The Vietnam War : A Documentary Reader

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 warContains original American documents germane to the continuing debates about the causes, consequences and morality of the US interventionIncorporates personal histories of individual Americans and VietnameseIntroductory headnotes place each document in contextFeatures a range of non-textual documents, including iconic photographs and political cartoons