I. Vietminh Military Doctrine and The War; Vo Nguyen Giap and the Formulation of Viet Doctrine; The Use of Mao's Theory; The Time of Self-Appraisal II. The Vietminh Military Organization; The Political Bureau; The General Directorate of Supplies and Maintenance; The High Command and General Staff; The General Staff After 1953; The Regular Units; The Regional Troops; Reorganization III. Vietminh Personnel and Logistics; Recruitment; Training; Medical Services; Communications and Logistics IV. Vietminh Operations and Tactics; Principles and Prerequisites; Intelligence and Reconnaissance; The Infantry and the Mobility Factor; The Offensive; Controlling the Lines of Communication; The Defensive; The Case of Dien Bien Phu V. Vietminh Reactions to French Tactics and Air Power; Undermining the Policy of Pacification; Putting the French on the Defensive; Neutralization of Air Power VI. The Rise of The Viet Cong; The Situation after Geneva; Beginnings of Insurgency; Formal Organization for Insurgency VII. The Viet Cong Military; The Military Apparatus; Strategies; Offensive Tactics; Defensive Tactics; The Situation Prior to the Introduction of American Troops VIII. American Military Participation and The Viet Cong; The Impact of American Power; Viet Cong Responses; Viet Cong Strategic Alternatives