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.
| ISBN: | 9781524789770 |
| Publication date: | 7th May 2019 |
| Author: | Jim OConnor |
| Illustrator: | Tim Foley |
| Publisher: | Penguin Workshop an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 112 pages |
| Series: | What Was? |
| Genres: |
Warfare & Battles History |
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.
What Was the Vietnam War? features in the following genres: Warfare & Battles, History
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What Was the Vietnam War? was written by Jim OConnor and published by Penguin Workshop an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group
What Was the Vietnam War? has 112 pages
Yes it is part of What Was? series