Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-158) and index.
The Vietnam War and the transformation of America / Charles E. Neu -- From metaphor to Quagmire: the domestic legacy of the Vietnam War / Brian Balogh -- Preparing not to refight the last war: the impact of the Vietnam war on the U.S. military / George C. Herring -- Revolutionary heroism and politics in postwar Vietnam / Robert K. Brigham -- Reflections on war in the twenty-first century / Robert S. McNamara