War is fear cloaked in courage.

By the end of the summer of 1973 I thought it was virtually impossible for South Vietnam to survive. How in the heck could they?

As the senior commander in Vietnam, I was aware of the potency of public opinion - and I worried about it.

The Vietnam memorial is a masterpiece. The names of the dead are listed there, chronologically. Just the names.

Militarily, we succeeded in Vietnam. We won every engagement we were involved in out there.

Anytime it was advertised that I was going to be at a particular place, the radicals would be there, the cameras with TV news.

When I took command in Vietnam, I gave great emphasis to food and medical care - and to the mail