"Collects seventeen essays by top military leaders of South Vietnam, composed shortly after the end of the Vietnam War. Covers a wide range of topics to present a remarkably candid and self-critical assessment of the war. Contains an introduction and epilogue by Lewis Sorley"--Provided by publisher.

The RVNAF / Dong Van Khuyen -- Strategy and tactics / Hoang Ngoc Lung -- RVNAF and US operational cooperation and coordination / Ngo Quang Truong -- Territorial forces / Ngo Quang Truong -- Pacification / Tran Dinh Tho -- Leadership / Cao Van Vien -- Intelligence / Hoang Ngoc Lung -- RVNAF logistics / Dong Van Khuyen -- The general offensives of 1968-1969 / Hoang Ngoc Lung -- The Cambodian incursion / Tran Dinh Tho -- Lam Son 719 / Nguyen Duy Hinh -- The Easter Offensive of 1972 / Ngo Quang Truong -- The US advisor / Cao Van Vien ... [et al.] -- The South Vietnamese society / Nguyen Duy Hinh and Tran Dinh Tho -- Vietnamization and the cease-fire / Nguyen Duy Hinh -- The final collapse / Cao Van Vien -- Reflections on the Vietnam War / Cao Van Vien and Dong Van Khuyen.