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    Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam
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    Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam
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    Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam

    Written by Elizabeth Partridge

    Narrated by Ray Porter

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    About this audiobook

    First came John Lennon. Then Marching for Freedom. Now National Book Award-finalist Elizabeth Partridge takes on the ultimate 60s topic: Vietnam.

    In March 1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson sent troops into Vietnam. 57,939 American soldiers would be killed and seventeen years would pass before this controversial chapter of American history concluded with the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1982.

    The history of this era is complex; the cultural impact extraordinary. But it's the personal stories of eight people—six American soldiers, one American nurse, and one Vietnamese refugee—that form the heartbeat of Boots on the Ground. From dense jungles and terrifying firefights to chaotic medic rescues and evacuations, each individual's story reveals a different facet of the war and moves us forward in time. Alternating with these chapters are profiles of key American leaders and events, reminding us what was happening at home, including Kent State, Woodstock, and Watergate. This show-stopping book is Elizabeth Partridge at her finest.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateApr 10, 2018
    ISBN9780525531463
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    Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam
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    Elizabeth Partridge

    Elizabeth Partridge is the author of This Land Was Made for You and Me: The Life and Songs of Woody Guthrie, winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, and other acclaimed works. She and her husband live in the San Francisco Bay area.

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