The Vietnam War: A Documentary Reader (Uncovering the Past: Documentary Readers in American History)

The Vietnam War is an outstanding collection of primary documents related to America’s conflict in Vietnam which includes a balance of original American and Vietnamese perspectives, providing a uniquely varied range of insights into both American and Vietnamese experiences.

  • Includes substantial non-American content, including many original English translations of Vietnamese-authored texts which showcase the diversity and complexity of Vietnamese experiences during the war
  • Contains original American documents germane to the continuing debates about the causes, consequences and morality of the US intervention
  • Incorporates personal histories of individual Americans and Vietnamese
  • Introductory headnotes place each document in context
  • Features a range of non-textual documents, including iconic photographs and political cartoons

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