| Description |
213 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [202]-210) and index. |
| 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 1969-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) -- Epilogue -- What became of the men and women interviewed for Boots on the Ground? |
| Summary |
"An exploration of the Vietnam War from many different perspectives including American soldiers, a nurse, and a Vietnamese refugee."--Provided by publisher. |
| Audience |
Grades 7-8. |
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Ages 12 and up. |
| Subject |
Vietnam War (1961-1975) (OCoLC)fst01431664
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Biography.
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1961-1975
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Young adult nonfiction.
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Nonfiction.
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Young adult nonfiction.
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| Added Title |
America's war in Vietnam |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Partridge, Elizabeth. Boots on the ground. New York : Viking, published by Penguin Group, [2018] 9780425291788 (DLC) 2017015217 |
| ISBN |
9780670785063 (hardcover) |
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0670785067 (hardcover) |
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9780142423752 (trade paperback) |
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0142423750 (trade paperback) |
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