There is an evident need to see things more clearly, but without
simplifying what was inherently a very complex war, which engulfed not
only the United States and Vietnam, but their respective allies and
other countries in Indochina, namely Laos and Cambodia. This task is
undertaken by The A to Z Guide of the Vietnam War, first in its
chronology, then in its introduction, but mainly in a substantial
dictionary section including hundreds of entries on significant military
and political persons, places, events, armed units, battles and lesser
engagements, and weapons. Those seeking further information can then
turn to the bibliography.