What Was the Vietnam War?

Hardback

Main Details

Title What Was the Vietnam War?
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jim O'Connor
By (author) Who HQ
Illustrated by Tim Foley
SeriesWhat Was?
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:112
Dimensions(mm): Height 202,Width 146
ISBN/Barcode 9781524789787
ClassificationsDewey:959.7043
Audience
Children / Juvenile

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint Penguin Workshop
Publication Date 7 May 2019
Publication Country United States

Description

Learn how the United States ended up fighting for twenty years in a remote country on the other side of the world. The Vietnam War was as much a part of the tumultuous Sixties as Flower Power and the Civil Rights Movement. Five US presidents were convinced that American troops could end a war in the small, divided country of Vietnam and stop Communism from spreading in Southeast Asia. But they were wrong, and the result was the death of 58,000 American troops. Presenting all sides of a complicated and tragic chapter in recent history, Jim O'Connor explains why the US got involved, what the human cost was, and how defeat in Vietnam left a lasting scar on America.

Author Biography

Jim O'Connor has written several books for Who HQ, including What Is Rock and Roll?, What Was Pompeii?, What Was the Battle of Gettysburg?, and What Were the Twin Towers? He lives in New York City.