at that time and later, even to this day, of the second republic government as dictatorship that eserved to be defeated is, perhaps, a convenient slander, but it is a slander nevertheless. the effort of vietnamese to create a democratic government under adversity is a story that has yet to break through the self-serving american myth that has shrouded what is probably the most revived, abandoned ally in u.s. history. the aim in compiling this volume is not only to retrieve vietnamese voices from the second republic before they're gone, but also to give americans the options of finally, after half a century, seeing more clearly the ally for whom thousands of americans gave their lives. so the section on agricultural development and reform is 50 pages long out of this 150-page book. to tell you how massive the achievement in that field is, you have to read this book. >> thank you very much. i'm going to take the privilege of asking the last question, because i know all of you live here in louisville. so if you could say here in one or two sentences, please, we're running out of time, how y