Ho Chi Minh trail
- Napalm and agent oragne
- Central highlands struggle
- Weapons of war
- On patrol
- Medical care and evacuation
- Heliborned warfare
- Warplanes in combat
- Television war
- Mekong Delta
- War on inland waters
- Villages in wartime
- Tunnles
- Khe Sanh and Tet
- Antiwar movement
- U.S wighdrawal begins
- Last air assaults
- Prisoners of war
- Fall of Saigon
- Aftermath
- Did you know?
- Timeline
- Find out more
- Glossary
- Index / Acknowledgments.