We speak with Mark Atwood Lawrence, author of "Assuming the Burden: Europe and the American Commitment to War in Vietnam" (University of California Press, 2005) and "The Vietnam War: A Concise International History" (Oxford University Press, 2008).

Summary: We speak with Mark Atwood Lawrence, author of "Assuming the Burden: Europe and the American Commitment to War in Vietnam" (University of California Press, 2005) and "The Vietnam War: A Concise International History" (Oxford University Press, 2008).