The Vietnam War Almanac is a concise, one-volume reference that synthesizes the available information and presents the results in an informative, entertaining, highly readable form.
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The outstanding contribution of John Bowman's The Vietnam War: an almanac (LJ 10/1/85) is its detailed day-by-day chronology. The present work complements, rather than competes with, that fine almanac, by featuring an extensive "A-Z" encyclopedia on Vietnam, including biographical entries, military terms, geographical locations, and topics like "fragging," "antiwar movement," and "body count." Col. Summers presents careful research and well-documented analysis, but he does write from the career soldier's point of view. Thus the enemy's atrocities at Hue and Dak Son are reported along with the account of My Lai, and the successful actions taken to reduce the high casualties of black soldiers are explained. It is the military individual's perspective that makes this almanac so valuable; Summers is a brilliant strategic analyst. Highly recommended. Richard W. Grefrath, Univ. of Nevada Lib., Reno
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Very well balanced book in an almanac form. This covers places and chronological events. There are many charts, maps and significant pictures to support the information. There is a very descriptive table of contents.
You can see that Colonel Harry G. Summers, Jr. has a very good understanding of the region and events leading up to and after the Vietnam War. I picked this book because it is one of the few that include an armored reconnaissance unit, the First Squadron, 10 Cavalry. Also the other units we travel with it in the Central Highlands in II Corps. Being an almanac, not enough information was given to tell the feel of the location. This book is well worth the cost.
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The Vietnam War Almanac is very informative, easy to read and to follow. If you are interested in the Vietnam War I recommend you read this almanac.
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ONE OF THE GREAT TRAGEDIES OF the Vietnam war is that although American armed forces defeated the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong in every major battle, the United States still suffered the greatest defeat in its history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
known enemy casualties, other combat elements, other individual awards, riverine force, airmobile operations, combat assistance, riverine operations, ground combat operations, corps tactical zones, advisory effort, tactical airlift, ground combat forces, subsequent awards, southern panhandle, operational causes, periodic reunions, combat involvement, air division, naval gunfire support, final offensive, enemy supply lines, conspicuous bravery, organization for combat, bombing halt, control headquarters Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North Vietnamese, South Vietnam, New York, United States, Government Printing Office, Viet Cong, World War, Special Forces, Southeast Asia, Presidio Press, President Johnson, Stanley Karnow, Republic of Vietnam, Secretary of Defense, President Nixon, Viet Minh, Military Assistance Command Vietnam, Chief of Staff, Khe Sanh, World Report Books, First Cavalry Division, First Battalion, Field Force Vietnam, Vietnam Order of Battle, Quang Tri New!
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ONE OF THE GREAT TRAGEDIES OF the Vietnam war is that although American armed forces defeated the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong in every major battle, the United States still suffered the greatest defeat in its history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
known enemy casualties, other combat elements, other individual awards, riverine force, airmobile operations, combat assistance, riverine operations, ground combat operations, corps tactical zones, advisory effort, tactical airlift, ground combat forces, subsequent awards, southern panhandle, operational causes, periodic reunions, combat involvement, air division, naval gunfire support, final offensive, enemy supply lines, conspicuous bravery, organization for combat, bombing halt, control headquarters Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North Vietnamese, South Vietnam, New York, United States, Government Printing Office, Viet Cong, World War, Special Forces, Southeast Asia, Presidio Press, President Johnson, Stanley Karnow, Republic of Vietnam, Secretary of Defense, President Nixon, Viet Minh, Military Assistance Command Vietnam, Chief of Staff, Khe Sanh, World Report Books, First Cavalry Division, First Battalion, Field Force Vietnam, Vietnam Order of Battle, Quang Tri New!
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