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The Viet Nam War divided citizens in both the United States and Viet Nam. Profound cultural differences between the nations contributed to the horror of the war. These differences remain today. Helping to demystify the war and educate both students and general readers, this clear historical overview ranges from the events that preceded the war to its end in 1975. The book features a discussion of the Vietnamese and American ways of life in the Viet Nam era, along with a wide assortment of primary documents from a diverse selection of U.S. and Vietnamese soldiers and civilians. These compelling excerpts are mostly from everyday soldiers' letters to home and from interviews conducted by the author. Presented chronologically and thematically, the documents move from early motivations and war experiences to the war's end and enduring legacy, fleshing out the meaning of the conflict for Americans and Vietnamese alike. This volume is unique in including many new personal accounts from ordinary Vietnamese, fighting against and for the U.S. cause. A balanced view of the war and its aftermath presents the suffering of all involved. Numerous photos, a glossary, and a timeline enhance the text.

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.,. a scholarly discussion and an informative retrospective of the Vietnam War, especially in term of its long-lasting policy and cultural repercussions in both America and Vietnam. Highly recommended as being a broadminded, fair-handed study of the forces shaping the war and the scars left behind in their wake, Cultures In Conflict is enhanced for both scholarship and the non-specialist general reader with appendixes offering the text of Ho Chi Minh's declaration of independence and his letter to President Harry S Truman. -Th Midwest Book Review ?...a scholarly discussion and an informative retrospective of the Vietnam War, especially in term of its long-lasting policy and cultural repercussions in both America and Vietnam. Highly recommended as being a broadminded, fair-handed study of the forces shaping the war and the scars left behind in their wake, Cultures In Conflict is enhanced for both scholarship and the non-specialist general reader with appendixes offering the text of Ho Chi Minh's declaration of independence and his letter to President Harry S Truman.?-Th Midwest Book Review ?Itarred Review This volume is an excellent resource for any person interested in knowing more about the war and how it affected Vietnam and the United States....This book should be part of every high school media center and public library collection....Highly Recommended.?-Library Media Connection ?This resource is a solid and even-handed treatment of a potentially explosive topic....The title is so outstanding as a standalone piece, reference work, or book discussion choice that it is highly recommended for all public, middle school, and high school libraries.?-VOYA Itarred Review This volume is an excellent resource for any person interested in knowing more about the war and how it affected Vietnam and the United States....This book should be part of every high school media center and public library collection....Highly Recommended. -Library Media Connection This resource is a solid and even-handed treatment of a potentially explosive topic....The title is so outstanding as a standalone piece, reference work, or book discussion choice that it is highly recommended for all public, middle school, and high school libraries. -VOYA ... a scholarly discussion and an informative retrospective of the Vietnam War, especially in term of its long-lasting policy and cultural repercussions in both America and Vietnam. Highly recommended as being a broadminded, fair-handed study of the forces shaping the war and the scars left behind in their wake, Cultures In Conflict is enhanced for both scholarship and the non-specialist general reader with appendixes offering the text of Ho Chi Minh's declaration of independence and his letter to President Harry S Truman. -Th Midwest Book Review

.,.""a scholarly discussion and an informative retrospective of the Vietnam War, especially in term of its long-lasting policy and cultural repercussions in both America and Vietnam. Highly recommended as being a broadminded, fair-handed study of the forces shaping the war and the scars left behind in their wake, Cultures In Conflict is enhanced for both scholarship and the non-specialist general reader with appendixes offering the text of Ho Chi Minh's declaration of independence and his letter to President Harry S Truman.""-Th Midwest Book Review ?...a scholarly discussion and an informative retrospective of the Vietnam War, especially in term of its long-lasting policy and cultural repercussions in both America and Vietnam. Highly recommended as being a broadminded, fair-handed study of the forces shaping the war and the scars left behind in their wake, Cultures In Conflict is enhanced for both scholarship and the non-specialist general reader with appendixes offering the text of Ho Chi Minh's declaration of independence and his letter to President Harry S Truman.?-Th Midwest Book Review ?Itarred Review This volume is an excellent resource for any person interested in knowing more about the war and how it affected Vietnam and the United States....This book should be part of every high school media center and public library collection....Highly Recommended.?-Library Media Connection ?This resource is a solid and even-handed treatment of a potentially explosive topic....The title is so outstanding as a standalone piece, reference work, or book discussion choice that it is highly recommended for all public, middle school, and high school libraries.?-VOYA ""Itarred Review This volume is an excellent resource for any person interested in knowing more about the war and how it affected Vietnam and the United States....This book should be part of every high school media center and public library collection....Highly Recommended.""-Library Media Connection ""This resource is a solid and even-handed treatment of a potentially explosive topic....The title is so outstanding as a standalone piece, reference work, or book discussion choice that it is highly recommended for all public, middle school, and high school libraries.""-VOYA ...""a scholarly discussion and an informative retrospective of the Vietnam War, especially in term of its long-lasting policy and cultural repercussions in both America and Vietnam. Highly recommended as being a broadminded, fair-handed study of the forces shaping the war and the scars left behind in their wake, Cultures In Conflict is enhanced for both scholarship and the non-specialist general reader with appendixes offering the text of Ho Chi Minh's declaration of independence and his letter to President Harry S Truman.""-Th Midwest Book Review

... a scholarly discussion and an informative retrospective of the Vietnam War, especially in term of its long-lasting policy and cultural repercussions in both America and Vietnam. Highly recommended as being a broadminded, fair-handed study of the forces shaping the war and the scars left behind in their wake, Cultures In Conflict is enhanced for both scholarship and the non-specialist general reader with appendixes offering the text of Ho Chi Minh's declaration of independence and his letter to President Harry S Truman. -Th Midwest Book Review This resource is a solid and even-handed treatment of a potentially explosive topic....The title is so outstanding as a standalone piece, reference work, or book discussion choice that it is highly recommended for all public, middle school, and high school libraries. -VOYA Itarred Review This volume is an excellent resource for any person interested in knowing more about the war and how it affected Vietnam and the United States....This book should be part of every high school media center and public library collection....Highly Recommended. -Library Media Connection ?Itarred Review This volume is an excellent resource for any person interested in knowing more about the war and how it affected Vietnam and the United States....This book should be part of every high school media center and public library collection....Highly Recommended.?-Library Media Connection ?This resource is a solid and even-handed treatment of a potentially explosive topic....The title is so outstanding as a standalone piece, reference work, or book discussion choice that it is highly recommended for all public, middle school, and high school libraries.?-VOYA ?...a scholarly discussion and an informative retrospective of the Vietnam War, especially in term of its long-lasting policy and cultural repercussions in both America and Vietnam. Highly recommended as being a broadminded, fair-handed study of the forces shaping the war and the scars left behind in their wake, Cultures In Conflict is enhanced for both scholarship and the non-specialist general reader with appendixes offering the text of Ho Chi Minh's declaration of independence and his letter to President Harry S Truman.?-Th Midwest Book Review .,. a scholarly discussion and an informative retrospective of the Vietnam War, especially in term of its long-lasting policy and cultural repercussions in both America and Vietnam. Highly recommended as being a broadminded, fair-handed study of the forces shaping the war and the scars left behind in their wake, Cultures In Conflict is enhanced for both scholarship and the non-specialist general reader with appendixes offering the text of Ho Chi Minh's declaration of independence and his letter to President Harry S Truman. -Th Midwest Book Review

.,. a scholarly discussion and an informative retrospective of the Vietnam War, especially in term of its long-lasting policy and cultural repercussions in both America and Vietnam. Highly recommended as being a broadminded, fair-handed study of the forces shaping the war and the scars left behind in their wake, Cultures In Conflict is enhanced for both scholarship and the non-specialist general reader with appendixes offering the text of Ho Chi Minh's declaration of independence and his letter to President Harry S Truman. -Th Midwest Book Review

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ROBERT E. VADAS is Associate Professor in the Department of Education at State University of New York, Potsdam. He started researching the Viet Nam War as a high school student in Cleveland in the 1960s. He was drafted in the early 1970s. Vadas now teaches a course on Viet Nam and every year takes his students there.

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