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The Vietnam War. A History in Documents.
Young, Marilyn B.; Fitzgerald, John J.; Grunfeld, A. Tom
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Description for The Vietnam War. A History in Documents.
Paperback. Series: Pages from History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 116 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HBWS2. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education; (G) General (US: Trade); (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 9. Weight in Grams: 424.
The 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.
The 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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Series
Pages from History
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195166354
SKU
V9780195166354
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About Young, Marilyn B.; Fitzgerald, John J.; Grunfeld, A. Tom
Marilyn B. Young is a Professor of History at New York University who specializes in the study and teaching of US-East Asian Relations.
Reviews for The Vietnam War. A History in Documents.
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
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