Panelists discussed their books about the Vietnam war and how the war is portrayed in

today’s culture. Mr. Wiener wrote Gimme Some Truth: The John Lennon FBI Files. Ms. Elliott

wrote The Sacred Willow, which told the story of a Vietnamese family torn by the war.

Mr. Vea wrote Gods Go Begging, which focused on the relationship between the war and the

Civil Rights Movement, as well as the dissipation of the intelligentsia. Ms. Morrison wrote

Sky is Falling.