| Descript |
144 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
A step into history |
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Step into history (Scholastic Inc.)
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| Audience |
1080L Lexile |
| Note |
Accelerated Reader MG 7.5 1 1 187633 |
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"Published simultaneously in Canada"--Title page verso. |
| Summary |
"This book details major events of the Vietnam War, as well as the war's cultural impact"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The two sides in the Vietnam War -- A long legacy -- Ho Chi Minh -- The French return -- An uneasy peace -- The Vietnam War begins -- The fall of Diem -- The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution -- Operation Rolling Thunder -- The Viet Cong -- Hawks and doves -- The draft -- The Tet Offensive -- The living room war -- LBJ drops a bombshell -- Songs of protest, songs of war -- The election of 1968 -- Nixon and Vietnamization -- The war widens -- Tragedy at Kent State -- The My Lai Massacre -- The Pentagon papers -- Napalm and agent orange -- Vets against the war -- The war resumes -- The Paris Peace Talks -- The "convoy of tears" -- The fall of Saigon -- Bitter lessons -- The wall -- A bond of friendship -- Glossary -- The central players -- Timeline. |
| Subject |
Vietnam War (1961-1975.) |
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Juvenile literature.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Influence -- Juvenile literature.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Influence.
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| ISBN |
9780531225707 (library binding) |
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0531225704 (library binding) |
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9780531243640 (paperback) |
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0531243648 (paperback) |
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