A timeline of the Vietnam War, complete with maps and facimilies of documents from the times.

"This book is dedicated to the Vietnam combat photographer..." from reverse of title page. First published 2007 by Carlton Books (London) Includes 30 removable facsimile documents.

Map of South Vietnam -- Introduction -- Setting the stage (1847-1954) -- French Soldier : Viet Minh Guerilla (1945-54) -- Dien Bien Phu (1954) -- A divided Vietnam (1956-1964) -- A.R.V.N. -- US entanglement increases (1963-1964) -- Gulf of Tonkin (1964) -- Buffs, thuds & crusaders (1964-1965) -- Slicks into X-Ray (1965) -- Brown Water Navy (1967) -- The "border battles" (1967) -- U.S. Soldier -- N.V.A. Soldier -- Tet Offensive (1968) -- Recapturing Hue (1968) -- Siege of Khe Sanh (1968) -- The air war -- Tunnel Rats (1969) -- Ben Het (1969) -- Hamburger Hill (1969) -- Strike into Cambodia (1969) -- "Vietnamization" (1970-1972) -- Cambodia & Laos (1970-1971) -- The Easter Offensive (1972) -- The U.S. Departs (1973-1974) -- N.V.A. drive into Vietnam (1975) -- Aftermath (1975-Today) -- Translations -- Index -- Credits.