The Vietnam War

by Barbara Diggs

Book Overview

More than 58,000 American troops and military personnel died in the humid jungles and muddy rivers of Vietnam during the 20-year conflict called the Vietnam War. Why? What were they fighting for? And how could the world's most powerful and technologically advanced military be defeated by a small, poverty-stricken country? These questions have haunted the U.S. government, the military, and the American public for nearly a half century.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1619306581
• ISBN13: 9781619306585
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Nomad Press (VT)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.2" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 12 to 16 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 11