Name: What Was the Vietnam War?
ISBN: 9781524789770

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Why This Clicks

Why It Clicks

A simple, study-ready way to approach the Vietnam War topic.

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Clean classroom-friendly framing
A straightforward entry into the war’s basics

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History pick positioning
Compact, assignment-friendly reading

Book Details

Authors: Jim O'Connor, Who HQ, Tim Foley
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: May 7, 2019
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Vietnam War History · Korean War History
Reading lane: Vietnam War History

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Publisher Categories

Asian History for Kids
Military & Wars
20th Century U.S.

About This Book

Learn how the United States ended up fighting for twenty years in a remote country on the other side of the world . The Vietnam War was as much a part of the tumultuous Sixties as Flower Power and the Civil Rights Movement. Five US presidents were convinced that American troops could end a war in the small, divided country of Vietnam and stop Communism from spreading in Southeast Asia. But they were wrong, and the result was the death of 58,000 American troops. Presenting al...

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Learn how the United States ended up fighting for twenty years in a remote country on the other side of the world . The Vietnam War was as much a part of the tumultuous Sixties as Flower Power and the Civil Rights Movement. Five US presidents were convinced that American troops could end a war in the small, divided country of Vietnam and stop Communism from spreading in Southeast Asia. But they were wrong, and the result was the death of 58,000 American troops. Presenting all sides of a complicated and tragic chapter in recent history, Jim O'Connor explains why the US got involved, what the human cost was, and how defeat in Vietnam left a lasting scar on America.