Vietnam War Books

- Many people treat the war 1954-1975 as a Vietnam tragedy, of whom forty died for every American. US blunders and atrocities were matched by those committed by their enemies. While all the people has seen the image of a screaming, naked girl seared by napalm - This book traces the story of America's involvement in the Vietnam War from the first Marines landing at Da Nang in 1965, through the traumatic Tet Offensive of 1968 and the gradual Vietnamisation of the war that followed,...
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- Many people treat the war 1954-1975 as a Vietnam tragedy, of whom forty died for every American. US blunders and atrocities were matched by those committed by their enemies. While all the people has seen the image of a screaming, naked girl seared by napalm
- This book traces the story of America's involvement in the Vietnam War from the first Marines landing at Da Nang in 1965, through the traumatic Tet Offensive of 1968 and the gradual Vietnamisation of the war that followed, to the withdrawal of American forces and the final loss of the South in 1975.
- The Vietnam War remains one of the most heroic and heartbreaking events in history
- Hundreds of insightful images and a compelling narrative combine to chronicle this catastrophic conflict. From 1955, the communist government of North Vietnam waged war against South Vietnam and its main ally, the USA. Over the course of two decades of hostility and warfare, the number of casualties reached an incomprehensible four million people.
- The Vietnam War is an essential historic reference to help humanity learn the lessons of suffering and sacrifice from one of the bloodiest conflicts of the 20th century.