...this book includes virtually everything that a student looking for information on Vietnam is likely to need. - VOYA Finding postwar material is not always easy as our nation is still uncertain about uncovering wounds we'd rather forget, but we find this book to be an essential part of a high school's collection on South East Asia. - Blanche Woolls & David Loertscher (GaleGroup.com) [C]oncise and excellent guide to Vietnamese culture, both past and present...this work is a valuable and unique contribution to popular Vietnamese studies. - American Reference Books Annual