Vietnam war book review

The book covers information from the early years of the war in 1954 to the end in 1975. It is written by Grace Sevy, who is a freelance teacher at Stanford University. For most of the part, she narrates the story from a neutral and third person standpoint. The book contains 5 parts in a chronological order that analyze the major battles, the role of media and the aftermath and importance of the war.

America was able to make full use of the latest developments in the war against North Vietnam. B-52 bombers flew at heights that prevented them from being seen and dropped 8 million tons of bombs on Vietnam. Another infamous bomb was the napalm. It had a sticky gel that attached to the skin and an igniting agent that burnt skin. The pineapple bomb was made up of 250 pellets inside a small canister. One of the major problems faced by the US forces were the Vietcong, who hid in the forests in Vietnam and launched surprise attacks. They sprayed a chemical, Agent Orange, in the air that destroyed forests and also caused chromosomal damage in people. Chemicals such as Agent Blue were sprayed on crops so that would cut the supply for the Vietcong. All the chemicals were responsible for seriou

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The Vietnam War triggered a profound transformation in American political perception and shattered the confidence of Americans in the government. However, the North Vietnamese torpedo patrol boats attacked the Maddox. However, all the protests decline as president Nixon decided to call the troops back and ended the war. One thing I liked about this book was that it was very concise while discussing about the events. Although the offensive was not militarily successful for the Vietnamese Communists, it was a political and psychological victory for them. In 1968, a series of crucial battles in the Vietnam War known collectively as the Tet Offensive contributed to the turning point of the war. The captain of the Maddox had interpreted his ship’s instruments as saying that the ship was under attack or had been attacked and began an immediate retaliatory strike into the night. They also threw their combat medals to show their hatred. However, this fact was highly underestimated. There were no pictures or illustrations in the book.

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Approximate Word count = 982
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)

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