Contents
List of Reference Entries and Documents vii
Preface xvii
Introduction xix
First Indochina War and a Divided Vietnam 1
The Diem Years 71
The Gulf of Tonkin and Escalation 133
America Takes Charge, 1965–1967 183
The Tet Offensive 249
War on the Home Front 303
Vietnamization and the Nixon Years 373
The War in Cambodia 457
The War in Laos 503
Pacification 549
U.S. Withdrawal and the Paris Peace Accords 593
South Vietnam on Its Own, 1973–1974 631
North Vietnam Triumphs 649
Aftermath 683
Chronology 741
Selected Bibliography 753
Contributors 769
About the Editor 775
Index 777
