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Burgan, Michael

The Vietnam War

56 pp. | Heinemann | November, 2004 | Library ISBN 1-4034-4873-6 $31.36 | Paper ISBN 1-4034-6260-7 $8.95
(4) 4-6 Witness to History series. After explaining the biases inherent in primary and secondary sources, these books briefly cover a topic and then provide a primary source to back it up. Though lack of follow-up on the primary sources will leave readers wondering what happened to the individuals quoted, these are good starting points for understanding how history is written. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these Witness to History titles: The Vietnam War, The War in Iraq, and Hiroshima.
Reviewer: Jeannine M. Chapman

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