Don Oberdorfer, a "highly respected diplomatic correspondent for the Washington Post and the author of well-received books about Korea, Vietnam and the Cold War," died last Thursday, the New York Times reported. He was 84. His books included The Turn: From the Cold War to a New Era--the United States and the Soviet Union, 1983-1990; The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History; and Tet! The Story of a Battle and Its Historic Aftermath, which was a finalist for the National Book Award in 1972.
