Vietnam Journal - Book 3: From the Delta to Dak To

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. Creator Don Lomax based Vietnam Journal on his experiences on his tour of duty in Vietnam in the mid 1960s. In BOOK THREE Scott ‘Journal’ Neithammer returns to Vietnam having recovered from his war injuries but his expectations of being assigned to a safe area dissipate as he is dropped into the middle of a firefight in the Mekong Delta. Neithammer joins up with a new group deployed in the Vietnam War by the US Navy...the Seals. They’re not exactly happy with the older Journal tagging along but orders are orders. The problem is Journal can’t really figure out what the Seals’ orders exactly are. As preparations get underway for the Dak To engagement Journal ventures out into the jungle but ends up escorting a pregnant villager to safety only to discover she’s really with the enemy. And afterwards as a battle rages towards occupying a hill that has no significant value Journal finds he has to deal with both choking gas and Vietcong snipers. These stories plus a short story titled “Dustoff” are included in Book Three. Collects issues 9-12. Published by Caliber Comics. Entertainment Weekly labels Vietnam Journal as a graphic novel you should own and is recommended by the Military History Book Club while Max Brooks (World War Z) names Vietnam Journal as one of his best war comic series. Lomax bases his fictional work on his real experiences in Vietnam in 1966 with powerful results. It is Lomaxs concern for average soldiers that in the end makes his work significant. - Publishers Weekly. This is without a doubt the most graphic realistic and emotionally powerful portrayal of the Vietnam War thats ever been seen in comic form. - Jason E. Aaron Wizard’s 2008 Best Writer. 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. It’s probably one of the best works ever put down in any art form about the war. - Daniel Robert Epstein. 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.