LitPick Review
On January 30, 1968, during the early morning hours of the
most important Vietnamese holiday of the year, the North
Vietnam forces invaded South Vietnam in a campaign later
called the Tet Offensive. Besides the war in Vietnam, a lot
happened during the year 1968. Written by a New York Times
writer, the book "1968" describes all of these events in
great detail. Readers will be pleasantly surprised by the
stunning visual references and the easy-to-understand
format. The book features a collection of ten major events
that occurred in 1968, from the Tet invasion in January to
the Apollo 11 moon landing in December. It also covers
everything in between, from the Dr. King assassination to
the Paris protests and the Mexico City Summer Olympics. The
last section of the book contains many news articles from
that year regarding those events. "1968" is a must-read for
history enthusiasts or for people who just want to learn a
bit about what happened during that exciting year.
Opinion:
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book is not a textbook and definitely does not read like
one. It is designed to be easy to understand while at the
same time, presents all of the facts and aspects of the
events that happened. The visual references are great and
help to better understand the story. Although the book
contains a collection of about 10 major events that occurred
during 1968, it does not cover everything. It does an
excellent job, however, explaining each event in detail.
After reading about the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia,
I felt that I knew everything about that particular subject.
Some events are covered less thoroughly than others. For
example, only a few pages cover the presidential election of
1968. It does not cover any broader idea or event that can
applied towards an earlier or later year. For instance,
using this book to learn about the important events that
occurred in the Vietnam War would not be very effective.
Nevertheless, if you want to know the major events that
happened during 1968, this is an excellent book to
read.
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