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Vietnam War

By: Christopher J. Kline
In: The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia
Edited by: Marilyn J. Coleman & Lawrence H. Ganong
Subject:American Studies, Family Studies (general)

The Vietnam War, also known as the “Ten Thousand Day War,” was viewed by many as senseless and disastrous with the United States not needing to be involved. The conflict began as a civil war between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. ...

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  Kline, C. (2014). Vietnam war. In M. J. Coleman, & L. H. Ganong (Eds.), The social history of the American family: An encyclopedia (Vol. 1, pp. 1419-1421). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452286143.n559
  
  Kline, Christopher J. "Vietnam War." In The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia, edited by Coleman, Marilyn J., and Lawrence H. Ganong, 1419-21. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781452286143.n559.
  
  Kline, C. 2014. Vietnam War. In: Marilyn J. Coleman and Lawrence H. Ganong Editors, 2014. The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1419-1421 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452286143.n559> [Accessed 22 Jan 2021].
  
  Kline, Christopher J. "Vietnam War." The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia. Edited by Marilyn J. Coleman and Lawrence H. Ganong. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2014, pp. 1419-21. SAGE Knowledge. 22 Jan 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781452286143.n559.
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