10,000 Days of Thunder : A History of the Vietnam War Hardcover - 2005
by Caputo, Philip
- Used
Description
Details
- Title 10,000 Days of Thunder : A History of the Vietnam War
- Author Caputo, Philip
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1ST
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 128
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, New York - London - Toronto - Sydney
- Date 2005-10-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Bookseller's Inventory # 4249162-6
- ISBN 9780689862311 / 0689862318
- Weight 1.95 lbs (0.88 kg)
- Dimensions 10.1 x 10.2 x 0.6 in (25.65 x 25.91 x 1.52 cm)
- Ages 09 to 12 years
- Grade levels 4 - 7
- Reading level 1210
- Library of Congress subjects Vietnam War, 1961-1975, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004015468
- Dewey Decimal Code 959.704
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Summary
Included within 10,000 Days of Thunder are personal anecdotes from soldiers and civilians, as well as profiles and accounts of the actions of many historical luminaries, both American and Vietnamese, involved in the Vietnam War, such as Richard M. Nixon, General William C. Westmoreland, Ho Chi Minh, Joe Galloway, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Lyndon B. Johnson, and General Vo Nguyen Giap. Caputo also explores the rise of Communism in Vietnam, the roles that women played on the battlefield, the antiwar movement at home, the participation of Vietnamese villagers in the war, as well as the far-reaching impact of the war's aftermath.
Caputo's dynamic narrative is highlighted by stunning photographs and key campaign and battlefield maps, making 10,000 Days of Thunder THE consummate book on the Vietnam War for kids.
