From American presidents and Vietnamese politicians to radical antiwaractivists and defenders of civil rights, this 2-vol. set contains essays on individuals who had an impact on the war both at home and on foreign soil.Vietnam War: Biographies illustrates how a nation became divided by this highly controversial conflict through the biographical profiles ofindividuals directly and indirectly involved. Each entry contains1, 700-2, 300 words with each volume containing approximately 60 profiles. Look for biographies of these and manyother individuals: Ramsey Clark -- Attorney General from 1967-1969 Jane Fonda -- actress and antiwar activist Michael Herr -- author of Dispatches , scriptwriter for Apocalypse Now| and |A Full Metal Jacket| Ho Chi Minh -- founder of Vietnamese Communist Party and North Vietnam leader, 1945-1969 Abbie Hoffman -- radical antiwar activist J. Edgar Hoover -- FBI director who oversaw surveillance of antiwar figures Lyndon B. Johnson -- President of the United States 1964-1968 Joan Baez -- antiwar activist and folksinger Ron Kovic -- veteran who became antiwar activist (wrote Born on the Fourth of July) Nguyen Thi Dinh -- female revolutionary leader in South Vietnam Tim Page -- Vietnam War photographer John F. Kennedy -- Presid