The Vietnam Syndrome* and the American People

*This essay is the opening chapter of On Strategy II: A Critical Analysis of the Gulf War (Dell, 1992: 7–21). It is published here by generous permission of Colonel Summers.     

Vietnam and American Culture

Fourteen Landing Zones: Approaches to Vietnam War Literature. Philip K. Jason, editor From Hanoi to Hollywood: The Vietnam War in American Film. Linda Ditmar and Gene Michaud, editors America Rediscovered: Critical Essays on Literature and Film of the Vietnam War. Ed. Owen W. Gilrnan, Jr. and Lorrie Smith     

唐宋金鸡礼俗漫谈

中国古代凡遇皇帝登基、改元或呈现祥瑞,都会大赦天下,以示恩泽.由于中国是礼仪之邦,因此每逢大赦常常要举行一个盛大的仪式,并有一套相应的礼仪.时代不同,其繁文缛节也各不相同,但树金鸡是中古时期举行大赦典礼时不可或缺的一个环节.     

布依人的姓氏与字辈

布依族人本来没有姓氏。他们中,已婚男性称＂抱（baoc）＂,女性称＂娅（yah）＂;未婚青年男性称＂凡（vangz）＂,女性称＂买（maix）＂;未成年儿童称＂选（xuaix）＂。一般而言,姓氏的产生远超于辈谱之前。