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Vietnam War : The Story and Photographsby Dillon, Katherine V.; Goldstein, Donald M.; Wenger, J. MichaelFirst Soft Cover Edition
Book desription: Herndon, VA: Brassey's, 1999. First Soft Cover Edition. Soft Cover. New/No Jacket. Photographs. In this illustrated war volume, the authors show the battles, leaders, weapons, heroism, and pain of the Vietnam War, from its earliest beginnings to the fall of Saigon in 1975. Through more than 450 official and personal photographs (both U.S. and Vietnamese), they reveal the courage, the loneliness, and the fears of the three and a half million U.S. soldiers, Marines, airmen, and seamen who served in America's longest war. Here are the Marines battling house to house in Hue, river boats patrolling the Mekong, soldiers dodging sniper fire in elephant grass, fighter-bombers screaming over Hanoi and Haiphong, and "The Wall" listing some 58,000 names. We all have pictures of the Vietnam War in our minds. It was the war that shaped an entire generation, and its images are captured here. 179 pages including an index and bibliogrpahy. Fully illustrated with captions and text. Small remainder mark on bottom. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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