1. The Vietnam War: Counterfactuals and Controversies
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
The Historical Debate
The Military Debate
Assessment

4. John Kennedy

5. “Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.”

6. “Strategic Hamlet” Program

8. Madame Nhu

11. Henry Cabot Lodge

12. Diem, Brother, and General Minh

14. Lyndon Johnson
Geopolitical
Political
Historical
Personal

18. Fall of China (1949)

19. Senator Joe McCarthy

21. The Historical Debate

22. Dean Rusk

23. McGeorge Bundy

24. Robert McNamara

25. William Westmoreland

26. The Military Debate
Strategy
Tactics
Politics

28. Ronald Reagan

29. Ho Chi Minh

33. Lee Clark