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United States Policy Toward Vietnam: A Summary Review of It's History

Description: This study describes the major elements of United States policy in the Vietnam War. It covers the period from the end of World War II to the fall of Saigon in April of 1975, with post-1975 developments. It emphasizes the changes in U.S. policy and American involvement.
Date: January 23, 1985
Creator: Nikach, Larry A.; Collier, Ellen C. & Haggard, M. T.
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Agent Orange: Veterans' Complaints Concerning Exposure to Herbicides in South Vietnam

Description: From 1962 to 1971, the United States Air Force (USAF) sprayed various herbicide mixtures (chemicals that kill plants) in South Vietnam. The purpose of the spraying was to defoliate jungle growth to deprive the Communist forces of ground cover, and to destroy enemy crops to restrict food supplies. The most extensively used of these herbicide mixtures was known as Agent Orange, a 50:50 mix of two common herbicides called 1,4,5-T and 2,4-D (2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid and 2,4-dichlorophenoxy… more
Date: June 25, 1982
Creator: Smith, Pamela W.
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