Vietnam 1939-75

The Hodder 20th Century History series covers a range of topics at GCSE. These new editions have been revised to cover all the content and assessment requirements of the new GCSE Modern World History specifications and provide a highly practical and accessible resource for teaching and learning. This book charts the history of Vietnam from the outbreak of the Second World War. It looks at the Vietnamese struggle against the Japanese and the French before going on to look at the United States' involvement in Vietnam which culminated in the Vietnam War. It finishes by examining the long-term effects of the war on the Vietnamese people. This title addresses the major questions surrounding this turbulent time such as: What was it like for the Americans to fight in Vietnam? How was the war opposed in the United States? Why did the United States lose the war?