Describes all major combat operations and significant battles of the Vietnam War, assesses the impact of each victory or defeat, and covers war strategies, campaign plans, battlefield tactics, and combat performances of the Army and Marine Corps.

Includes index. Treats the Battle of Hamburger Hill

Part I: 1965; Chapter 1: Advisors and Special Forces; Advisors at War; Special Forces at War; Special Forces Under Seige; Chapter 2: An Army Girds for Battle; An Army Enters Vietnam; A Battle for Troops; Chapter 3: Marines at War; "Send in the Marines!"; The Marines Land; The First Battle; A Battle in the Monsoon; Chapter 4: An Army Goes to War; The Rock Regiment; The Eagle Brigade; The 1st Cavalry Division Goes to Vietnam; The Ia Drang Valley Campaign