The author, who was the chairman of the board of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, tells about his life as a member of the Vietnam generation and his goals to close the breach between those who served in the war and those who protested againstit.
Presents important people, places, and events in American history as well as focusing on social, political, and cultural factors specific to the United States during the 1980s and 1990s.
Presents important people, places, and events in American history as well as focusing on social, political, and cultural factors specific to the United States during the period between 1959 and 1982.
Traces the events, trends, and important people of the 1980s, covering science, technology, environmental disasters, politics, fashion, the arts, sports, and entertainment.
Contains source documents and illustrations that provide information about the Vietnam War, covering the origins of the conflict, U.S. involvement in the war, the Vietnamese at war, dissent at home, the Tet Offensive and the American withdrawal, and the aftermath. Includes critical-thinking questions.
Presents a chronological overview of the political, economic, and cultural events of the United States during the 1990s, discussing changes in attitudes in families, education, gender, race and other more.
A history of the 1970s, featuring hundreds of firsthand accounts from people who lived through the events of the decade, excerpts from critical documents, brief biographies of over forty key figures, chronologies, maps, and photographs.
Examines the events of the 1980s in the United States through firsthand accounts from letters, speeches, and newspaper articles, and includes introductory essays, a chronology, and excerpts from significant documents of the decade.
