The World Almanac of the Vietnam War: John S. Bowman, General Editor

by John Stewart Bowman

A remarkable comprehensive day-by-day chonology of the Viet Nam War, presenting the sequence of events vividly and with thoughtful commentary. Includes over 250 illustrations.

Genres: History, Military Fiction

Paperback

First published September 1, 1985

About the author

John Stewart Bowman was an American author and librettist. He received a B.A. in English literature from Harvard University and attended Trinity College, Cambridge University, and the University of Munich. Bowman worked as an editor for more than 40 years and as a freelance writer for almost as long.

Reviews

[Bernie4444 · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a Vietnam War Almanac

Very well-balanced book in an almanac form. The front two-thirds of the book cover places and chronological events. The balance of the book tells about politics and worked events that took place in the background.

There is a short introduction by Fox Butterfield of The New York Times; he visited Vietnam a year after Tet if 68. The index is incomprehensible. Each small blurb is like someone reporting secondhand. We do have some color pictures but none that I could relate to and I was there at the time. I did recognize some of the M48 tanks used in armed reconnaissance.

The editor, John S. Bowman did a fair job of organizing the book.

Even though there are no new insights, this book is well worth the cost.

[Tom Baker · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book seriously needed maps of all SE Asia. It would have helped to put so much more daylight into dense reading. This is a good source of day to day events of the Vietnam War from the American perspective.