Year of the hawk: America's descent into Vietnam, 1965

Introduction: America in 1965

Prologue: Strange landing, strange war

part I. Backstory, crucial decisions, and strategies: Vietnam's struggle against French colonialism ; The origins of America's war ; Washington : the complicated politics of escalation ; Creeping toward major war ; Hanoi goes for broke

part II. The fighting on different fronts: Marines at war ; The big buildup and the "other war" ; The air war and the Ho Chi Minh Trail ; Domestic politics and the antiwar movement ; The big fight in the central highlands

part III. Looking back: Aftermath ; Reflections.