The Columbia Guide to the Vietnam War

University of Indianapolis history professor David L. Anderson (Facing My Lai) combines three different formats in his concise Columbia Guide to the Vietnam War: a historical summary of the conflict from French occupation through North Vietnam's victory, organized around key controversial questions (""Was Johnson a War Hawk or a Reluctant Warrior?""); an A-Z mini-encyclopedia of all things Vietnam War; and an extensive list of resources and documents, plus a detailed chronology that runs from 207 B.C. (""Kingdom of Nam Viet founded"") through Clinton's extension of diplomatic recognition to socialist Vietnam in 1995. (Aug.)