1. A Dead-End Alley: The United States, France, and the First Indochina War, 1950-1954 -- 2. Our Offspring: Nation Building in South Vietnam, 1954-1961 -- 3. Limited Partnership: Kennedy and Diem, 1961-1963 -- 4. Enough, but Not Too Much: Johnson's Decisions for War, 1963-1965 -- 5. On the Tiger's Back: The United States at War, 1965-1967 -- 6. A Very Near Thing: The Tet Offensive and After, 1968 -- 7. A War for Peace: Nixon, Kissinger, and Vietnam, 1969-1973 -- 8. The "Postwar War" and the Legacy of Vietnam.