More than 12 years have passed since the fall of Saigon brought America's war in Vietnam to a close, but we are only now beginning t understand this tragic episode in our history. The Vietnam war Almanac presents an exceptionally wide range of information on the war that divided the American people and changed the nature of global politics forever. The Almanac consists of a introductory history of Vietnam, a detailed Chronology of the war and more than 450 alphabetically arranged articles on the people, battles, weapons, military units, controversial issues and key concepts of the war with 21 maps and more than 120 photographs complementing the clearly written text, the Vietnam War Almanac, military personnel, veterans and students, as well anyone else who wants to learn about the war.