Notes

1. Introduction : an American war? / Andrew Wiest -- 2. The French Indochina war, 1946-54 / Martin Windrow -- 3. Fight for the long haul : the war as seen by a soldier in the People's Army of Vietnam / Bui Tin -- 4. The road south : the Ho Chi Minh Trail / John Prados -- 5. The war outside Vietnam : Cambodia and Laos / Kenton Clymer -- 6. A view from the other side of the story : reflections of a South Vietnamese soldier / Lam Quang Thi -- 7. Caught in the crossfire : the civilian experience / Le Ly Hayslip & Dien Pham -- 8. Diggers and Kiwis : Australian and New Zealand experience in Vietnam / Jeffrey Grey -- 9. The conduct of the war : strategy, doctrine, tactics, and policy / Lewis Sorley -- 10. On the ground : the US experience / Bernard Edelman -- 11. "Swatting flies with a sledgehammer" : the air war / Ronald B. Frankum, Jr. -- 12. Battle for the Mekong : the river war in Vietnam / R. Blake Dunnavent -- 13. Tactics in a different war : adapting US doctrine / Gordon L. Rottman -- 14. The "living-room war" : media and public opinion in a limited war / Daniel C. Hallin -- 15. The final act - and after : the legacy of war / Arnold R. Isaacs Summary: Fifteen renowned authors from widely varied backgrounds examine the Vietnam War, providing a fresh insight into this controversial conflict, even for those who have 'read it all before'. First-hand accounts, maps and contemporary photographs, analysis from the soldiers involved and new perspectives from combatants on both sides provide an incisive investigation into a fascinating and terrible war.