This work is an analysis of America's military role in Vietnam.

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Prologue: 1950-1963 --American Involvement in Vietnam -- 1963-1967: The JCS and Vietnam -- 1967: Corps Command, Vietnam -- 1967-1968: Army HQ, Vietnam -- 1968-1969: The Transition Years -- 1969-1971: Vietnamization -- 1972-1973: Cease-Fire Achieved -- 1973-1975: The Final War Years -- Assessment -- American Operational Performance -- American Strategy -- The Larger Lessons. Prologue: 1950-1963 -- American Involvement in Vietnam -- 1963-1967: The JCS and Vietnam -- 1967: Corps Command, Vietnam -- 1967-1968: Army HQ, Vietnam -- 1968-1969: The Transition Years -- 1969-1971: Vietnamization -- 1972-1973: Cease-Fire Achieved -- 1973-1975: The Final War Years -- Assessment -- American Operational Performance -- American Strategy -- The Larger Lessons.