The Vietnam War : The Illustrated History of the Conflict in Southeast Asia

Key individuals in Southeast Asia Chronology of main events Weapons and warfare techniques used in Vietnam / David Miller The end of French rule in Indochina / George M. Watson and Richard O'Neill Rival ideologies in a divided nation / Barnard C. Nalty US intervention and the fall of Diem / William Michael Hammond Communist aggression provokes US retaliation / William Michael Hammond The US commitment becomes irrevocable / William Michael Hammond The air war against North Vietnam / Bernard C. Nalty A US strategy to stem the communist tide / Charles B. MacDonald A battle for the people's hearts and minds / Richard A. Hunt The military build-up in north and south / Charles B. MacDonald The development of the communist armies / David Miller US Navy and Marine Corps operations in Vietnam / Lane Rogers The in-country enemy : battle with the Viet Cong / Charles B. MacDonald Communist thrust : the Tet Offensive of 1968 / Charles B. MacDonald Seventy-seven days : the siege of Khe Sanh / Bernard C. Nalty The air war on the Laotian supply routes / Bernard C. Nalty Vietnamization : the south must save itself / Jeffrey J. Clarke Striking the communist sanctuaries in Cambodia / Jeffrey J. Clarke Southern defeat on the Ho Chi Minh Trail / Ronald H. Cole B-52s : strategic bombers in a tactical role / John T. Greenwood Disengagement abroad, disenchantment at home / Jacob Neufeld Spring 1972 : northern invasion repulsed / William L. Allen Defeat and retaliation : the communist triumph / Ray L. Bowers The continuing conflict in Southeast Asia / David Miller. Hundreds of authentic photographs combine with maps, diagrams, and text to capture the full scope of the Vietnam conflict from the French withdrawal to the fall of Saigon