1. America's Entry into the Morass (1950-1969) -- 2. Evolution of a Strategy -- 3. Secret Negotiations and a Widening War -- 4. Diplomacy and Strategy: From a Cease-fire Proposal to the Interdiction of the Ho Chi Minh Trail -- 5. Hanoi Throws the Dice: The Vietnam Spring Offensive -- 6. The Showdown -- 7. From Stalemate to Breakthrough -- 8. The Troubled Road to Peace -- 9. "Peace Is at Hand" -- 10. A Visit to Hanoi -- 11. Enforcement and Aid -- 12. Ford and Vietnam -- 13. The Collapse of Cambodia -- 14. The End of Vietnam