Research Catalog

Title

The Vietnam War : an intimate history / Geoffrey C. Ward ; based on a documentary film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick ; with an introduction by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick ; picture research by Salimah El-Amin with Lucas B. Frank ; design by Maggie Hinders.

Author

Ward, Geoffrey C.

Publication

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Burns, Ken, 1953-
• Novick, Lynn

Description

xiii, 612 pages : illustrations, maps (some color); 29 cm

Summary

"A comprehensive look at the Vietnam War"--

Subjects

• Vietnam War, 1961-1975
• World politics > 1945-1989
• Vietnam War (1961-1975)
• 1961-1975

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Déjà vu, 1858-1961 -- Riding the tiger, 1961-1963 -- The River Styx, January 1964-December 1965 -- Resolve, January 1966-June 1967 -- What we do, July-December, 1967 -- Things fall apart, January-June 1968 -- The veneer of civilization, June 1968-March 1969 -- The history of the world, May 1969-December 1970 -- A disrespectful loyalty, January 1971-March 1973 -- The weight of memory, March 1973-April 1975 -- Epilogue.

Call Number

JFF 17-2045

ISBN

• 9780307700254
• 0307700259
• 9780375712203
• 0375712208

LCCN

2017015686

OCLC

981761717

Author

Ward, Geoffrey C., author.

Title

The Vietnam War : an intimate history / Geoffrey C. Ward ; based on a documentary film by Ken Burns & Lynn Novick ; with an introduction by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick ; picture research by Salimah El-Amin with Lucas B. Frank ; design by Maggie Hinders.

Publisher

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological Term

1961-1975

Added Author

Burns, Ken, 1953- writer of introduction.

Novick, Lynn, writer of introduction.

Research Call Number

JFF 17-2045