Boots on the ground : America's war in Vietnam / Elizabeth Partridge.
Boots on the ground : America's war in Vietnam / Elizabeth Partridge.
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Publisher
New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2018.
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G 2019/1485
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Language
English
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Physical content
213 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Prologue (November 1968) -- Vietnam: Military advisor Mike Horan (May 1962-June 1963) -- America: President and Commander in Chief John F. Kennedy (November 1963) -- America: President and Commander in Chief Lyndon B. Johnson (August 1964-December 1965) -- Vietnam: Boots on the ground Gilbert de la...
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Publisher
New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2018.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2018.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"An exploration of the Vietnam War from many different perspectives including an American soldiers, a nurse, and a Vietnamese refugee."--Provided by publisher.
In over a decade of bitter fighting, it claimed the lives of more than 58,000 American soldiers and beleaguered four US presidents. More than forty years after America left Vietnam in defeat in 1975, the war remains controversial and divisive both in the United States and abroad. The history of this era is complex; the cultural impact extraordinary...
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Full title
Boots on the ground : America's war in Vietnam / Elizabeth Partridge.
Portion of title
America's war in Vietnam
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-210) and index.
Audience note
Grades 7-8.
Ages 12 and up.
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Awards
National Book Award Finalist.
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist 2019.
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G 2019/1485
Record Identifier
74VKVBPGWR3l
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVBPGWR3l
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ISBN
0142423750 (trade pbk.)
9780670785063 (hardcover)
0670785067 (hardcover)
9780142423752 (trade pbk.)
DDC
959.7043373
MMS ID
991024237619802626
