Kansas City author Kale Baldock will give a talk and sign copies of his new book, “Is Iraq Another Vietnam?,” at 2 p.m. today at Prospero’s Books, 1800 W. 39th St., Kansas City, Mo.

The book compares and contrasts the wars in Vietnam and Iraq, focusing on the role America’s experience in Vietnam more than 30 years ago plays in the nation’s response to contemporary events.

The book is available in Lawrence at Borders, 700 N.H., and The Raven Bookstore, 6 E. Seventh St.