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9780816071029

Vietnam War Almanac

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  • ISBN13:

    9780816071029

  • ISBN10:

    0816071020

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2009-02-01
  • Publisher: Facts on File
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Summary

The Vietnam War was one of the most controversial and divisive events in U.S. history since the Civil War. Stretching from approximately 1957 to 1973, this watershed event claimed the lives of thousands of Americans and cost billions of dollars. The Vietnam War Almanac contains a detailed, day-by-day chronology of the events of this conflict and an A-to-Z dictionary of the key figures involved in the Vietnam War, in addition to a comprehensive listing of vital statistics in the appendix. Maps, illustrations, and an extensive bibliography aid further research and complete this invaluable almanac.

Author Biography

James H. Willbanks is director of the Department of Military History at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

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Excerpts

The Vietnam War was one of the most controversial and divisive events in American history since the Civil War. Stretching from approximately 1957 to 1973, this watershed event cost billions of dollars and claimed the lives of thousands of Americans.Containing a detailed, day-by-day chronology of the events and people involved in the Vietnam War, the newVietnam War Almanacalso features an A-to-Z biographical dictionary of the key figures involved in the conflict, along with a comprehensive listing of vital statistics in the appendix. Maps, illustrations, and an extensive bibliography aid further research and complete this invaluable almanac.Coverage includes:Creighton W. AbramsGeorge W. BallWilliam E. ColbyWalter L. CronkiteNgo Dinh DiemVo Nguyen GiapDavid HalberstamHenry Cabot LodgeHo Chi MinhHubert HumphreyLyndon B. JohnsonJohn F. KennedyHenry A. KissingerRobert S. McNamaraRichard M. NixonDean RuskCao Van VienWilliam C. Westmoreland.
Excerpted from Vietnam War Almanac by James H. Willbanks
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