Research Catalog

Title

Boots on the ground : America's war in Vietnam / Elizabeth Partridge.

Author

Partridge, Elizabeth

Publication

New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2018.

Supplementary Content

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Details

Description

213 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm

Summary

• "An exploration of the Vietnam War from many different perspectives including an American soldiers, a nurse, and a Vietnamese refugee."--Provided by publisher.
• In over a decade of bitter fighting, it claimed the lives of more than 58,000 American soldiers and beleaguered four US presidents. More than forty years after America left Vietnam in defeat in 1975, the war remains controversial and divisive both in the United States and abroad. The history of this era is complex; the cultural impact extraordinary. But it's the personal stories of eight people - six American soldiers, one American military nurse, and one Vietnamese refugee - that create the heartbeat of Boots on the Ground. From dense jungles and terrifying firefights to chaotic helicopter rescues and harrowing escapes, each individual experience reveals a different facet of the war and moves us forward in time. Alternating with these chapters are profiles of key American leaders and events, reminding us of all that was happening at home during the war, including peace protests, presidential scandals, and veterans' struggles to acclimate to life after Vietnam. With more than one hundred photographs, award-winning author Elizabeth Partridge's unflinching book captures the intensity, frustration, and lasting impacts of one of the most tumultuous periods of American history. -- From dust jacket.

Alternative Title

America's war in Vietnam

Subject

• Vietnam War (1961-1975)
• 1961-1975
• Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > United States > Juvenile literature
• Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Biography > Juvenile literature
• United States

Genre/Form

• Juvenile works.
• Biography.
• Biographies.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-210) and index.

Audience (note)

• Ages 12 and up.

Awards (note)

• National Book Award Finalist.
• YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist 2019.

Contents

Prologue (November 1968) -- Vietnam: Military advisor Mike Horan (May 1962-June 1963) -- America: President and Commander in Chief John F. Kennedy (November 1963) -- America: President and Commander in Chief Lyndon B. Johnson (August 1964-December 1965) -- Vietnam: Boots on the ground Gilbert de la O (October 1965-September 1966) -- America: Protestor Martin Luther King Jr. (January 1967-October 1967) -- Vietnam: Machine gunner Henry Allen (April 1967-May 1968) -- America: President and Commander in Chief Lyndon B. Johnson (October 1967-February 1968) -- Vietnam: Medic Tom Kelley (December 1967-December 1968) -- America: President and Commander in Chief Lyndon B. Johnson (March 1968-December 1968) -- America: President and Commander in Chief Richard M. Nixon (January 1969) -- Vietnam: Infantryman Jan Scruggs (April 1969-April 1970) -- America: President and Commander in Chief Richard M. Nixon (February 1969-June 1969) -- Vietnam: Green Beret David Oshiro (May 1969-May 1970) -- America: Protest singer Country Joe McDonald (August 1969-March 1970) -- Vietnam: Nurse Lily Lee Adams (October 1969-October 1970) -- America: President and Commander in Chief Richard M. Nixon (October 1969-August 1974) -- America: President and Commander in Chief Gerald K. Ford (March 1975-April 1975) -- Vietnam: Refugee Hoa thi Nguyen (March 1975-April 1975) -- America: Veteran Jan Scruggs (April 1975-March 1979) -- America: Memorial designer Maya Lin (October 1980-July 1982) -- America: The National Salute to Vietnam Veterans, The veterans (November 10-14, 1982) -- What became of the men and women interviewed for Boots on the Ground?

Call Number

JFE 19-3904

ISBN

• 9780670785063
• 0670785067
• 9780142423752
• 0142423750

LCCN

2017013227

OCLC

980302550

Author

Partridge, Elizabeth, author.

Title

Boots on the ground : America's war in Vietnam / Elizabeth Partridge.

Publisher

New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2018.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Creator/Contributor Characteristics

Gender group: Women

National/regional group: Californians

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-210) and index.

Audience

Grades 7-8.

Ages 12 and up.

Study Program

Accelerated Reader MG+ 7.1 7.0 195755.

Awards

National Book Award Finalist.

YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist 2019.

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Lexile website:

Chronological Term

1961-1975

Other Form:

Online version: Partridge, Elizabeth. Boots on the ground. New York : Viking, published by Penguin Group, [2018] 9780425291788 (DLC) 2017015217 (OCoLC)980346869

Research Call Number

JFE 19-3904