The Vietnam War (Profiles Series #5)

by Daniel Polansky

Overview

It takes more than one person to bring about War. This book will follow the lives of six key players during one of the most controversial wars in history.

Profiles is so much more than just your typical biography. This book in our six-in-one, full-color bio series will focus on the five W's of the Vietnam War--who, what, where, when, and why. Kids will learn all of the biographical information they need to know (background, family, education, accomplishments, etc.) about: Ho Chi Minh (prime minister of Democratic Republic of Vietnam) John F. Kennedy (US president 1961-1963), Lyndon B. Johnson (US president (1963-1969), Ngo Dinh Diem (president of South Vietnam), Henry Kissinger (US National security advisor), and William Westmoreland (US army general). This book will help illuminate one of the most controversial wars in American history for a new generation of readers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545532280
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	02/01/2013
Series:	Scholastic Profiles Series , #5
Sold by:	Scholastic, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
Lexile:	1090L (what's this?)
File size:	26 MB
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Age Range:	10 - 14 Years

About the Author

Daniel Polansky lives in New York as an author of adult books and a lover of history. This is his second book in the PROFILES series.