The Vietnam War was one of the most painful and divisive events in American history. The conflict, which ultimately took the lives of 58,000 Americans and more than three million Vietnamese, became a subject of bitter and impassioned debate. The most dramatic―and frequently the most enduring―efforts to define and articulate America's ill-fated involvement in Vietnam emerged from popular culture. American journalists, novelists, playwrights, poets, songwriters, and filmmakers―many of them eyewitnesses―have created powerful, heartfelt works documenting their thoughts and beliefs about the war. By examining those works, this book provides readers with a fascinating resource that explores America's ongoing struggle to assess the war and its legacies.
This encyclopedia includes 44 essays, each providing detailed information on an important film, song, or literary work about Vietnam. Each essay provides insights into the Vietnam-era experiences and views of the work's primary creative force, historical background on issues or events addressed in the work, discussion of the circumstances surrounding the creation of the work, and sources for further information. This book also includes an appendix listing of more than 275 films, songs, and literary works dealing with the war.

The Vietnam Experience: A Concise Encyclopedia of American Literature, Songs, and Films

Humor & Entertainment

Hillstrom, Laurie Collier

Hillstrom, Kevin

Movies

Greenwood

"A comprehensive account of Jackie Robinson's life and career, focusing on the events surrounding the shattering of the "color barrier" in Major League Baseball. Discusses his life after baseball, his influential position in the civil rights movement, and his enduring legacy as a racial pioneer. Includes biographies, primary sources, and more"--Provided by publisher.

Jackie Robinson and the Integration of Baseball

History

Africa

Omnigraphic, Inc.

"Provides a comprehensive account of the legal drama that established the 'separate but equal' doctrine. Details the postwar Reconstruction era; the legal issues involved in Plessy v. Ferguson; the spread of discriminatory Jim Crow laws; the effects of segregation on African Americans; and the efforts to overturn Plessy. Includes biographies, primary sources, and more"--

Plessy V. Ferguson (Defining Moments)

Omnigraphics, Inc.

Provides users with a detailed and authoritative overview of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in October 1962 that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Includes biographies of principal figures involved in this pivotal episode in U.S. history, primary source documents, and more.

Cuban Missile Crisis

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

"A detailed summary of the epic journey through the western wilderness undertaken by Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and their Corps of Discovery in 1804-1806. Discusses the effects of the expedition on Native American cultures and examines its legacy in American history and imagination. Includes biographies, primary sources, and more"--

The Lewis and Clark Expedition

"Explores the creation of the founding documents and democratic government of the United States. Examines the debates and compromises at the Constitutional Convention, the ratification battle and the Bill of Rights, and later amendments, interpretations,and controversies. Also includes biographies, primary sources, bibliography, and index"--

The Constitution and the Bill of Rights (Defining Moments)

Americas

"Comprehensive account of the 1969 raid on a gay bar by New York City police that sparked protests and inspired the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights movement. Explores the atmosphere leading up to the riots, the events, and their legacy. Includes a narrative, biographies, primary sources, chronology, glossary, bibliography, and index"--

The Stonewall Riots (Defining Moments)

Reference

Part of Gales American Civil War Reference Library, American Civil War: Almanac provides background and interpretation of the era, events and topics. 
Research on the American Civil War is made easy with the Almanac. Students will have all the in-depth information they need to write reports and class assignments that analyze the era, event or topic. 
Subject chapters offer viewpoints, definitions, chronological coverage of battles, further reading and sidebars highlighting individuals, statistics and other attention-grabbing information.

American Civil War Reference Library: Almanac

Children's Books

Baker, Lawrence W.

Northern Lights Writers Group

U*X*L

Part of Gales American Civil War Reference Library, American Civil War: Primary Sources offers the text of 14 full or excerpted speeches, newspaper accounts, novels, memoirs and other documents that reflect a wide range of viewpoints. Each entry includes background information about the subject, definitions, and details on the impact the document had on the public.

American Civil War Reference Library: Primary Sources

Officially originating in 1941 when a Vietminh guerrilla force was formedunder Ho Chi Minh and ending in May 1975 with the fall of Saigon, the Vietnam War took a heavy toll on American troops and greatly affected the political atmosphere of the late 60s and early 70s. Vietnam War: Almanac highlights the major events leading up to and during Americas involvement in the war that created great political tensions on the home front:
<ul>
<li> Vietnam and French Colonialism</li>
<li> Vietnam and the Cold War</li>
<li> Early American Involvement in Vietnam</li>
<li> The Fall of Diem</li>
<li> The War at Home</li>
<li> Vietnams Lasting Impact on America</li>
<li> And other topics relating to American involvement </li>
</ul>
Also included are sidebars, photographs, maps, timelines, Words to Know section, and an index. 01

Vietnam War Reference Library: Almanac

Sawinski, Diane M.

Asia

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