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Choosing war

the lost chance for peace and the escalation of war in Vietnam
2001
Studies the effects U.S. decision making had on the start and outcome of the Vietnam War and discusses how America's decision to enter the war affected how other countries viewed it.

Vietnam, a television history

1983
Contains graphic and violent coverage of the history of the Vietnamese conflict, beginning with Indochina and French wars from the 1940s through 1975 in this thirteen part series, created from actual film footage, government archives and interviews with those who survived.

Vietnam

land of the ascending dragon
1992

Key figures of the Vietnam War

2016
This book describes the Vietnam War, including why it happened, who was involved, and the aftermath.

Tet Offensive

2014
The Tet Offensive of 1968 was the turning point of the Vietnam War. It convinced many Americans that the war could not be won. In this book, readers will learn about the different factions of the war: the North Vietnamese Army, the Viet Cong, the South Vietnamese, and the American military forces.

Following Ho Chi Minh

the memoirs of a North Vietnamese colonel
1995

Goodbye, Vietnam

With Connections
1992
Thirteen-year-old Mai and her family embark on a dangerous sea voyage from Vietnam to Hong Kong to escape the unpredictable and often brutal Vietnamese government.

She weeps each time you're born

Rabbit, a Vietnam girl, is born during the height of the Vietnam War. When her village is destroyed, she is taken away by a makeshift family brought together by the war. She grows up and develops inexplicable intuition, as others see it--in reality, her ability is to hear the voices of the dead. Through her ability, the history of the war and its effects on her world are seen in a new light.

Embers of war

the fall of an empire and the making of America's Vietnam
Traces the history of Vietnam from 1940 to 1960, discussing the involvement of France and then America that led to the Vietnam War. Draws from newly accessible diplomatic archives.

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