num_pages: 176
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Vietnam War: A History in Documents
titlecomplete: The Vietnam War: A History in Documents (Pages from History)
genres: War, Nonfiction, History
ratings_count: 48
series: Pages from History
publisher: Oxford University Press