A review by abigailbat
Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam by Elizabeth Partridge

Wow, what a powerful book to take the study of the Vietnam War to a whole new level. Patridge interviewed veterans from diverse backgrounds and who served in many different ways to present the Vietnam War from the perspective of those who were actually involved in it. She intersperses these first-person "boots on the ground" accounts with sections describing how America's presidents and leaders were dealing the war from home. Students will benefit from having some background knowledge of the Vietnam War before reading this book. Hand this to older teen readers who are looking for military history with lots of action.