The Vietnam War: 1945-1975

by David Parsons, Marci Reaven, Lily Wong

Overview

A vividly illustrated book which offers a clear and engaging account of the full expanse of the Vietnam War—its causes, conduct, and consequences on the warfront and at home. Six short essays and nearly fifty chronological entries highlight the places, people, and key events and questions of the era.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781907804779
Publisher:	D Giles Limited
Publication date:	09/12/2017
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	14 - 18 Years

About the Author

David Parsons is a social and cultural historian of 20th century America, teaching at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York University. His primary research interests include the Vietnam War in American memory, social and political protest movements of the 1960s and 1970s, and the shifting landscape of media and technology. He also hosts a weekly podcast called The Nostalgia Trap that uses personal biographies to explore the social, political, and cultural history of the past several decades.Marci Reaven is vice president for History Exhibitions, New-York Historical Society.
Lily Wong is a research associate at New-York Historical Society

Table of Contents

President’s Foreword
Curator’s Note

Introduction 1945–1953
War Begins 1954–1965
War on Many Fronts 1966–1967
Turning Point 1968
Endgame 1969–1975

Why Does the Vietnam War Matter?
Sources of Quotations

Editorial Reviews

07/31/2017
Produced in conjunction with a mammoth New-York Historical Society exhibition on the Vietnam War opening in October 2017, this slim volume pairs a concise, chronological history of the war with a stunning collection of mostly black-and-white images. The photographs, posters, and other illustrations manage to briefly but accurately cover virtually every important political, geopolitical, military, and societal aspect of the war. The book runs from the end of WWII, when the U.S. underwrote France in the latter’s war against the communist Viet Minh in what was then known as Indochina, to the North Vietnamese and Vietcong victory in 1975. The voices of several American veterans of the conflict feature alongside a summary of the war’s impact on their lives—and its impact on American culture, society, and politics. Historian Reaven, the exhibition’s curator, and her colleagues have produced an admirably objective, albeit very brief, look at what they rightly call “a signal event in the history of the twentieth century.” Photos & illus. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

"Manages briefly but accurately to cover virtually every important political, geopolitical, military, and societal aspect of the war"—Mark Leepson, The Vietnam Veterans of America

"Pairs a concise, chronological history of the war with a stunning collection of mostly black-and-white images"—Publishers Weekly

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