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Where there is no vision, the people perish proverbs 29. Book description existing studies of the vietnam war have been written mostly from an american perspective, using western sources, and viewing the conflict through western eyes. Starting with military advisers in 1954, americas involvement in the conflict escalated until more than two and a half million americans had served by the wars end in 1975. The book of unknown americans pages 181 247 summary. You can search the alcoholics anonymous big book for phrases, key words, etc.
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