Vietnam War
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Details the origins of the Vietnam war in French Indochina - from the First Indochina War through the Japanese occupation in World War II. Covers the key offensives, major air campaigns, and battles in jungles, cities, tunnels, rivers, and rice paddies of the Vietnam War beginning with the Gulf of Tonkin Incident in 1964 and culminating in the Final Campaign in 1975. Illustrates and explains the equipment and weapons used in combat. Explores the media and the effects on the public of the "first war fought on television" and the worldwide anti-war protests, the aftermath of the war, and its continued impact on today's world.
Author: DK
Format: Hardback, 72 pages, 219mm x 282mm
Published: 2005, Dorling Kindersley Ltd, United Kingdom
Genre: School Textbooks & Study Guides: Literature, Arts & Humanities
Interest Age: From 9 years
Description
Details the origins of the Vietnam war in French Indochina - from the First Indochina War through the Japanese occupation in World War II. Covers the key offensives, major air campaigns, and battles in jungles, cities, tunnels, rivers, and rice paddies of the Vietnam War beginning with the Gulf of Tonkin Incident in 1964 and culminating in the Final Campaign in 1975. Illustrates and explains the equipment and weapons used in combat. Explores the media and the effects on the public of the "first war fought on television" and the worldwide anti-war protests, the aftermath of the war, and its continued impact on today's world.
Vietnam War