Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-168) and index.
America and Vietnam: missed opportunities -- Background to America's longest war -- Origins of U.S. involvement: 1954-1961 -- Kennedy's war: 1961-1963 -- Johnson's war: 1963-1964 -- On the tiger's back: 1964-1965 -- The "grunts" -- Ground war: 1965-1967 -- Air war -- The home front: debate and protest -- The TET Offensive -- Nixon's war: 1969-1973 -- The war ends.
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Discusses the historical and political background, military strategies, and battles of the Vietnam War.