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ERIC Number: EJ440289
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0018-2745
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The Vietnam Conflict: "America's Best Documented War?"
Shaughnessy, C. A.
History Teacher, v24 n2 p135-47 Feb 1991
Discusses problems with military documentation during the Vietnam War. Reports poor record keeping practices, destruction of permanent files, and mislabeled and missing records. Describes the National Archives' Vietnam project that organized and preserved the remaining military records. Concludes that the Vietnam War was better documented than the War of 1812, but less so than portions of the Civil War. (DK)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Historical Materials
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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Vietnam
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