Robert Stone introduces this Everyman's Library ediiton of journalist Michael Herr looks searing memoir of his time Vietnam. Tough, profane and often horrifying in its detail, it's more a collection of thoughts, stories and impressions than a straightforward memoir. From its terrifying opening pages to its final eloquent words, Dispatches makes us see, in unforgettable and unflinching detail, the chaos and fervor of the war and the surreal insanity of life in that singular combat zone.  (VNM03, $24.00)