Arguing that Americans have amnesia about what happened during the war, Herschensohn (public policy, Pepperdine U.), who served under President Nixon and on the Reagan Transition Team, claims that the actions taken by the 94th Congress and American citizens who opposed the Vietnam War influenced South Vietnam's surrender in 1975. He draws on notes, speeches, and writings from his experiences in Southeast Asia in the 1960s and 70s to describe parts of the war that have been forgotten. He does not provide a full history of the war, but focuses on the two years between the Paris Peace Accords and the surrender and what happened in North and South Vietnam, also discussing presidents who supported defending South Vietnam; the plight of Southeast Asian refugees; the negative effects of demonstrators and protestors, including celebrities like Jane Fonda; journalists who he claims stayed in their hotels rather than covering the action; and how the surrender may have indirectly influenced 9/11. No bibliography is present, but some source information is provided within the text. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)