The Vietnam War is set out here as a connected sequence rather than a set of separate episodes, tracing how a colonial conflict widened into a war with global consequences.
This DK hardcover runs 560 pages and uses the publisher's illustrated approach throughout, combining photographs, maps and annotated features with explanatory text so that troop movements, political decisions and civilian experience can be followed together. Maps in particular do a great deal of work in a conflict whose geography is difficult to hold in the head. The narrative covers origins, escalation and aftermath, including the war's long reach into the societies involved.
Background facts:
• Hardcover, 560 pages, published by DK
• Photographs, maps and annotated features throughout
• Follows the conflict from its origins to its aftermath
• Treats military, political and civilian strands side by side
A solid reference for history students, general readers and anyone wanting a single illustrated account, published by DK and available at Boipoka.