The Vietnam War

by Levy, Debbie

• ISBN13: 9780822504214
• ISBN10: 0822504219
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: Lerner Pub Group

Summary

Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, U.S. foreign policy was focused on stopping the spread of Communism throughout the world. When a Communist government attempted to take control of the Southeast Asian nation of South Vietnam in the mid-1950s, the United States set out to stop it. Starting with military advisers in 1954, America's involvement in the conflict escalated until more than two and a half million Americans had served by the conflict's end in 1975. As more and more Americans were killed in a war that seemed unwinnable, the U.S. public became increasingly divided over the country's involvement. The Vietnam War explores this terrible conflict, from its origins to the final fall of South Vietnam. It covers the crucial battles and key characters in the only war the United States has ever lost. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 4
A History of Struggle	p. 6
Deadly Dominoes	p. 17
From Cold War to Hot War	p. 23
Americans at War	p. 31
Turning Point	p. 41
The End Begins	p. 52
America Lets Go	p. 60
Epilogue	p. 69
Selected Events of the Vietnam War	p. 74
Vietnam War Timeline	p. 76
Glossary	p. 77
Who's Who?	p. 78
Source Notes	p. 80
Selected Bibliography	p. 82
Further Reading and Websites	p. 84
Index	p. 85
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