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Details American involvement in the Vietnam War, including information on its beginnings, campaigns, and changing public opinion about the war.

Chronicles political, social, economic, and cultural events and developments that shaped the 1990s in the U.S.

Chronicles political, social, economic, and cultural events and developments that shaped the 1970s in the U.S.

In the summer of 1972, three girls from very different backgrounds struggle to come to terms with being pregnant.

Contains brief articles arranged-alphabetically, from abortion through "Freakonomics," which cover the people, institutions, events, and developments that impacted the United States and Canada during the first decade of the twenty-first century.

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.

Learn about the longest military conflict in United States history.

Discusses the Vietnam War, the longest military conflict in United States history, which cost 58,000 American lives.

"In the summer of 1972, three girls from very different backgrounds struggle to come to terms with being pregnant"--Provided by publisher.

"Learn how the United States ended up fighting for twenty years in a remote country on the other side of the world. 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"--Provided by publisher.