Boots on the Ground: America’s War in Vietnam
Elizabeth Partridge
An account of the Vietnam War moves between the experiences of people in Vietnam and political developments in the United States. Its individual perspectives include soldiers, a military adviser, a military nurse, and a Vietnamese woman fleeing with her family after Saigon fell. Other chapters consider the actions of Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford, as well as opposition to the war, including Martin Luther King Jr. and Country Joe McDonald. The book contrasts the consequences of policy and military choices with the lives affected by them.
This book appears on 4 reading lists across 1 edition from 4 organizations.
