Product Description: From 1965 to 1973, the United States sent troops to South Vietnam to assist in its war against the Communist regime of North Vietnam. In the end, the North was victorious, and Vietnam was reunited under Communist rule. This resource provides an overview of Vietnams history, a chronicle of the war itself, and profiles of people who played instrumental roles in and leading up to this long and bitter conflictpolitical and military leaders from North Vietnam, South Vietnam, and the United States, as well as some notable figures from the American antiwar movement...read more

Product Description: At the age of 21, Marine Sergeant Freddy Gonzalez was killed during the Tet Offensive in Hue City, Vietnam. For his actions defending his platoon that day, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Later, in 1996, in honor of his actions a U...read more

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A latest entry in the series that includes War II and The Civil War explores major events of the Vietnam War from the perspectives of six leading contributors including Ho Chi Minh, John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.

Product Description: Young Americans went to South Vietnam and fought in a fierce war they barely understood. For a year they experienced an exotic land, strove to learn how to fight—and survive—looking eagerly ahead to their return from "The Nam...read more

Product Description: Sgt. Mattatall's perspective of the soldier on the ground and all they have to accomplish to prepare the site for their fellow soldiers.

Profiles important figures in the Vietnam War, including military and political leaders, activists, writers, and prominent veterans on both sides of the conflict. (view table of contents)

Product Description: The story of the K-9 Corps from World War I onward and especially the poignant tale of a man and his dog through the hell of the Vietnamese war. Joe White tewlls their story and the story of the brave soldiers and their scout dogs who were responsible for saving countless lives during the war in Vietnam...read more