1923-2001

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1923-2001

The fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War

2018
The "Linebacker" strategic bombing offensive finally drove the North Vietnamese to the negotiating table and an accord was reached for the departure of the US forces. The USA was mightily relieved to be free of this commitment, but its failure in the Vietnam War was a body blow to US cohesion and belief in itself.
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Tito Puente

2005
A biography of the band leader and recording artist who grew up in Spanish Harlem and gained worldwide popularity as the "King of Latin Music.".

Disengagement and defeat, 1969-1975

2013
Provides information on why U.S. troops kept fighting and dying for 5 additional years after Richard M. Nixon took office and promised to end the war in Vietnam.
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