Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. MAPS vii
4. ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE TEXT ix
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. 1. NIXON’S WAR 4
7. 2. THE POLITBURO’S STRATEGIC CALCULUS 22
8. 3. THE NVA PREPARES 32
9. 4. COMMANDO HUNT VII 40
10. 5. THE INITIAL SURGES 61
11. 6. NIXON TAKES CHARGE 80
12. 7. THE FORCES FLOW FORWARD 107
13. 8. B-52s OVER THE NORTH 119
14. 9. ATTACK IN THE HIGHLANDS 131
15. 10. THE FALL OF QUANG TRI 141
16. 11. THE PATH TO LINEBACKER 153
17. 12. CLOSING THE PORTS 172
18. 13. LINEBACKER PLANNING AND DIRECTION 183
19. 14. THE INITIAL STRIKES 198
20. 15. THE DRV RESPONDS 214
21. 16. NIXON TRIUMPHANT 226
22. 17. THE SIEGE OF AN LOC 235
23. 18. THE DEFENSE OF HUE 252
24. 19. THE CENTER HOLDS 260
25. 20. STALEMATE AT THE MY CHANH RIVER 271
26. 21. REACTIVE ADVERSARIES 281
27. 22. THE VIEW FROM HANOI 298
28. 23. “ONE OF THOSE DAYS” 309
29. 24. TOWARD THE PEACE PATH 320
30. CONCLUSION 331
31. WEAPONS AND TACTICS 345
32. NOTES 347
33. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 383
34. Index 385