Vietnam Journal: Vol. 5 - TET '68

Vietnam Journal: Vol. 5 - TET '68
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Publisher : Caliber Comics
Total Pages : 163
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ISBN-10 : 9781629785288
ISBN-13 : 1629785288
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis Vietnam Journal: Vol. 5 - TET '68 by : Don Lomax

The acclaimed Vietnam Journal series from Don Lomax, nominated for a Harvey Award, is collected and presented as a series of graphic novels. Vietnam Journal is a look at the Vietnam War through the eyes of a war journalist, Scott 'Journal' Neithammer, as he chronicles the lives and events of soldiers on the front line during the Vietnam War. In VOLUME FIVE, the story of the Tet Offensive is chronicled by ‘Journal’. It is the biggest push the Viet Cong launched during the Vietnam War and one that almost brought them immediate victory. The American command realizes that the latest assault by the VS is a massive one as multiple targets are all hit at once. This escalates the war to an entirely new level. And with the Tet Offensive in full force, ‘Journal’ finds the civilian population are more than just tools in the war. As he, along with most of the other press covering the war, realize that although America are winning the battles, they were losing the war. And it is obvious that the Viet Cong would do anything to succeed….anything. And with U.S. troops making their push to Khe Sanh, ‘Journal’ gets a taste of the politics that have taken over the American involvement in the war as it cements the insanity of the entire Vietnam conflict. And lastly with news of the My Lai Massacre overwhelming the media and press, ‘Journal’ begins to understand that the tactics of the Viet Cong cannot be used by the Americans. And this puts the war on unequal footing and the only victory possible is a moral one. Collects entire Vietnam Journal Tet '68 series (issues 1-6). Picked by Entertainment Weekly as "a graphic novel you should own" and recommended by the Military History Book Club. "Even today, VIETNAM JOURNAL is one of the most gritty and brutally honest war stories ever published." - Brian Cronin, Comic Book Resources. "Vietnam Journal by Don Lomax is the best comic book portrayal of Vietnam I have ever read. Its probably one of the best works ever put down in any art form about the war." - Daniel Robert Epstein. A Caliber Comics release.

Vietnam Journal - Book Five

Vietnam Journal - Book Five
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Publisher : Caliber Comics
Total Pages : 164
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1635299667
ISBN-13 : 9781635299663
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis Vietnam Journal - Book Five by : Don Lomax

The acclaimed Vietnam Journal series from Don Lomax, nominated for a Harvey Award, is collected and presented as a series of graphic novels. Vietnam Journal is a look at the Vietnam War through the eyes of a war journalist, Scott 'Journal' Neithammer, as he chronicles the lives and events of soldiers on the front line during the Vietnam War. In BOOK FIVE, the story of the Tet Offensive is chronicled by 'Journal'. It is the biggest push the Viet Cong launched during the Vietnam War and one that almost brought them immediate victory. The American command realizes that the latest assault by the VS is a massive one as multiple targets are all hit at once. This escalates the war to an entirely new level. And with the Tet Offensive in full force, 'Journal' finds the civilian population are more than just tools in the war. As he, along with most of the other press covering the war, realize that although America are winning the battles, they were losing the war. And it is obvious that the Viet Cong would do anything to succeed....anything. And with U.S. troops making their push to Khe Sanh, 'Journal' gets a taste of the politics that have taken over the American involvement in the war as it cements the insanity of the entire Vietnam conflict. And lastly with news of the My Lai Massacre overwhelming the media and press, 'Journal' begins to understand that the tactics of the Viet Cong cannot be used by the Americans. And this puts the war on unequal footing and the only victory possible is a moral one. Collects entire Vietnam Journal Tet '68 series issues. Picked by Entertainment Weekly as "a graphic novel you should own" and recommended by the Military History Book Club. "Even today, VIETNAM JOURNAL is one of the most gritty and brutally honest war stories ever published." - Brian Cronin, Comic Book Resources. "Vietnam Journal by Don Lomax is the best comic book portrayal of Vietnam I have ever read. Its probably one of the best works ever put down in any art form about the war." - Daniel Robert Epstein. "Vietnam Journal is a powerful work." - Marcia Allass, Sequential Tart. "A powerful collection of stories and history of the Vietnam War, created by a veteran of both the war and of war comics " - Douglas P. Dave, School Library Journal.

Vietnam Journal 5

Vietnam Journal 5
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Publisher : Caliber Comics
Total Pages : 164
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1545344191
ISBN-13 : 9781545344194
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis Vietnam Journal 5 by : Don Lomax

Vietnam Journal is a look at the Vietnam War through the eyes of Scott Neithammer, the American troops nickname 'Journal'. Here, as an embedded reporter, he reports on the events of the TET Offensive. Collects entire TET '68 series (issues 1-6).

Tet Offensive 1968

Tet Offensive 1968
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 215
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781782004288
ISBN-13 : 1782004289
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis Tet Offensive 1968 by : James Arnold

A slim, detailed volume on a key moment in the Vietnam War, featuring battlescenes, maps and archive photography. The 1968 Tet Offensive was the decisive battle for Vietnam. Masterminded by the brilliant North Vietnamese General, Vo Nguyen Giap, it was intended to trigger a general uprising in South Vietnam. However, the bloody fighting for Saigon, Hue and other cities actually resulted in a catastrophic defeat for the North. In this excellent assessment of the key battle of the Vietnam conflict, James Arnold details the plans and forces involved and explains how, despite the outcome of the battle, the American people and their leaders came to perceive the war for Vietnam as lost.

Vietnam Journal: Tet '68 #5

Vietnam Journal: Tet '68 #5
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Publisher : Caliber Comics
Total Pages : 32
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781635292084
ISBN-13 : 1635292085
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis Vietnam Journal: Tet '68 #5 by : Don Lomax

From Harvey nominated writer and artist Don Lomax and taken from the pages of his acclaimed Vietnam Journal series, comes the story of the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War as seen through the eyes of a war journalist, Scott 'Journal' Neithammer, as he chronicles the lives and events of soldiers on the front line. THIS ISSUE: "The Citadel" As the U.S. troops make their push to Khe Sanh, the last vestige of the Tet Offensive by the Viet Cong, 'Journal' gets a taste of the politics that has taken over the American involvement in the conflict. All but cementing the insanity of the Vietnam War.

Vietnam Journal: Series Two #5

Vietnam Journal: Series Two #5
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Publisher : Caliber Comics
Total Pages : 28
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781635291964
ISBN-13 : 1635291968
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis Vietnam Journal: Series Two #5 by : Don Lomax

Don Lomax's critically acclaimed Vietnam Journal series returns with all new stories. THIS ISSUE: "Cambodian Clusterf**k" - May 1970...The Paris Peace Talks are floundering, President Nixon’s Vietnamization Doctrine is way behind schedule, and morale of the troops is at its lowest since the beginning of the war. The North Vietnamese Army is flooding into Laos and Cambodia in huge numbers, frustrating the MACV and leaving a bad taste in the mouths of the brass who are tired of the static situation. They want to take the fight to the enemy in their cross-border sanctuaries of neighboring Cambodia, little realizing that their time has finally come. The Cambodian “incursion”! Praise for Vietnam Journal: “Even today, Vietnam Journal is one of the most gritty and brutally honest war stories ever published.” enthuses Brian Cronin over at Comic Book Resources.

The Tet Offensive

The Tet Offensive
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 354
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781135909871
ISBN-13 : 1135909873
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis The Tet Offensive by : William Thomas Allison

With Americans turning against the war in ever greater numbers, struggles for power between the government and the military, and no end in sight to the fighting, the Tet Offensive of 1968 proved to be the turning point of the Vietnam War. In The Tet Offensive, historian William Thomas Allison provides a clear, concise overview of the major events and issues surrounding the Tet Offensive, and compiles carefully selected primary sources to illustrate the complex military, political, and public decisions that made up Tet. The Tet Offensive is composed of two parts: an accessible, well-illustrated narrative overview, and a collection of core primary source documents. Throughout the narrative, historiographic questions are addressed within the text to highlight discussion among historians over pivotal points of debate. The objectively selected documents provide students with raw material from which to gain insight into these events through their own analysis, and to improve their ability to discuss and understand the importance of historical scholarship. Approachable and insightful, The Tet Offensive is not only a great introduction to reading history through primary sources, it is an essential tool for understanding what made the Tet Offensive such an important turning point of the Vietnam War.

Gulf War Journal #5

Gulf War Journal #5
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Publisher : Caliber Comics
Total Pages : 30
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781635291810
ISBN-13 : 163529181X
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis Gulf War Journal #5 by : Don Lomax

HARVEY AWARD NOMINEE comic writer and artist Don Lomax assembles his Gulf War comic series and brings back the central character from his critically acclaimed VIETNAM JOURNAL books. THIS ISSUE: "Warthog". Scott "Journal" Neithammer's Sinhalese photographer shocks even war weary Neithammer with the story of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait with firsthand, eye-witness testimony of the brutality of the Iraqi army of butchers. Resistance groups fought back only to bring more horror to the raped and pillaged Kuwaitis’! Still the resistance fought back , outnumbered 10 to 1. "First rate...alternates documentary-style reporting with documentary-style fiction. One of the five best war comics." - Don Thompson, The Comics Buyer's Guide.

The Tet Offensive

The Tet Offensive
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 297
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780231502351
ISBN-13 : 0231502354
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis The Tet Offensive by : James H. Willbanks

In the Tet Offensive of 1968, Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces launched a massive countrywide attack on South Vietnam. Though the Communists failed to achieve their tactical and operational objectives, James Willbanks claims Hanoi won a strategic victory. The offensive proved that America's progress was grossly overstated and caused many Americans and key presidential advisors to question the wisdom of prolonging combat. Willbanks also maintains that the Communists laid siege to a Marine combat base two weeks prior to the Tet Offensive-known as the Battle of Khe Sanh—to distract the United States. It is his belief that these two events are intimately linked, and in his concise and compelling history, he presents an engaging portrait of the conflicts and singles out key problems of interpretation. Willbanks divides his study into six sections, beginning with a historical overview of the events leading up to the offensive, the attack itself, and the consequent battles of Saigon, Hue, and Khe Sahn. He continues with a critical assessment of the main themes and issues surrounding the offensive, and concludes with excerpts from American and Vietnamese documents, maps and chronologies, an annotated list of resources, and a short encyclopedia of key people, places, and events. An experienced military historian and scholar of the Vietnam War, Willbanks has written a unique critical reference and guide that enlarges the debate surrounding this important turning point in America's longest war.

Hue 1968

Hue 1968
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Publisher : Atlantic Monthly Press
Total Pages : 676
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780802189240
ISBN-13 : 0802189245
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Synopsis Hue 1968 by : Mark Bowden

The author of Black Hawk Down vividly recounts a pivotal Vietnam War battle in this New York Times bestseller: “An extraordinary feat of journalism”. —Karl Marlantes, Wall Street Journal In Hue 1968, Mark Bowden presents a detailed, day-by-day reconstruction of the most critical battle of the Tet Offensive. In the early hours of January 31, 1968, the North Vietnamese launched attacks across South Vietnam. The lynchpin of this campaign was the capture of Hue, Vietnam’s intellectual and cultural capital. 10,000 troops descended from hidden camps and surged across the city, taking everything but two small military outposts. American commanders refused to believe the size and scope of the siege, ordering small companies of marines against thousands of entrenched enemy troops. After several futile and deadly days, Lieutenant Colonel Ernie Cheatham would finally come up with a strategy to retake the city block by block, in some of the most intense urban combat since World War II. With unprecedented access to war archives in the United States and Vietnam and interviews with participants from both sides, Bowden narrates each stage of this crucial battle through multiple viewpoints. Played out over 24 days and ultimately costing 10,000 lives, the Battle of Hue was by far the bloodiest of the entire war. When it ended, the American debate was never again about winning, only about how to leave. A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist in History Winner of the 2018 Marine Corps Heritage Foundation Greene Award for a distinguished work of nonfiction