vietnam

A collection of five Vietnamese fairy tales, including "Little Finger of the Watermelon Patch" and "The Lampstand Princess.

Describes the ordeal of Major Fred Cherry, who was shot down in combat over Vietnam and spent seven-and-a-half years as a prisoner of war in Hanoi.

Presents a biography of U.S. Senator John McCain, written with simple text and photographs, and details his childhood, family, military service, and highlights from his political career through his Republican presidential nomination for the 2008 election. Includes a list of important dates.

A collection of nineteen survival stories by South Vietnamese refugees who escaped after the fall of Saigon in 1975.

Photographs, maps, and eyewitness accounts describe the War in Vietnam.

A biography of the Vietnamese leader who led his people in the struggle for independence from France and in the later war with South Vietnam.

Chronicles the events of the Vietnam War and describes the branches of the military that were involved and the types of warfare and weapons used.

An autobiography of the Navy pilot, focusing on his ordeal as the first American prisoner-of-war in North Vietnam.

Describes that dramatic helicopter airlift, the largest in history, which during two days in 1975 carried thousands of Americans and selected South Vietnamese out of Saigon as the North Vietnamese marched to capture the city, thus ending the long Vietnam War.

Thirteen-year-old Kelly tries to befriend Mr. Weems, a disturbed homeless Vietnam War veteran who spends his days in her suburban library, though the man makes it clear he wants to be left alone.