Biographical information; reporting from Vietnam; press in the advisory war; Diem regime; correspondents' activities; networks of sources and information; view of Vietnam; Buddhist-Catholic strife; Hoa My; rural-urban dichotomy; factions; Nguyen Khanh; talks with Viet Cong; lies from U.S. officials; Henry Cabot Lodge; Henry Luce; statistics; body counts; size of enemy strength; student role; Trich Tri Quang.