Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction xi
4. Abbreviations xiii
5. PART I. HISTORICAL NARRATIVE
6. 1. Studying the vietnam war 3
7. 2. Vietnam: Historical Background 7
8. 3. United States: Historical Background 15
9. 4. The French War in Vietnam 22
10. 5. The Diem Years: Eisenhower 30
11. 6. The Diem Years: Kennedy 37
12. 7. The American War in Vietnam: Escalation 43
13. 8. The American War in Vietnam: Strategy 55
14. 9. The American War in Vietnam: The Limits of Power 63
15. 10. The American War in Vietnam: De-escalation 70
16. 11. The War That Will Not Go Away 78
17. PART II. THE VIETNAM WAR FROM A TO Z
18. The Vietnam War from A to Z 89
19. PART III. CHRONOLOGY
20. Chronology 179
21. PART IV. RESOURCE GUIDE
22. 1. General Works 197
23. 2. History of Southeast Asia and U.S. Foreign Relations 209
24. 3. The Diem Years 215
25. 4. North Vietnam and the Vietcong 217
26. 5. Escalation of the American War 219
27. 6. The American Way of War 223
28. 7. The Limits of American Power 230
29. 8. The End of the American War 235
30. 9. The Legacy of the Vietnam War 238
31. 10. Films and Documentaries 244
32. 11. Electronic Resources 247
33. PART V. APPENDICES
34. Appendix 1. Documents 251
35. Appendix 2. Statistics 286
36. Index 293