Dictionary of the Vietnam War / edited by James S. Olson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Olson, James Stuart, 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Dictionaries.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

vii, 585 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Greenwood Press, [1988]

Summary:

This historical Dictionary of the Vietnam War is designed to provide a ready reference tool for students and scholars alike. Its major focus is the thirty years between 1945 and 1975; critically important individuals and events from earlier years are also discussed. The first volume to deal with this historically significant and controversial war, it includes brief descriptive essays on most of the people, legislation, military operations, and controversies important to an understanding of the American participation in the Vietnam War. References at the end of each entry provide guidance to sources of additional information. Five appendixes complete this carefully constructed study, each focusing on a topic of major relevance in understanding the subject, such as a description of the population of South Vietnam, the minority groups of South Vietnam, a glossary of slang expressions and acronyms, a selected bibliography of the Vietnam War, and a chronology.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages 525-546.

ISBN:

0313249431

OCLC:

15792201