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001			980302550
003			OCoLC
005			20180907094755.0
008			170324s2018 nyuab j b 001 0 eng
010			_a2017013227
020			_a9780670785063 _q(hardcover)
020			_a0670785067 _q(hardcover)
020			_a9780142423752 _q(trade pbk.)
020			_a0142423750 _q(trade pbk.)
035			_a(OCoLC)980302550
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dOCLCO _dOCLCQ _dOCLCF _dILC _dSO$ _dOUN
042			_apcc
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050	0	0	_aDS558 _b.P38 2018
082			_a959.7 PAR
100	1		_aPartridge, Elizabeth, _eauthor
245	1	0	_aBoots on the ground : _bAmerica's war in Vietnam / _cElizabeth Partridge
246	3	0	_aAmerica's war in Vietnam
300			_a213 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c25 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505	0		_aPrologue (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 grouond, 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?
520			_a"An exploration of the Vietnam War from many different perspectives including American soldiers, a nurse, and a Vietnamese refugee."--Provided by publisher
520			_aThe history of the Vietnam war is complex. Partridge explores the war from eight different perspectives: six American soldiers, one American military nurse, and one Vietnamese refugee. Each individual reveals a difference facet of the war and moves us forward in time. Partridge also profiles key American leaders and events, to remind us of all that was happening at home; and highlights veteran's struggles to acclimate to life after Vietnam. -- adapted from jacket
521	0		_aAges12+ Grades 7-8
521	1		_aAges 12 and up
650		0	_aVietnam War, 1961-1975 _zUnited States _vJuvenile literature
650		0	_aVietnam War, 1961-1975 _vBiography _vJuvenile literature
655		7	_aBiography. _2fast
655		7	_aJuvenile works. _2fast
655		7	_aYoung adult nonfiction. _2lcgft
942			_2ddc _cNON-FIC