Voices from Vietnam

by Barry Denenberg

Book Overview

A collection of personal narratives about the Vietnam War. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590435302
• ISBN13: 9780590435307
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 9

Customer Reviews

Revealing and Very Moving

This book tells the story of the Vietnam War (in chronological sequence) by using a mixture of historical fact and the words of the people who served. The personal stories are poignantly told and incredibly moving and heartwrenching. I would not recommend this book to anyone who hasn't had at least an introduction to the war because it can be confusing without some background. I would also not recommend reading it before bed unless you like nightmares - in this regard, it may not be appropriate for the 9-12 year old age group. I would definitely recommend it for anyone wondering whether there are parallels between that war and the current one, especially since it was written long before the Iraq war and the elections of 2000 and 2004 (even John Kerry is referenced and quoted). You will be amazed - and quite sick.

The Greatest Vietnam Book for Young People!

This book is great for adults too. It takes quotes and information from several books written for adult audiences and uses them to augment and develop the history of American involvement in Vietnam. Many books on the Vietnam War are so confusing I can't understand what happened. This book was clear, succient and introduced the opinions of people who were involved in the war. I came away from reading this with a better understanding and it was even more important now that we have gone into Iraq.

Wow!

For a history book, this was really good! I thought the quotations were well chosen and the bok as a whole was engaging and made me want to read more. It leaves a lot of questions, but for interesting and the Vietnam War, you can't do much better!

Well put together

Well organized history of the Vietnam War told in quotes and voices. Good for older readers who want a fast, factual review of the conflict. I would have preferred that the quotes, particularly of major poltical figures, be better documented (with dates especially) so we can be sure they were not taken out of context. It is shocking the amount of deception that was practiced in all quarters of the government and military over the war. Gen. Westmoreland ends up looking pretty bad.

I think it is fun and interesting

I think the author did a good job talking about the war and it is very exciting.