About This Book

It takes more than one person to bring about War. This book will follow the lives of six key players during one of the most controversial wars in history.

Profiles is so much more than just your typical biography. The next book in our six-in-one, full-color bio series will focus on the five W's of the Vietnam War: who, what, where, when, and why. Kids will learn all of the biographical information they need to know (background, family, education, accomplishments, etc.) about: Ho Chi Minh (president of Democratic Republic of Vietnam 1945–1969) John F. Kennedy (US president 1961-1963), Lyndon B. Johnson (US president 1963-1969), Ngo Dinh Diem (president of South Vietnam 1955–1963), Henry Kissinger (US National Security Advisor), and William Westmoreland (US Army general). This book will help illuminate one of the most controversial wars in American history for a new generation of readers.