276pp. Sparsely illustrated. Indexed. Laminated card covers (with very gentle edge wear). Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Beginning with an essay by Noam Chomsky and ending with five poems by W D Ehrhart, The Vietnam War and American Culture examines how American culture has tried to rewrite the history of the Vietnam war and reinterprets a number of myths about American character and life associated with its military and diplomatic involvement with Vietnam.