Vietnam War: An Almanac - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0911818855 ISBN 13: 9780911818857

Publisher: Pharos Books, 1985

Synopsis

Provides a day-by-day listing of the events in the Vietnamese war and surveys the American land, air, naval, and irregular forces in the war

About this title

About the Author:

Maurice Isserman holds both a Ph.D. and a master's degree from the University of Rochester, UK. He is a professor of history at Hamilton College, specializing in 20th-century U.S. history and the history of exploration. Isserman was a Fulbright distinguished lecturer at Moscow State University, Russia in 1997 and has received numerous other grants, awards, and fellowships. He has written dozens of articles, reviews, reference book entries, and book chapters. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including Facts On File's Journey to Freedom: The African-American Great Migration and two other titles in Chelsea House's America at War set.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 8-12-- An adequate, but not very interesting, history of the conflict and America's involvement in it. It is clear and well organized, covering both military and political history in chronological order. Isserman is objective about the war, showing readers how and why the U. S. became increasingly entangled in a situation it would not and eventually could not win. His assessments of both of the war-time Vietnamese governments and the unified postwar government are fair, as are those of the long-term effects of the loss on the United States. Black-and-white photographs and maps are of average quality.The book does not have the detail, emotion, or outstanding writing found in Marrin's America and Vietnam (Viking, 1992), which is a fascinating look at the war and its lasting legacy for both countries. As an addition sources for reports, Isserman's book is a far better choice than Barr's The Vietnam War (Lucent, 1991). --Mary Mueller, Rolla Junior High School, MO
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pharos Books
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0911818855
• ISBN 13: 9780911818857
• Binding: Paperback
• Editor: Bowman John S.