Books
- The Pentagon Papers as published by the New York Times (1971)
- The Arnheiter Affair (1972) — about Marcus Aurelius Arnheiter, a U.S. Navy officer relieved of command in 1966
- A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam (New York: Random House, 1988)
- After the War Was Over (1992)
- A Fiery Peace in a Cold War: Bernard Schriever and the Ultimate Weapon (2009)
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