Mitchell K. Hall is Professor of History at Central Michigan University. He is the author of The Emergence of Rock and Roll: The Rise of American Youth Culture (2014) and Crossroads: American Popular Culture and the Vietnam Generation (2005).

The Vietnam War examines this conflict from its origins up until North Vietnam's victory in 1975. Historian Mitchell K. Hall's lucid account is an ideal introduction to the key debates surrounding a war that remains controversial and disputed in American scholarship and collective memory.

Chronology

Abbreviations

Who's Who

Glossary

Maps

Part 1: Background

1. Roots Of The Vietnam War

Part 2: The Vietnam War

2. America Goes To War

3. Turning Points

4. The End Of The Tunnel

5. Conclusion And Legacy

Part 3: Documents

Further Reading