{"product_id":"the-vietnam-war-hardcover","title":"The Vietnam War - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMactavish\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA graphically told history of the Vietnam War, interweaving U.S. political and cultural history with the military history of the war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Senator Edward Kennedy declared, Iraq is George Bush's Vietnam, everyone understood. The Vietnam War has become the touchstone for U.S. military misadventures--a war lost on the home front although never truly lost on the battlefront. During the pivotal decade of 1962 to 1972, U.S. involvement rose from a few hundred advisers to a fighting force of more than one million. This same period saw the greatest schism in American society since the Civil War, a generational divide pitting mothers and fathers against sons and daughters who protested the country's ever-growing military involvement in Vietnam. Meanwhile, well-intentioned decisions in Washington became operational orders with tragic outcomes in the rice paddies, jungles, and villages of Southeast Asia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough beautifully rendered artwork, \u003ci\u003eThe Vietnam War: A Graphic History \u003c\/i\u003edepicts the course of the war from its initial expansion in the early 1960s through the evacuation of Saigon in 1975, and what transpired at home, from the antiwar movement and the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. to the Watergate break-in and the resignation of a president.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDWIGHT JON ZIMMERMAN has written extensively on military-history subjects for \u003ci\u003eAmerican Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNaval Institute Press\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVietnam Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous military-themed publications. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Hammer and the Anvil \u003c\/i\u003eand the Founder's Award-winning \u003ci\u003eUncommon Valor\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWAYNE VANSANT is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eThe 'Nam \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Vietnam War: A Graphic History\u003c\/i\u003e, among many other works. He lives in Mableton, Georgia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCHUCK HORNER is a retired United States Air Force Four-Star General who flew in combat during the Vietnam War.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9.14 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693908004927,"sku":"9780809094950","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/110ef92e55a49747136f4ffa8365ff4e.webp?v=1765000358","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-vietnam-war-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}