This volume developed from the Fourteenth Military History Symposium, held at the United States Air Force Academy, 17-19 October 1990.

Introduction / Dennis E. Showalter and John G. Albert -- The scholar's view of Vietnam, 1964-1992 / Norman A. Graebner -- The American military's assessment of Vietnam, 1964-1992 / Phillip B. Davidson -- "Cold blood" : LBJ's conduct of limited war in Vietnam / George C. Herring -- Vietnam : evaluating the ground war, 1965-1968 / Andrew F. Krepinevich -- The operation was a success, but the patient died : the air war in Vietnam, 1964-1969 / Larry Cable -- Vietnamization : the war to groom an ally / Jeffrey J. Clarke -- Nixon and the air weapon / Mark Clodfelter -- Richard Nixon, Vietnam, and the American home front / Joan Hoff.