Henry Kissinger: Ending the Vietnam War

by Heather Lehr Wagner and Dr Heather Lehr Wagner

Book Overview

Henry Alfred Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 for his part in negotiating a cease-fire between North and South Vietnam and the subsequent U.S. withdrawal. As national security advisor and secretary of state under President Richard Nixon, and secretary of state for Gerald Ford, Kissinger played a pivotal role in American foreign policy. Born into a Jewish family in Bavaria, Germany, Kissinger moved to New York City in 1938 with his...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791092224
• ISBN13: 9780791092224
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications
• Length: 111 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 11 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 10