The Vietnam War
Subtitle: A Historical Reader
Publisher: Nextext
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Evanston, Illinois
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780618003693
Subjects: Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- United States -- Juvenile literature; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; United States -- History -- 1961-1969 -- Juvenile literature; United States -- History -- 1969- -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: "Next Historical Readers introduce students to key events and issues in our history through the voices of people who experienced them firsthand.  Fascinating source documents and illustrations are arranged in chronological and/or  thematic units that establish context. Each selection is followed by critical-thinking questions that can be used as discussion starters or for short-essay assignaments."--Cover p. 4.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: label: Introduction
title: Ambush
pagenum: 9; label: Part I
title: A war ends, a war begins
pagenum: 15; label: Part II
title: U.S. soldiers at war
pagenum: 55; label: Part III
title: The Vietnamese at war
pagenum: 129; label: Part IV
title: Dissent at home
pagenum: 183; label: Part V
title: The Tet Offensive and the American withdrawl
pagenum: 217; label: Part VI
title: The end of the war
pagenum: 253; label: Part VII
title: Epilogue
pagenum: 269