War in Iraq

The parallels between Vietnam and Iraq

A new book asks historians of the American war in Vietnam to compare it to the war in Iraq.

Guests

• Marilyn Young: Is a professor of history at New York University. She is a co-editor of "Iraq and the Lessons of Vietnam." She is also author of "The Vietnam Wars 1945-1990."

More from MPR

• A closer look at Bush's strategy for Iraq
  September 14, 2007
• Petraeus, Crocker in the spotlight
  September 11, 2007
• Daniel Ellsberg's moment of decision
  April 19, 2007
• Is Iraq another Vietnam?
  January 8, 2007
• The McCarthy Tapes
  December 8, 2006

Resources

• About Marilyn Young