In the time span of a year, all the craziness of the 1960s came to boil. That year, of course was 1968, the 'turning point' for America. Many people call this year the most significant in recent American history, only comparable to 1776 and 1860.

Charles Kaiser gives most of the basic story of 1968 in a good readable format. If you don't remember 1968, or know nothing about it, this book is a good introduction. It covers the Democratic race for President extensively (one of the biggest events of that year), and touches on other issues, like the Tet Offensive, Music and the Republican race.

Kaiser has some interesting insights to add to the discussion, he personally did interviews with the late Presidential historian Thomas White, singer Bob Dylan, among others. He digs through some interesting records for his book (according to the cites), and it's clear it's mostly his own research, backing each of the facts.

Other then that, it's your basic book about 1968. Nothing very impressive if you have read about the year before, but what can you expect from a history book. I'd love to see a book on 1968 that focused more on the Republican race, between Rockefeller-Nixon-Regan.

Is it worth a read? If you don't know about 1968, and are wondering about it. If your an 'expert' (term applied liberally) on 1968, then it's probably not the book for you. But if you want a nice review of that year, plus added insight, this might be exactly what your looking for.