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Foreword | |
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Preface and Acknowledgments | |
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The First Indochina War, 1945-1954 | |
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Origins of the Revolution | |
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The Impact of World War II | |
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America's Response | |
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The Expansion of the Cold War | |
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The Deepening Commitment | |
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The Elephant and the Tiger | |
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America's Dilemma | |
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Eisenhower Takes Charge | |
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The Battle of Dien Bien Phu | |
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Washington's Response | |
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The Geneva Settlement: The Emergence of Two Vietnams | |
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The Emergence of South Vietnam, 1954-1961 | |
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The Rise of Ngo Dinh Diem | |
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The United States and Ngo Dinh Diem | |
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The Consolidation of Diem's Rule | |
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Progress in South Vietnam | |
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Mounting Discontent | |
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Hanoi's Quest for Unification | |
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A New War | |
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The New Frontier in Vietnam, 1961-1963 | |
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JFK and the World | |
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Challenge in Southeast Asia | |
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Seeming Progress in South Vietnam | |
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The New Advisory War | |
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The Battle of Ap Bac | |
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The Illusion of Victory | |
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The Challenge to Diem | |
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Reassessment in Washington | |
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The Fall of Diem | |
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Reactions to the Coup | |
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The Transformation of the War, 1963-1965 | |
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LBJ Settles In | |
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Deterioration in South Vietnam | |
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The View from Hanoi | |
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The View from Washington | |
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The Gulf of Tonkin Incident | |
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The Campaign of 1964 | |
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America Steps Forward | |
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War Moves and Peace Moves | |
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The Forty-Four Battalion Request | |
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The President's Decision | |
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The Generals Take Over | |
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Battle of the Ia Drang Valley | |
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The Stalemated War, 1965-1967 | |
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Preparing for a Long War | |
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Signs of Discontent | |
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Westmoreland's War | |
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Strategy of Attrition | |
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America's Enemy | |
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A War without a Front | |
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Confusion and Disillusionment | |
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Seeking a Steady Course | |
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Search and Destroy | |
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Hopes for Victory | |
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Prospects for 1967 | |
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Doubts and Divisions | |
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The Order of Battle Controversy | |
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Illusions of Victory | |
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Tet and Beyond, 1968 | |
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Origins of the Tet Offensive | |
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The Siege of Khe Sanh | |
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The Shock of Tet | |
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The U.S. Military's Response | |
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Reassessment in Washington | |
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The War at Home | |
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The Bloodiest Year | |
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Washington's Calculations | |
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The Fall Campaign | |
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Nixon's War, 1969-1970 | |
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The New Administration Takes Hold | |
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The Vietnam Dilemma | |
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No Quick Exit | |
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The Allure of Vietnamization | |
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Threats and Maneuvers | |
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One War | |
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The Enemy Regroups | |
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The Cambodian Incursion | |
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A Changing War | |
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Hau Nghia Province | |
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The Endless War | |
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From Lam Son 719 to the Paris Peace Accords, 1971-1973 | |
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Lam Son 719 | |
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Pressure to End the War | |
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The View from Saigon | |
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Hanoi's Calculations | |
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Nixon's Maneuvers | |
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The Easter Offensive | |
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Nixon's Response | |
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After the Battle | |
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Politics and Diplomacy | |
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The Election of 1972 | |
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Peace at Last | |
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The Fall of South Vietnam, 1973-1975 | |
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Nixon Turns Inward | |
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War without End | |
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Hanoi Prepares for War | |
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Crisis in South Vietnam | |
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Washington's Response | |
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The Great Spring Offensive | |
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The Fall of Saigon | |
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Vietnamese Perspectives | |
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American Perspectives | |
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Guide to Acronyms | |
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Table: Comparative Military Casualty Figures | |
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Bibliographical Essay | |
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Index | |
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Maps | |
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Indochina, 1908-1954 | |
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Southeast Asia, 1954 | |
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The Battle of Dien Bien Phu | |
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North and South Vietnam, 1954 | |
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Provinces and Provincial Capitals | |
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The Ho Chi Minh Trail | |
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The Tet Offensive | |
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Cross-Border Operations | |
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Lam Son 719 | |
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The Easter Offensive | |
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The Great Spring Offensive | |