From the desk of President John F. Kennedy, to first-person accounts of firefights in the Vietnam jungle, to former secretary of state Robert S. McNamera's personal memoirs, this anthology attempts to capture the essence of the Vietnam War experience.
General Note
Includes index, timeline, addresses and web sites.
Content Note
Global connections: escalation, 1961-1965 -- Individuals, groups, and institutions: the war in the jungle 1965-1968 -- Culture: the war back home, 1968-1971 -- Power, authority, governance: The American government, 1971-1975 -- Time, continuity, and change: the legacy of Vietnam, 1975-present.