Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Memorials
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Education Center Act
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Memorials
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Memorials
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Education Act
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Creating the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Author: Robert W. Doubek
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476619883
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
Since its dedication in 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial has become an American cultural icon symbolizing the war in Vietnam--the defining experience of the Baby Boom generation. The black granite wall of names is one of the most familiar media images associated with the war, and after three decades the memorial remains one of the nation's most visited monuments. While the memorial has enjoyed broad acceptance by the American public, its origins were both humble and contentious. A grassroots effort launched by veterans with no funds, the project was completed in three and a half years. But an emotional debate about aesthetics and the interpretation of heroism, patriotism and history nearly doomed the project. Written from an insider's perspective, this book tells the complete story of the memorial's creation amid Washington politics, a nationwide design competition and the heated controversy over the winning design and its creator.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476619883
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
Since its dedication in 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial has become an American cultural icon symbolizing the war in Vietnam--the defining experience of the Baby Boom generation. The black granite wall of names is one of the most familiar media images associated with the war, and after three decades the memorial remains one of the nation's most visited monuments. While the memorial has enjoyed broad acceptance by the American public, its origins were both humble and contentious. A grassroots effort launched by veterans with no funds, the project was completed in three and a half years. But an emotional debate about aesthetics and the interpretation of heroism, patriotism and history nearly doomed the project. Written from an insider's perspective, this book tells the complete story of the memorial's creation amid Washington politics, a nationwide design competition and the heated controversy over the winning design and its creator.
Calendars of the United States House of Representatives and History of Legislation
Author: United States. Congress. House
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legislative calendars
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legislative calendars
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
United States Congressional Serial Set, Serial No. 14746, Senate Reports Nos. 159-213
Author:
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1464
Book Description
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1464
Book Description
H.R. 588, Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgment Act of 2013; H.R. 716, to Direct DOI to Convey Certain Federal Land to the City of Vancouver, Washington; and H.R. 819, Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area Act
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation
Publisher:
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Category : Cape Hatteras National Seashore (N.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cape Hatteras National Seashore (N.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Memorial to honor armed forces, requirements for name on Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., and center for Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on National Parks
Publisher:
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Category : Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial (Washington, D.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial (Washington, D.C.)
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
The Vietnam War
Author: Mark Atwood Lawrence
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199793158
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
The Vietnam War remains a topic of extraordinary interest, not least because of striking parallels between that conflict and more recent fighting in the Middle East. In The Vietnam War, Mark Atwood Lawrence draws upon the latest research in archives around the world to offer readers a superb account of a key moment in U.S. as well as global history. While focusing on American involvement between 1965 and 1975, Lawrence offers an unprecedentedly complete picture of all sides of the war, notably by examining the motives that drove the Vietnamese communists and their foreign allies. Moreover, the book carefully considers both the long- and short-term origins of the war. Lawrence examines the rise of Vietnamese communism in the early twentieth century and reveals how Cold War anxieties of the 1940s and 1950s set the United States on the road to intervention. Of course, the heart of the book covers the "American war," ranging from the overthrow of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem to the impact of the Tet Offensive on American public opinion, Lyndon Johnson's withdrawal from the 1968 presidential race, Richard Nixon's expansion of the war into Cambodia and Laos, and the problematic peace agreement of 1973, which ended American military involvement. Finally, the book explores the complex aftermath of the war--its enduring legacy in American books, film, and political debate, as well as Vietnam's struggles with severe social and economic problems. A compact and authoritative primer on an intensely relevant topic, this well-researched and engaging volume offers an invaluable overview of the Vietnam War.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199793158
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
The Vietnam War remains a topic of extraordinary interest, not least because of striking parallels between that conflict and more recent fighting in the Middle East. In The Vietnam War, Mark Atwood Lawrence draws upon the latest research in archives around the world to offer readers a superb account of a key moment in U.S. as well as global history. While focusing on American involvement between 1965 and 1975, Lawrence offers an unprecedentedly complete picture of all sides of the war, notably by examining the motives that drove the Vietnamese communists and their foreign allies. Moreover, the book carefully considers both the long- and short-term origins of the war. Lawrence examines the rise of Vietnamese communism in the early twentieth century and reveals how Cold War anxieties of the 1940s and 1950s set the United States on the road to intervention. Of course, the heart of the book covers the "American war," ranging from the overthrow of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem to the impact of the Tet Offensive on American public opinion, Lyndon Johnson's withdrawal from the 1968 presidential race, Richard Nixon's expansion of the war into Cambodia and Laos, and the problematic peace agreement of 1973, which ended American military involvement. Finally, the book explores the complex aftermath of the war--its enduring legacy in American books, film, and political debate, as well as Vietnam's struggles with severe social and economic problems. A compact and authoritative primer on an intensely relevant topic, this well-researched and engaging volume offers an invaluable overview of the Vietnam War.
Legislative Calendar
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Energy policy
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Energy policy
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Assuming the Burden
Author: Mark Atwood Lawrence
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520251628
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
That decision, he argues, marked America's first definitive step toward embroilment in Indochina, the start of a long series of moves that would lead the Johnson administration to commit U.S. combat forces a decade and a half later."--Jacket.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520251628
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
That decision, he argues, marked America's first definitive step toward embroilment in Indochina, the start of a long series of moves that would lead the Johnson administration to commit U.S. combat forces a decade and a half later."--Jacket.