15513. AMERICA'S LONGEST WAR (GEORGE C. HERRING). A review of Herring's book on the causes and consequences of the Vietnam War. Discusses how Herring emphasizes the political aspects of the nation's involvement in the war (the "containment policy" for example), as well as how the war divided the nation between anti-war protesters ("doves") and war supporters ("hawks"). 6 pages, 11 footnotes, 1 bibliographic source.