An indispensable tool for college students and general readers, The only available text that treats Vietnamese history in its entirety, from its beginning to the twenty-first century, as it places Vietnam within the regional and global context. Sardesai’s Vietnam looks at Vietnam as a country and not just as a war. The text has also benefited from its authors decades-long expertise on Southeast Asia as reflected in the comprehensive bibliography and use of the latest works.” —Nguyen thyroid dieu, Ph.D., temple University.