| Works Citied List Back to The Vietnam Syndrome by Jen Caspari. Back to Post-Vietnam Society by Marjorie Conlon Back to The Wall of Names by Melissa Chin Back to Forgotten Tragedies: Laos and Cambodia by Ryan Cofrancesco Ashabranner, Brent. Always To Remember. New York: Scholastic Inc, 1992. This book talks in detail about how the Vietnam Veterans Memorial first began until it was built and dedicated. The effort by Jan Scruggs to turn his dream into a reality through the tireless process and much determination gives the reader more respect for the memorial. Ashabranner, Brent. Their Names To Live. Brookfield: Twenty-First Century Books, 1998. This book gives a general overview of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Major facts are presented with less detail, but it is easy to read and understand. Barron, John and Paul, Anthony. Murder of a Gentle Land: The Untold Story of Communist Genocide in Cambodia. New York: Thomas Y. Cromwell Company, 1977. This book attempts to act as an expose of the atrocities in Cambodia as a result of the Vietnam War. Boyer, Paul. Promises to Keep: The United States Since World War II. 2nd ed. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1999. This textbook explores the political and social history of the United States since 1945. Brown, Sam. “The Legacy of Choices”. In Horne. An amazing story written by an activist for the peace movement during the 1960s. Chatfield, Charles. The American Peace Movement: Ideals and Activism. NewYork: Twayne, 1992. A wonderful book to study the basic goals of the anti-war movement what people wanted out of it, and why they felt it was so important to get involved. Chepusiuk, Ron. Sixties Radicals, Then and Now: Candid Conversations with Those who shaped the Era. Jefferson: McFarland, 1995. I really good source for first hand experiences on how the antiwar movement of the 1960s shaped certain people's lives. Fadiman, Anne. The Spirit Catches You And You Fall Down: The Hmong Child, Her American Doctors,and the Collision of Two Cultures. New York: The Noonday Press, 1997. This anthropological study explores the story of a young Hmong girl with epilipsy. As the family's history is explored, the history of Laos during the Vietnam War is discussed in detail. Fallows, James. “What did you do in the Class War?”. In Horne. A great story about the class war in the Vietnam Draft. Garfinkle, Adam. Telltale Hearts: The Origins and Impact of the Vietnam Antiwar Movement. New York: St. Martin’s, 1995. A book that tells partial about what I would be studying. An evaluation of the impact of the antiwar movement. Getlin, Josh. "Looking Into Darkness." In Hall. This is the introduction to a book of photos depicting the Cambodian refugee camps. Gregg, Robert W. and Charles W. Kegley, Jr. ed. After Vietnam the Future of American Foreign Policy. New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1971. Griffith, Robert and Baker Paula. Major Problems in American History Since 1945. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2001. A wonderful text book filled with documents from the time period and also essays that reflect about the conflicts that took place. Hass, Kristin Ann. Carried To The Wall. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998. This book focuses on the memorabilia left at the Wall. It describes the items in detail, as well as the how many of each type of item they have received. What may seem irrelevant to one person may have significant meaning to another as each individual has their own story to tell. Hall, Kari Rene. Beyond the Killing Fields. Hong Kong: Asia 2000, Ltd., 1992. This is a narrated book of photography depicting Cambodian refugee camps. Hamilton-Merritt, Jane. Tragic Mountains: The Hong, the Americans, and the Secret Wars for Laos, 1942-1992. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1993. This book chronicles the plite of Laos during and after the Vietnam War. Herring, George C. America's Longest War: The United States And Vietnam, 1950-1975. 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc., 1996. This book discusses the effect of the Vietnam War. Laos and Cambodia are mentioned only as side subjects, but there is still interesting and relevant perspective and facts. Herring, George C. America and Vietnam: The Unending War. Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe. Winter, 1991. <http://web.lexisnexis.com/universe/document?_m=89ab9b27ec500b0b31fd72e31c0d4b8c&> This online source, which I got from the Lexis-Nexis database, discusses how Vietnam was the most traumatic on American foreign policy. The author believes that the war completely destroyed the United States consensus and discredited the policy of containment. This source is mildly valuable. Hixson, Walter L. ed. The United States and the Vietnam War. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 2000. This source defines the Vietnam Syndrome, as America's failure in Vietnam and the backlash from it have been primarily responsible for the malaise that has allegedly reduced the United States to a state of impotence in a menacing world. This book does not seem to be as valuable as my other sources. Horne, A.D. The Wounded Generation: America After Vietnam. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall Hall Inc., 1981. A great book filled with essays and short stories about experiences of the Vietnam war before, during, and after. The Killing Fields. (popular film, 1984) This book speaks authoratatively of the factual events that occurred in Cambodia during the Vietnam War. Klare, Michael T. Beyond the 'Vietnam Syndrome' U.S. Interventionism in the 1980s. Washington, DC: Institute for Policy Studies, 1981. This was a very valuable source; it had a great amount of information. It explains how the government backed away from foreign policy after the war, and how some felt that this was a bad move. They believed that and reluctance on our part to participate in world affairs endangers our world position as a super power. It also discusses how the syndrome had many consequences on national security. Lao PDR Embassy to the United States <www.laoembassy.com>. This promotional and factual web page is produced by the Lao embassy to the United States. Leary, William M. The CIA and the "Secret War" in Laos: The Battle for Skyline Ridge,1971-1972. The Journal of Military History. Volume 59, Issue 3 (July 1995), pp. 505-517. This article deals largely with the military aspect of a combat in Laos. Lemann, Nicholas. “The Post-Vietnam Generation”. In Horne A touching account about a man growing up in Post Vietnam American society. National Park Service. The Vietnam Women's Memorial. 2001 <http://www.nps.gov/vive/memorial/women.htm>. This web site gives a general overview of the Vietnam Women's Memorial. Basic facts and the meaning behind the sculpture are told. O’Brien, Tim. "A section from the book Going After Cacciato". In Horne. An excerpt from one of my favorite books about Vietnam. Written by a veteran. O’Brien, Tim. “We’ve adjusted Too Well”. In Horne. A short story about society after the Vietnam War. Palling, Bruce. "The Aftermath." In Schanberg. This essay attempts to sum up the effects of the war in Cambodia. Royal Cambodian Embassy in Washington D.C. <http://www.embassy.org/cambodia/> This promotional and factual web page is produced by the Cambodian embassy. Schanberg, Sydney. The Killing Fields: The facts behind the film. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1984. The book compares the details of fact versus the interpretation of the popular film. Shawcross, William. Sideshow: Kissinger, Nixon and the Destruction of Cambodia. New York: Pocket Books, 1972. This book speaks authoratatively of the factual events that occurred in Cambodia during the Vietnam War. Simons, Geoff. Vietnam Syndrome: Impact on US Foreign Policy. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998. This source had an immense amount of great information. It discusses the psychological impairment the war placed on American foreign policy, and how the end of the war brought with it a great loss of confidence in the United States government. We were very timid to get involved in international affairs. The war taught us that quick military action is not always the best method to implement. Sitikoff, Harvard. The Postwar Impact of Vietnam. Modern American Poetry. 1999 <http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/vietnam/postwar.htm> This online resource explains that the United States paid a high political price for the war. Skepticism seeped into the mindset of Americans after Vietnam and we became increasingly wary of public and governmental institutions. In addition, America established a new foreign policy after the war that stated that we should use military force only as a last resort, and other measures should always be implemented first. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Smithsonian Institute. Reflections On The Wall. Harrisburg: Stackpole Books, 1987. This book has beautiful pictures taken of the Wall along with some text. Unspeakable emotions are seen on visitor's faces as they stare at the endless names engraved in the black granite. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. The Wall That Heals. 2001 <http://www.vvmf.org>. This is the official web site of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. Much information about current events can be found. In particular specific dates and places of the Traveling Wall are listed. Back to The Vietnam Syndrome by Jen Caspari. 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