An interesting look at the Vietnam War from the South Vietnamese perspective. One of the reasons the US became involved in Vietnam was it's fear that China would dominate the region. The Sino-Soviet split made a new relationship between the US and China possible. South Vietnam was no longer as important in a geo-political as it had once been. The book shows how the US betrayed it's South Vietnamese ally. If your feeling generous by hubris, if not by deceit. It is about politics and diplomacy, it is not a book about the fighting. An important book. ( )