Essays originally published in the U.S. Army War College's journal Parameters. "Published under the auspices of the U.S. Army War College Foundation, Inc."

Palmer, Karnow, and Herrington : a review of recent Vietnam War histories / Harry G. Summers, Jr. -- On our conduct of the Vietnam War : a review essay of two new works / Richard A. Hunt -- In search of lessons : the developments of a Vietnam historiography / Joe P. Dunn -- A strategic perception of the Vietnam War / Harry G. Summers -- Vietnam : the debate goes on / John M. Gates -- Vietnam War diplomacy : reflections of a former iron curtain official / János Radványi -- On strategy and the Vietnam War / Jeffery Clarke -- American planning for ground combat in Vietnam : 1952-1965 / Alexander S. Cochran, Jr. -- Senior officers and Vietnam policymaking / Michael W. Davidson -- Communist offensive strategy and the defense of South Vietnam / Hung P. Nguyen -- Mobilization for the Vietnam war : a political and military catastrophe / John D. Stuckey and Joseph H. Pistorius -- Some political-military lessons of the Vietnam war / Guenter Lewy -- Reflections on Vietnam : of revisionism and lessons yet to be learned / Paul M. Kattenburg -- Lessons of history and lessons of Vietnam / David H. Petraeus -- Vietnam and southeast Asia : the neglected issue / W.W. Rostow -- American-Vietnamese relations / Douglas Pike -- Vietnam and the six criteria for the use of military force / David T. Twining -- Low-intensity conflict doctrine : who needs it? / Rod Paschall.