Listen free for 30 days
-
A Short History of the Vietnam War
- Narrated by: Chris Hoekstra
- Length: 14 hrs and 1 min
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wish list failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Buy Now for $26.22
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Great first listens
![The Seven Circles cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51yBLcgJdNL._SL240_.jpg)
![Written in Bone cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/511f9TdXnLS._SL240_.jpg)
![The Wandering Earth cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51ZDFmIyyqL._SL240_.jpg)
![The Wages of Destruction cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/518aVWJvmkL._SL240_.jpg)
![Putin's Wars cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/516K-SEgcmL._SL240_.jpg)
![Stalin's War cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Cq84tzh3L._SL240_.jpg)
![Hitler cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51UyuJPNrsL._SL240_.jpg)
![Normandy '44 cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61p6h5r4siL._SL240_.jpg)
![Sicily '43 cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51FjVxQAfTL._SL240_.jpg)
![Pity the Reader cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51a8POown2L._SL240_.jpg)
![Poland 1939 cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51sSe7KhqVL._SL240_.jpg)
![A History of Japan cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51pA4Jn-zWL._SL240_.jpg)
![Three Dangerous Men cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51emVhQZ6ML._SL240_.jpg)
![Tower of Skulls cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41ks0rxIwKL._SL240_.jpg)
![The Great Halifax Explosion cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/611jb9KwRkL._SL240_.jpg)
![The Cambridge History of Warfare cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61c1JmYbJ1L._SL240_.jpg)
![The Biology Book cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51z+AtDG0SL._SL240_.jpg)
![The Looming Tower cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Q-x6eWdUL._SL240_.jpg)
![The Hitler Years cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51CKYO3GlHL._SL240_.jpg)
![Degrade and Destroy cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41v-9gMB6PL._SL240_.jpg)
![Killing England cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51CrQpRMotL._SL240_.jpg)
![The Medicine Book cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51DVqFP4rxL._SL240_.jpg)
![Case White cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51M1VJp+e7L._SL240_.jpg)
![The Civil War: A Narrative, Volume I, Fort Sumter to Perryville cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51HNphl-rrL._SL240_.jpg)
![Just One Damned Thing After Another cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61yQjlFNP4L._SL240_.jpg)
![Eagle Against the Sun cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51IQkzS4wvL._SL240_.jpg)
![The Cold War's Killing Fields cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Txf4DYkzL._SL240_.jpg)
![Between Giants cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/5153TCzAR9L._SL240_.jpg)
![World War II for Dummies cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/5171F9U9L-L._SL240_.jpg)
![The History of Iraq, 1900-2012 cover art](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/411Bysp+WnL._SL240_.jpg)
Publisher's Summary
This is the definitive story of one of the longest and most controversial conflicts in US history.
Created in association with the Smithsonian Institution, this authoritative history of the Vietnam War examines its people, politics, events, and lasting effects from a global perspective. A Short History of the Vietnam War is both an all-encompassing showcase of every aspect of the conflict, from the struggle for civil rights to the treatment of prisoners.
Detailed descriptions of events, from Operation Passage to Freedom to the evacuation of the US embassy in Saigon, are enhanced by eyewitness accounts giving you a truly immersive look at this controversial conflict. A Short History of the Vietnam War shows exactly how battles and decisive moments unfolded, along with an insight into the roles of significant individuals including Henry Kissinger, General Thieu, and President Nixon.
A powerful gift for the military enthusiast, A Short History of the Vietnam War is a stirring record of the suffering, sacrifice, and heroism that occurred in America's bloodiest conflict of the 20th century.
Published in association with the Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum and research complex - including the National Museum of American History (Armed Forces Division). The Smithsonian consultants are Dr. F. Robert van der Linden, Curator of Air Transportation and Special Purpose Aircraft, National Air and Space Museum; Dr. Alex M. Spencer, Curator of British Military Aviation and Flight Material, National Air and Space Museum; and Jennifer L. Jones, Chair, Armed Forces Division, National Museum of American History.