The Vietnam War

by Wayne Vansant, Dwight Jon Zimmerman, Chuck Horner

Book Overview

A graphically told history of the Vietnam War, interweaving U.S. political and cultural history with the military history of the war.

When Senator Edward Kennedy declared, "Iraq is George Bush's Vietnam," everyone understood. The Vietnam War has become the touchstone for U.S. military misadventures--a war lost on the home front although never truly lost on the battlefront. During the pivotal decade of 1962 to 1972, U.S. involvement...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809094959
• ISBN13: 9780809094950
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.1"