This book is a compilation of works that Colonel Waterhouse did as a combat artist prior to his becoming the resident artist for the Marine Corps during the Vietnam conflict. His new works include sketches that were not in the first two sketch books, and are some that Vietnam veterans will want to see. The aritst is accomplished in any medium, and has has a portfolio that includes works before World War II. In addition to this book, he produced another book called "Marines and Others," that shows his work in every medium known to the artist. To say he is the BEST, is not enough. He is the only artist that paints, draws and sketches the way he does.

I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO THE AUTHOR MICHAEL KATAKIS WHO USED MY BROTHERS NAME (WAYNE D STIGEN) ON THE FRONT COVER OF HIS BOOK. ALSO WRITING A WONDERFUL PAGE ABOUT HIM.(PAGE 1) WALL 25, LINE 91. HIS BOOK WAS FOUND BY A COUSIN OF MINE, DOWNTOWN CHICAGO. SHE THEN SENT IT TO MY PARENTS. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK HIM FOR REMEMBERING HIM. PLEASE CONTACT NOREEN STIGEN AT EMAIL BELOW

This book is great. I recommend it to all who come across this great piece of literature. By the way, the author is my dad.

This book has over 150 photos and nearly 400 Vietnam War Memorials listed from every state in the nation. It is the only book anywhere to give the background information on all of these monuments. ... .

I have to admit I was surprised there was a volume in the Cornerstones of Freedom series devoted to the Vietnam Women's Memorial, but in reading Deborah Kent's account of the monument and the women it honors, it becomes clear that there was as much controversy behind this memorial as there was for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. I certainly remember how the winning design of the black wall with the names of those who died inscribed on them was roundly dismissed and it only turned out to be the genesis of more cathartic responses by people touched by the Vietnam War than everything else combined. More recently there was the controversy over the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial, which shows FDR in his wheelchair. So it is clear from both those examples and the story related in this volume that the government never could appreciate a good idea.

The first part of "The Vietnam Women's Memorial" tells about the service of American women during the war. We are then introduced to Diane Carlson, who arrived in Vietnam in 1968. Readers might think that she is a representative of all those women who served in Vietnam, but it turns out Carlson was one of the prime movers behind the efforts to get the Vietnam Women's Memorial built. The second part of the book tells of that effort including the various bureaucratic hoops that had to be jumped through and the efforts to come up with an acceptable statue for the memorial. The section when artist Glenna Goodacre explains about the final design, which emphasizes compassion, anxiety, fatigue, and dedication, is fascinating. Kent does an admirable job on both parts of the book and I found myself engrossed from start to finish. It is also nice to know there is something more to honor the women who served in Vietnam than reruns of "China Beach," great as those were.

This scholarly, yet accessible, book argues that Israel was forced to fight for its survival in 1967 because the Soviet Union wanted a second front against the United States. Written by a Rutgers history professor and filled with detailed chapter notes, Klinghoffer makes a compelling argument that both superpowers treated Vietnam and Israel as mere pawns in a global struggle for power.

In the Spring of 1967, many liberal American Jewish leaders found themselves in the odd position of oppossing American military intervention in Vietnam - and urging President Johnson to deploy the American Navy to the Mideast. The Soviet Union's support for the Arab cause pushed Israel's Socialist Zionist leadership to relucantly shift from neutrality to become a strong American ally.

This work details how the distinct possibility of a second Holocaust in the Mideast woke up many idealistic Israelis and American Jews to see the dangers of third world revolutionary movements. Klinghoffer also effectively links domestic political concerns with international policies in Vietnam and the Middle East with wit and confidence. An insightful work that seems quite plausible - and helped me understand a confusing part of the world.

An excellent primer on Mideast politics that unintentionally illuminates the problems facing peace negotiators today.

This is that rare book on Vietnam which contributes new information which is essential to understanding the war and the country. Chanoff and Toai have assembled an extraordinary set of new interviews, published reminiscences, and war-time interrogation reports with northern and southern Vietnamese participants in the decades long struggle to build a unified communist country.

These are as frank and revealing a set of eyewitness interviews as anyone is ever likely to assemble. They deal honestly and painfully with the hardships of war, the combination of idealism and brutality that pervade daily life during war, and the shattered dreams of many participants during land reform, ideological purges and power grabs.

I consider this one of the 15 or 20 books that belongs on everyone's list of the ten most important books written on the war. Along with books by David Marr, Hue-Tam Ho Tai and Le Ly Hayslip, I consider it one of the essential sources on Vietnam itself. There is not just the insight of personal memoirs from well-known events, there are also many major revelations about critical events in the war -- such as the Buddhist struggles and the building of the Ho Chi Minh trail.

I have been teaching courses on the contry and the war for over 20 years at the University of California at San Diego. I expect to be using this book in class for many years.

This is NOT a feel good book. It is an excellent account of a young man with great ambition and served the Marines well while in Vietnam. While completing his stateside tour he was required to deliver the death notices to those communities he covered. When I picked it up the text, I could not put it down. Even my 12 year old son stated "I am really getting into this book." Spillers accounts are precise, detailed and emotional. This is the most accurate book I have found written on the emotional impact of the Vietnam War to date. You will not feel good when you finish, but it will make you think about all the young men who served in similar roles.

I really enjoyed the work put into this book, I could not put it down. It blows any information I ever read before it, out of my mind and into a cartoon realm. This book is a true cronicle of what was actually going on in Vietnam.