Everything faded into mist. The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth.                                                       — 1984, George Orwell         PREVENTIVE REMEMBRANCE There are at least five good reasons to revive the world's collective memory of the Vietnam War, even though "it happened so long ago". (PDF: 324 KB)        VIETNAM HOLOCAUST A capsule history of the pillage, slaughter and persecution endured by the people of Vietnam during 140 years of invasion and occupation by foreign powers. Also available in poster format. (PDF: 1.2 MB)       THE PENTAGON PAPERS: AN INTRODUCTION Summary of the U.S. government's self-incriminating study of its aggressive war against Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia— an antidote to the myths that have been used to justify the war and falsify its history. (PDF: 132 KB)        SECRETS: A Memoir of Vietnam and The Pentagon Papers Daniel Ellsberg's account of his involvement in the planning of the Vietnam War and of the growing disillusionment which led him to disclose The Pentagon Papers to public scrutiny. (PDF: 64 KB)      AFTER SORROW: An American among the Vietnamese A unique document by a U.S. citizen, providing rare insight into the thoughts and actions of the men and, especially, the women who overcame appalling odds to liberate Vietnam from France and the United States.       'VIETNAM' IN THE NEW AMERICAN CENTURY An analysis of the powerful myths that have been deployed to shield U.S. citizens from the reality of what their homeland has done to the countries of Indochina. (PDF: 132 KB)      BACK TO THE STONE AGE: Lessons of the Vietnam War Review of the war's persistent consequences for the afflicted nations, its limited effect on the conduct of U.S. foreign policy and the legtimating function of mainstream media. (PDF: 168 KB)       "PROPAGANDISTIC NOTIONS" vs. "SILLY STUFF" Debate on the wisdom of a public education campaign on the history and consequences of the Vietnam War. (PDF: 92 KB)        ETHICS • LAW • POLICY Report on the ethical, legal and policy implications of the Vietnam War, including a summary of the historical background.       OUTLINE OF VIETNAMESE HISTORY From 1000 B.C. to the present. (PDF: 612 KB)      ADDITIONAL SOURCES A selection of web resources with related information.