Aside from his books, Summers wrote a syndicated national newspaper column on national security affairs for the Los Angeles Times, and was the editor of Vietnam Magazine. He was also a frequent speaker at colleges, lectures, and debates. During Operation Desert Storm, Summers served as a color analyst and commentator on the live, ongoing network news broadcasts and became a familiar face to the television viewers for a time. In 1992 he wrote a book on that war, predictably titled, On Strategy II: A Critical Analysis of the Gulf War.