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Otfinoski, Steven, author.

The Vietnam War / by Steven Otfinoski.

New York, NY : Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2017.

144 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm.

"This book details major events of the Vietnam War, as well as the war's cultural impact"--Provided by publisher.

A step into history

Step into history (Scholastic Inc.)

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Juvenile literature.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Influence -- Juvenile literature.

"Published simultaneously in Canada"--Title page verso.

Includes filmography, bibliographical references (page 142), and index.

The two sides in the Vietnam War -- A long legacy -- Ho Chi Minh -- The French return -- An uneasy peace -- The Vietnam War begins -- The fall of Diem -- The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution -- Operation Rolling Thunder -- The Viet Cong -- Hawks and doves -- The draft -- The Tet Offensive -- The living room war -- Johnson drops a bombshell -- Songs of protest, songs of war -- The election of 1968 -- Nixon and Vietnamization -- The war widens -- Tragedy at Kent State -- The My Lai Massacre -- The Pentagon papers -- Napalm and agent orange -- Vets against the war -- Trouble in the central highlands -- The Paris Peace Accords -- The "convoy of tears" -- The fall of Saigon -- Bitter lessons -- The Vietnam Veterans Memorial -- A bond of friendship.

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