Vietnam ─ The (Last) War the U.S. Lost

It is often said that history is written by the victor, but in the case of the Vietnam War, history has been written by the loser, according to Allen (a regular contributor to the International Socialist Review), particularly by the loser's "popular media, establishment historians, and their friends in Hollywood." Writing this primer from a radical perspective, Allen seeks to reclaim the history of the victors: the Vietnamese resistance, the US antiwar movement, and rebellious American soldiers. He also addresses key political lessons concerning the war, including the failures of Cold War liberalism in the eyes of the antiwar movement, African American reactions to Vietnam, and class struggle in the US during the war. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)