Almanac traces the progression of this controversial war from its beginnings in 1941 with the creation of the Vietminh guerrilla force under Ho Chi Minh, through its last days in 1975 with the fall of Saigon. Learn more about the people involved with the war in Vietnam War:.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Vietnam and French colonialism --|t The Indochina War (1946-54) --|t Early American involvement in Vietnam (1954-62) --|t The fall of Diem (1963) --|t Lyndon Johnson and the Tonkin Gulf resolution (1964) --|t Vietnam becomes an American war (1965-67) --|t The Tet offensive (1968) --|t The American anti-war movement --|t The American soldier in Vietnam --|t Coming home: Vietnam veterans in American society --|t The war's effect on the Vietnamese land and people --|t Nixon's war --|t America withdraws from Vietnam (1971-73) --|t Victory for North Vietnam --|t Vietnam since the war (1976-present) --|t America since the war (1976-present).