Vietnam War: Biographies

From American presidents and Vietnamese politicians to radical antiwaractivists and defenders of civil rights, this 2-vol. set contains essays on individuals who had an impact on the war both at home and on foreign soil.Vietnam War: Biographies illustrates how a nation became divided by this highly controversial conflict through the biographical profiles ofindividuals directly and indirectly involved. Each entry contains1,700-2,300 words with each volume containing approximately 60 profiles. Look for biographies of these and manyother individuals:

• Ramsey Clark -- Attorney General from 1967-1969
• Jane Fonda -- actress and antiwar activist
• Michael Herr -- author of "Dispatches", scriptwriter for "Apocalypse Now" and "A Full Metal Jacket"
• Ho Chi Minh -- founder of Vietnamese Communist Party and North Vietnam leader, 1945-1969
• Abbie Hoffman -- radical antiwar activist
• J. Edgar Hoover -- FBI director who oversaw surveillance of antiwar figures
• Lyndon B. Johnson -- President of the United States 1964-1968
• Joan Baez -- antiwar activist and folksinger
• Ron Kovic -- veteran who became antiwar activist (wrote Born on the Fourth of July)
• Nguyen Thi Dinh -- female revolutionary leader in South Vietnam
• Tim Page -- Vietnam War photographer
• John F. Kennedy -- President of the United States 1960-1963
• Martin Luther King, Jr. -- civil rights leader and outspoken critic of war
• Henry Kissinger -- National Security Advisor and Secretary of State
• Norman Mailer -- American author and opponent of war
• Ngo Dinh Diem -- Prime minister and president of South Vietnam, 1954-1963
• William Westmoreland -- U.S. general and Wartime Chief of Staff