At War in the Shadow of Vietnam
Presents a balanced and accurate account of a 'secret war' the United States conducted over many years in the almost mythical mountain kingdom of Laos. . . . Castle draw[s] a clear path through the tangles of American bureaucratic and political problems to show how an ad hoc solution to a novel dilemma was constructed and operated. He has made a distinct contribution to America's history and to the finest traditions of scholarship. --Review