This book provides a critical survey of the literature on the Vietnam
War and is intended both for academic and general readers. Earlier works
of this kind constantly recycled criticism of a half-dozen of the same
works. In this study, the aim was to discuss a much greater number of
works, including a few that have never been discussed. To appeal to
non-academic readers, Lit-Crit jargon was kept to a minimum, and
parallels with earlier works of war literature, especially those of the
two world wars, were established.