"The Secret Search For Peace In Vietnam" by David Kraslow and Stuart H. Loory, The Los Angeles Times, April, 1968

This reprint of a series of newspaper articles describes how U.S. and world leaders secretly tried to negotiate an end to the Vietnam War between 1965 and 1968. It describes how diplomats from European countries worked with U.S. officials to pass messages to North Vietnam, but bombing raids, miscommunication, and mistrust hampered the chance for peace. In the end, the articles assert that many opportunities for peace were missed because the U.S. government could not coordinate diplomacy and military action effectively.