CHAPTER 1: Roots of Revolution. Birth of a Civilization. March to the South. The French Civilizing Mission In Indochina. A Nation in Peril. French Colonialism on Trial. The Fatal Flaw. The Revolutionary Path. Call to Arms. The August Revolution. The Mandate of Heaven.

CHAPTER 2: The War of Resistance Against the French. Forging a New Republic. The Drift to War. People's War. A Gift for President Ho. Protracted War. A Historic Campaign. Peace at Geneva.

CHAPTER 3: Building the North, Looking to the South. The Issue of National Elections. Counter-revolution in the South. Why are Southern Comrades Upset? An Extremely Important Milestone. The Spontaneous Uprisings. Civil War in Laos. The Formation of the National Liberation Front. Civil War or Invasion?

CHAPTER 4: Countering the U.S. "Special War". Counter-insurgency. The NLF in Action. An NLF Profile. Drying up the Sea. Settlement in Laos. Bear by the Tail. Changing Horses in Saigon. Incident in the Tonkin Gulf. Day of Reckoning. Test of Strength. A Warning from Beijing. Toward Limited War. Descent into the Abyss.

CHAPTER 5: All for the Front Lines. Eating Rice with Chopsticks. Preparing for the General Uprising. In the Diplomatic Arena. On the Home Front. Thorn in the Eye. Tet. A Turning Point?

CHAPTER 6: Defeating Vietnamization. The Road to Disengagement. Countering Vietnamization. The Invasion of Cambodia. Breaking the Stalemate. The Eastern Offensive. The Paris Agreement. The Fragile Peace. The Final Offensive. A War that is Finished?

CHAPTER 7: Why the Communists Won. The Heart of the Matter. Epilogue: The Logic of Normalization. The Lessons of the War: the View from Hanoi.