Webster's New World Dictionary of the Vietnam War

Page 397 ends with an entry on Ticket Punching, so Ticket Punching is the caption at the top of the page. Of the nine entries on that page, I was most familiar with 365 Days, a book by Ronald J. Glasser, a U.S. Army Medical Corps physician who treated burn patients in Japan. There is also an entry for Strom Thurmond, a U.S. Senator since 1954, on that page. All that page 397 says about Thot Not, Operation is "See Daniel... Read Full Review

Marc Leepson and Helen Hannaford have just edited a reference work titled "Webster's New World Dictionary of the Vietnam War." This 600-page volume is an excellent addition to a growing library of Vietnam War reference books that include: John S. Bowman's "The Vietnam War: An Almanac." New York: World Almanac Publications, 1985; Philip K. Jason. "The Vietnam War in Literature: An Annotated Bibliography of... Read Full Review

As a Vietnam War veteran, college reference librarian and instructor of a class on the Vietnam War, I was thrilled to discover Webster's New World Dictionary of the Vienam War, edited by Marc Leepson. Marc had e-mailed me many months ago and told me about this project and had asked me to help him with some of the fact verification, which I was happy to do, but I had forgotten all about it by the time I saw the book advertised... Read Full Review

I have been teaching a Vietnam War history course for five years and have always wanted to have such a concise, well-conceived, and accurate reference book as the Dictionary of the Vietnam War. Controversy surrounds the war and our involvement--this is not unusual since the Vietnam War was one of the most devastating emotional events in American history. Due to this fact, often times the struggles to deal with the legacies... Read Full Review