The Vietnam War: The Definitive Illustrated History

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Created in association with the Smithsonian Institution, this authoritative guide chronicles The us’s fight against Communism in southeast Asia right through the 1960s and 1970s, and comprehensively explores the people, politics, events, and lasting effects of the Vietnam War.

Honoring individuals who served within the war at home or in a foreign country, the inside covers of this book feature images of submitted photographs of Vietnam veterans.

Filled with more than 500 photographs, The Vietnam War tells the story of Vietnam through powerful images; profiles of the war’s most influential figures, such as Henry Kissinger and Pol Pot; and a whole overview of the conduct, strategies, and events on this controversial war, including Ho Chi Minh’s rise to power, the Geneva conference, The us’s intervention, and the Christmas bombings. Gallery spreads feature collections of infantry weapons, artillery, aircraft, and armored vehicles, and diagrams and maps show exactly where battles and key moments happened.

A divisive and destructive event, the Vietnam War was once the world’s first televised war, and photographs from its front lines powerfully convey war’s complex reality. Taking a global standpoint, The Vietnam War remembers the individuals who served and features full spreads about prisoners of war, anti-war protest movements, and the significance of the war for black Americans as they struggled for civil rights.

A powerful gift for the military enthusiast, The Vietnam War is a stirring visual record of the suffering, sacrifice, and heroism in The us’s longest and bloodiest conflict of the 20th century.

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