Best books for international students taking the US History test?

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<p>Hi all, I’m a high school senior from Vietnam, and will be taking the US History subject test this November. I currently own Peterson’s USHis book, but feel that its material is too scanty. (I’m no longer allowed access to the Internet, so Googling and Wiki-ing is out of the question.) </p>

<p>My problem is, yes, I’m familliar with US history, but our textbook only devoted 45 mins to everything that happened before America brings troops to Vietnam. (We do have a large chunk of the second semester studying the US/VN conflict, though, so that’s covered.) What books would you guys recommend that is the equivalent of an USHis textbook? Thanks <3</p>

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<p>If you’re only aiming for high scores and don’t really care about in-depth history, then Princeton Review’s and Barron’s SAT Subject Test US History books are good. I used both and I suggest you do too unless you have severe financial constraints. Basically read Princeton Review’s summary for the overview then study the timeline in Barron’s book. I did just that and took it last week, and although I cannot imagine an 800, I did considerably well for someone who had absolutely no prior knowledge in US History and just one month to prepare.</p>