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The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was different from most previous U.S. wars of the twentieth century. It was an undeclared and limited war. The draft to supply the soldiers and serious problems in the Selective Service system meant that the burden of the war was carried disproportionately by minorities and working class whites, many of whom did not want to serve. While many Americans saw service in Vietnam as their patriotic duty, others opposed the war. This is the story of the men and women who served in that war, whether overseas in active combat or in support roles in Viet Nam and stateside.
248 pages, Hardcover
First published September 30, 2007
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October 16, 2011
The book that I read was, The Vietnam War by James E. Westheider. What initially attracted me to the book was that I am a bit of a war geek and the Vietnam War is a war that I wanted to learn more about the War. Also I wanted to finish reading this book since I took it out last year and never had the oppurtunity to finish reading it.
Well since this book is a history book it really doesn't have a plot going much like the a fictional story book. This book shows the roots of the Vietnam starting from the aftermath of World War II leading to the end of the war and a lot of war refugees fleeing from Vietnam. One thing that I really liked about the book was that it went really in depth into the battles in the war. It showed diagrams about the strategic plans that both the U.S and the Vietnemse army used in each battle and also used very descriptive details to showcase each battle.I find that the author's purpose was to inform people about the Vietnam War. Whether it was from a military point of view or from a civilian's point of view.
After reading this book I really thought it was great book. It showed a trememdous display of knowledge about the War whether it was in the actual War or outside of it. The only thing that I disliked about the book was that in mainly only focused on American perspective of the War.
Well since this book is a history book it really doesn't have a plot going much like the a fictional story book. This book shows the roots of the Vietnam starting from the aftermath of World War II leading to the end of the war and a lot of war refugees fleeing from Vietnam. One thing that I really liked about the book was that it went really in depth into the battles in the war. It showed diagrams about the strategic plans that both the U.S and the Vietnemse army used in each battle and also used very descriptive details to showcase each battle.I find that the author's purpose was to inform people about the Vietnam War. Whether it was from a military point of view or from a civilian's point of view.
After reading this book I really thought it was great book. It showed a trememdous display of knowledge about the War whether it was in the actual War or outside of it. The only thing that I disliked about the book was that in mainly only focused on American perspective of the War.
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