The Vietnam War

The Vietnam War: An Encyclopedia of Quotations presents the story of this seminal conflict as told through the words of the famous infamous and anonymous. All sides of the controversy are presented in chronological resource that starts with a look at Vietnamese history then traces the events preceding France''s war continues through America''s entry into the conflict and concludes with the war''s aftermath.This is the story of the Vietnam War told through quotations in chronological sequence. Starting with the beginnings of Vietnamese history it traces the events preceding the French war continues through the American war and ends with its aftermath. All sides of the controversy are represented. Here are the voices of warriors presidents generals government leaders civilians aid workers pilots infantrymen nurses historians war correspondents sociologists POWs peasants draft dodgers guerillas and war resisters. They speak from government capitals hooches hospital wards jungle trails landing zones aircraft carriers draft boards Buddhist temples and prison cells. They talk of firefights ambushes in the jungle bombing raids coups assassinations suicides demonstrations atrocities and teach-ins.Here are Ho Chi Minh Lyndon Johnson Giap Westmoreland Kennedy De Gaulle Eisenhower Nixon McNamara Kissinger and many people you have never heard of. Meet Hanoi Hannah who broadcast propaganda from the North Vietnamese capital; John McCain tells you what it was like to be shot down over enemy territory and taken prisoner; John Kerry tells a U.S. Senate committee why he opposes the Vietnam War. You will learn about My Lai Agent Orange Kent State the Pentagon Papers and the plan to free American POWs that went awry. Features include a chronology biographical sketches Medal of Honor winners bibliography nineteen photos and an index.