Bibliograph

Vietnam War, written by Stuart Murray

Type

Label

Vietnam War, written by Stuart Murray

Language

eng

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Vietnam War

Oclc number

979413477

Responsibility statement

written by Stuart Murray

Series statement

DK eyewitness

Summary

Traces the history of the Asian war that killed over 58,000 Americans, discussing the causes and effects, leaders, major battles, guerrilla warfare, aerial bombing, weaponry, peace negotiations, and lessons learned

Table Of Contents

Indochina war -- US advisers -- Gulf of Tonkin -- Allies -- The leaders -- Saigon and Hanoi -- Rolling thunder -- Ho Chi Min Trail -- Chemicals in war -- Highlands struggle -- Weaponry -- On patrol -- Medical care -- Heliborne warfare -- Warplanes -- The television war -- The Mekong Delta -- War on inland waters -- Village life -- Tunnels -- Tet Offensive -- Antiwar movement -- US withdraws -- Last air assaults -- Prisoners of war -- The fall of Saigon -- Aftermath

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Eyewitness

Classification