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The Vietnam Wars 1945-1990

by Marilyn B. Young · 1991 · 448 pages

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The first book to give equal weight to the Vietnamese and American sides of the Vietnam war.

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Subject
historypolitics
Genre
war and military
Themes
military historyamerican historyhistory
Setting
20th centurycold warUSAvietnamcollege
Audience
adult
Length
long · 448 pages

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