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<p>From American presidents and Vietnamese politicians to radical antiwar
activists 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.
<EM>Vietnam War: Biographies</EM> illustrates how a nation became divided by this highly controversial conflict through the biographical profiles of
individuals directly and indirectly involved. Each entry contains
1,700-2,300 words with each volume containing approximately 60 profiles. Look for biographies of these and many
other individuals: <ul>
<li> Ramsey Clark -- Attorney General from 1967-1969
<li> Jane Fonda -- actress and antiwar activist
<li> Michael Herr -- author of "Dispatches", scriptwriter for "Apocalypse  Now" and "A Full Metal Jacket"
<li> Ho Chi Minh -- founder of Vietnamese Communist Party and North Vietnam leader, 1945-1969
<li> Abbie Hoffman -- radical antiwar activist
<li> J. Edgar Hoover -- FBI director who oversaw surveillance of antiwar
 figures
<li> Lyndon B. Johnson -- President of the United States 1964-1968
<li> Joan Baez -- antiwar activist and folksinger                                                     <li> Ron Kovic -- veteran who became antiwar activist (wrote Born on the Fourth of July)                                                           <li> Nguyen Thi Dinh -- female revolutionary leader in South Vietnam <li> Tim Page -- Vietnam War photographer
<li> John F. Kennedy -- President of the United States 1960-1963
<li> Martin Luther King, Jr. -- civil rights leader and outspoken critic of war
<li> Henry Kissinger -- National Security Advisor  and Secretary of State
<li> Norman Mailer -- American author and opponent of war
<li> Ngo Dinh Diem -- Prime minister and president of South Vietnam, 1954-1963
<li> William Westmoreland -- U.S. general and Wartime Chief of Staff </ul>

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