The Vietnam War
By: Jeremy Smith
Series: Lost words; Lost words
Publisher: TickTock
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781848986947
Copyright date: 2005
Subjects: Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Juvenile literature; Guerre du Viêt-nam, 1961-1975; Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
Description: This book transports you back to a time when the United States become involved in a war in Vietnam, and lets you experience the drama for yourself. Learn about the road to war, and the men and women involved in this controversial conflict. Packed with first-hand accounts including interviews, official speeches, poems, and letters, this volume in the "Lost Words" series lets you experience the past through the words of the people who helped make history.
Notes: Cover subtitle: The war that split a nation.

Originally published: 2005.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Early history: the starting point; title: Build up: a developing crisis; title: Crisis: turning point; title: Aftermath: end of the conflict; title: Popular culture: the war in the media; title: Looking back: the war in context; title: Major figures: men of the war.