TABLE OF CONTENTS
| FOREWORD | iii |
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| TABLE OF CONTENTS | vii |
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| LIST OF FIGURES | ix |
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| LIST OF MAPS | xi |
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| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | EX-1 to EX-12 |
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| A. Major Themes | EX-1 |
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| B. On Winning Battles and Losing Wars | EX-3 |
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| C. The American "Way of War" Tested | EX-7 |
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| D. For the Future | EX-9 |
| I | THE ENEMY | I-1 to I-13 |
| II | SOUTH VIETNAM | II-1 to II-16 |
| III | US FOREIGN POLICY AND VIETNAM 1945-1975 | III-1 to III-10 |
| IV | US DOMESTIC FACTORS INFLUENCING VIETNAM WAR POLICY MAKING | IV-1 to IV-14 |
| V | PLANNING THE WAR | V-1 to V-20 |
| VI | CONDUCT OF THE WAR | VI-1 to VI-42 |
| Conduct of the War: Operational Analyses | VI-1 |
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| Conduct of the War: Functional Analyses | VI-21 |
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| VII | THE SOLDIER | VII-1 to VII-15 |
| VIII | RESULTS OF THE WAR | VIII-1 to VIII-12 |
| Appendices | ||
| A | ASYMMETRIES IN THE SECOND INDOCHINA WAR | A-1 to A-2 |
| B | SOME BATTLES: WHOSE VICTORY? | B-1 to B-6 |
| C | CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AMERICAN WAY OF WAR | C-1 to C-3 |
| D | STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL IMBALANCES: AGENDA FOR THE FUTURE | D-1 to D-2 |