Vietnam Reconsidered: Lessons from a War

by Harrison E. Salisbury

Vietnam Reconsidered covers nearly every facet of the war, including its origins, the impact of print and broadcast journalism, and the war's effects on American veterans and civilians, Vietnamese, and the armed forces. And it does so with a great diversity of authentic, and often contentious, voices. Thoughtful, Informative, provocative, soul-searching, Vietnam Reconsidered is a book rife with memories, insights, fears, visions, and hopes.

325 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

Harrison E. Salisbury (November 14, 1908 - July 5, 1993) was a long time reporter and editor at The New York Times.

Earlier in his career he had worked for the United Press, which he joined after earning a B.A. at the University of Minnesota in 1930. He began his career in journalism as a part-time reporter for the Minneapolis Journal during 1928-29.

Although he served in many different positions and places during his long career at the Times, Mr. Salisbury is perhaps most famous for his work as Moscow correspondent, covering the U.S.S.R. during the early years of the Cold War. After serving as the Times' Moscow Bureau Chief from 1949 to 1954, he returned to the U.S. and wrote a series of articles for which he won a Pulitzer Prize in 1955.

He spent a great deal of time concentrating on Asia during his later years at the Times, covering the Vietnam War as well as many different issues and events having to do with China.