Introduction
Chapter 1 A Dead-End Alley: The United States, France, and the First Indochina War, 1950–1954
Chapter 2 Our Offspring: Nation Building in South Vietnam, 1954–1961
Chapter 3 Limited Partnership: Kennedy and Diem, 1961–1963
Chapter 4 Enough, but Not Too Much: Johnson’s Decisions for War, 1963–1965
Chapter 5 On the Tiger’s Back: The United States at War, 1965–1967
Chapter 6 A Very Near Thing: The Tet Offensive and After, 1968
Chapter 7 A War for Peace: Nixon, Kissinger, and Vietnam, 1969–1973
Chapter 8: The Postwar War and the Legacies of Vietnam
Pronunciation Guide
Suggestions for Additional Reading
Index