Isserman, Maurice

Discusses the historical and political background, military strategies, and battles of the Vietnam War.

Provides an account of the Vietnam War in which the U.S. sought to stop the spread of communism in Asia, discusses the objectives and strategies of the combatants, looks at key battles and leaders, and considers the significance of the conflict.

Describes the history of mountaineering in the Himalayan Mountains, and details the mountaineering expeditions led by Martin Conway, Fanny Bullock Workman, George Mallory, Charlie Houston, Ang Tharkay, and others.

An account of America's war in Europe and in the Pacific, from Pearl Harbor to the Normandy invasion, and the Japanese surrender aboard the U.S.S. Missouri.

Discusses the historical and political background, military strategies, and battles of the Vietnam War.

Discusses the northward journey of African-American Southerners, the greatest internal mass migration of people in American history.

A history of the 1960s, discussing the social, cultural, and grassroots political movements that defined the decade, including the Vietnam War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Civil Rights Movement; and providing information about some of the people who spurred the era of change.

Examines the political climate and military situation that led to the Korean War and discusses the key people and events involved in the conflict itself.

A history of the 1960s, discussing the social, cultural, and grassroots political movements that defined the decade, including the Vietnam War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Civil Rights Movement; and providing information about some of the people who spurred the era of change.

Examines the political climate and military situation that led to the Korean War and discusses the key people and events involved in the conflict itself.