I found this book very informativ

Another victim of that atrocious war had her bio published,with infamous photo of napalmed,naked child-crying out,running..for her life.. Sometimes,those who cry out are not heard. Goodman was a fried & teacher of Ms Hanly,she was virulently anti-war.His compassionate treatment is the "Johnny Got His Gun" of this era.

The Vietnam War instigated by Ho Chi Minh caused 12 million people to be forcibly relocated: one out of two South Vietnamese had been a refugee at some point in their lives.

Anti-communist ideology was the cause of the 1954-55 exodus during which one million left North Vietnam for the South. From 1966-72, artillery, bombing, communist repression forced peasants to leave their villages to migrate to cities. The atrocities of the Viet Cong during and after the 1968 Tet attack caused people "to vote with their feet": they ran away as soon as they heard communists were coming. This was also the cause of the 1975 diaspora during which two million people escaped Vietnam on rickety boats. At least 500,000 others drowned or died from other causes at sea.

The author who is to be congratulated for his in-depth analysis of this important problem.

This is the best "behind the scenes" source for the subject I've found over the years. It is concise, to the point, and well referenced. I have found my team and unit only mentioned in 3 other sources; a DOD printing, military branch publication, and an out of print "I was there story." The fact Mr. Generous was aware of my unit speaks for his research capabilities. It is an easy, quick and informative book.

"A must have..."

Vietnam Insights is a very informative and easy-to-read book about Vietnam.

The author does an outstanding job of breaking the book into three major sections. In the first section, the author walks the reader through the US foreign policies that led up to VIetnam. The second and third sections then discuss Vietnam in more detail by addressing many of Vietnam's major points and controversies.

James Griffiths also does an excellent job, citing many of the popular modern day high school history books, to point out the many historical inaccuracies and one-sided anti-US viewpoints about Vietnam that are being taught to today's youth through these books.

However, to me, the greatest attribute of this book is the author's willingness to offer an alternative viewpoint to the mass media and anti-war sentiments portrayal of the war. The reader then has the opportunity to compare both viewpoints and make his/her own educated decision about Vietnam, which to me, is Vietnam Insights greatest strength!

I feel much more knowledgable about Vietnam after reading Vietnam Insights!

VIETNAM INSIGHTS: A GUIDE TO THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN VIETNAM-1940 TO PRESENT touches on everything of relevance: chronology, bibliography, maps, statistics, war memorabilia, and reflections of the combatants ( which are included in a special section that contains photographs, letters, a short-timer calendar, stories, prose, poetry, song lyrics--a time capsule of experience.)

This book is easy to read. Even a very busy person can quickly access much information about one of the most important and influencial events in America's history.

VIETNAM INSIGHTS: A GUIDE TO THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN VIETNAM-1940 TO PRESENT, a unique and valuable volume, is a concise compendium for those seeking to understand the enigma of the Vietnam War. This book is an important educational tool, and a necessary addition to all library bookshelves.

Don Lomax was drafted into the Army in 1965, and during his tour of duty in Vietnam, he made notes that would later serve as reference for his comic book work. In the early 90s, Lomax worked as writer for the tail-end of the Marvel Comics series The 'Nam, but it was with his own series, Vietnam Journal, published through obscure Apple Comics, that Lomax really got to shine. This is, without a doubt, the most graphic, realistic and emotionally powerful portrayal of the Vietnam War that's ever been seen in comic form. It's also the best overall war title since EC's Frontline Combat in the 1950s (and that's saying a lot). Lomax's art is gritty and detailed, and his stories are well-researched and honest. This book never glorifies war, but instead shows it just the way it was: complicated, brutal and disturbing.

Vietnam Journal is the story of journalist Scott "Journal" Neithammer, a veteran of the Korean War, who comes to Vietnam in February 1967 to write about the average American soldier. This trade paperback collects the first six issues of the series:

Issue one: The Field Jacket (Journal relates the story of a tattered filed jacket that's supposed to be a good luck charm.)

Issue two: The Dogs of War (Journal gets lost, alone in the jungle, and comes across a wounded grunt and his dog, sitting among the dead in an overrun compound, waiting to die.)

Issue three: Scorched Earth--By the Numbers (A heartless network journalist, who cares nothing for the common soldier, leaves a trail of destruction in his wake, searching madly for a sensational story.)

Issue four: Birds of Prey (Journal encounters a dangerous CIA operative.)

Issue five: Hawks of the Darkhorse (In the midst of a daring helicopter rescue, Journal learns that he can't always remain a "noncombatant".)

Issue six: Tradition (Amid the remains of an ancient Buddhist temple, an American squad faces desperate odds.)

This trade also includes a few short stories that have apparently never been published before. Let's hope ibooks will published the rest of the series. It's definitely worth it.

The number of people who have actually sat down and provided specific advise on how to tactically approach combat in Vietnam is exceedingly small. Plenty of literature out there on "this happened to us" or "that happened to us" but almost none on how to actually move and fight.

William Broyles who was a Vietnam Marine and subsequently editor-in- chief of Newsweek wrote about his war experience in an essay called "Why Men Love War" contained in this collection. It is a refreshing antithesis to the poltically correct dogma of the academy. I wonder if he voices what others secretly feel. I wonder how many of us feel similar emotions when we "do battle" with our gleaming swords during historical re-enactments or when practicing our martial arts or when we become caught up in the "righteous anger" of a Charlie Bronson.

Broyles writes:

"Men love their weapons, not simply for helping to keep them alive, but for a deeper reason. They love their rifles and their knives for the same reason that the medieval warriors loved their armor and their swords: they are instruments of beauty...(and) War is beautiful".

He continues:

"And then perhaps gunships called Spooky come in and fire their incredible guns like huge hoses washing down from the sky, like something God would do when He was really ticked off...Many men loved napalm, loved its silent power...I preferred white phosphorous...I loved it more -- not less -- because of its function: to destroy, to kill...War is, in short, a turn-on".

Finally:

"It is no accident that men love war, as love and war are at the core of man. It is not only that we must love one another or die. We must love one another *and* die...War is the enduring condition of man".

Obviously William Broyles feels no need to conceal his love of war, of killing. In another time, in another place, do you think we would be more likely to admit to that same blood lust??

Other, different perspectives are presented by Thomas Merton, Martin Luther King, Robert Bly, William Westmoreland, and others.

A book that will make you reconsider your own heart's desires!