Colonel Herbert Y. Schandler (Ret) was George C. Marshall Professor of Grand Strategy at National Defense University.

• Chapter 1: The Illusion of Military VictoryChapter 2: The EnemyChapter 3: The American CommitmentChapter 4: The Road to WarChapter 5: America Enters the WarChapter 6: The Air War: The Futile Effort to Break Hanoi's WillChapter 7: The Ground WarChapter 8: The Tet OffensiveChapter 9: The American Economy: Guns and Butter?Chapter 10: The Nixon PresidencyConclusionEpilogue

As Herb Schandler convincingly argues, there are situations in the world that the United States cannot resolve militarily. The Vietnam War was the South's to lose and never America’s to win. Read this compelling book and weep for those who tried.

Colonel Herbert Y. Schandler (Ret) was George C. Marshall Professor of Grand Strategy at National Defense University.

• Chapter 1: The Illusion of Military VictoryChapter 2: The EnemyChapter 3: The American CommitmentChapter 4: The Road to WarChapter 5: America Enters the WarChapter 6: The Air War: The Futile Effort to Break Hanoi's WillChapter 7: The Ground WarChapter 8: The Tet OffensiveChapter 9: The American Economy: Guns and Butter?Chapter 10: The Nixon PresidencyConclusionEpilogue

As Herb Schandler convincingly argues, there are situations in the world that the United States cannot resolve militarily. The Vietnam War was the South's to lose and never America’s to win. Read this compelling book and weep for those who tried.

Colonel Herbert Y. Schandler (Ret) was George C. Marshall Professor of Grand Strategy at National Defense University.

• Chapter 1: The Illusion of Military VictoryChapter 2: The EnemyChapter 3: The American CommitmentChapter 4: The Road to WarChapter 5: America Enters the WarChapter 6: The Air War: The Futile Effort to Break Hanoi's WillChapter 7: The Ground WarChapter 8: The Tet OffensiveChapter 9: The American Economy: Guns and Butter?Chapter 10: The Nixon PresidencyConclusionEpilogue

As Herb Schandler convincingly argues, there are situations in the world that the United States cannot resolve militarily. The Vietnam War was the South's to lose and never America’s to win. Read this compelling book and weep for those who tried.