Provides a detailed account of the major battles of the war.

Includes index. "A Bison Book." On jacket: "1954-1984."

The French debacle : Dien Bien Phu -- Chopper war : Battle of the Ia Drang Valley -- Massive power punishes : Junction City -- The air war -- The naval war -- The explosion : Tet 1968 -- Retaking the citadel : the Battle of Hue -- The Marine Corps holds : the Battle of Khe Sanh -- The Cambodian incursion -- Lunge into Laos : Lam Son 719 -- The Easter offensive of 1972 -- The fall of South Vietnam -- Indochina smolders on : the never-ending war.