J. Edward Lee teaches history at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He lives in York, South Carolina. H.C. “Toby” Haynsworth is a retired professor of business administration at Winthrop. He lives in Rock Hill.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments     Introduction     1 The Worst Day     2 Turning Point     3 Nixon’s Doctrine     4 The Widening Morass     5 Incursion     6 Irritants     7 Madman     8 Last Chance     9 Gravest Consequences     10 Under Siege     11 Crises     12 Expletive Deleted     13 Caretaker     14 The Razor’s Edge     15 Nothing Happened     16 Will ARVN Fight?     17 Final Betrayal     18 Exit     19 Who Lost South Vietnam?     Chronology     Glossary     Notes     Bibliography     Index

“an excellent account of events in-country from 1973 until the final evacuation.... Recommended. All levels/collections”—Choice; “evenhanded”—Library Journal; “well-written.... Lee and Haynsworth make it abundantly obvious to the reader that President Nixon’s main goal in dealing with the conflict in South Vietnam was to protect himself politically. The authors sum up what happened in Vietnam by giving a clear warning to future Presidents and members of Congress: “The first casualty of war may, indeed, be truth. When politicians fail to lead and act with integrity, serious damage is done to our system”—Parameters.

J. Edward Lee teaches history at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He lives in York, South Carolina. H.C. “Toby” Haynsworth is a retired professor of business administration at Winthrop. He lives in Rock Hill.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments     Introduction     1 The Worst Day     2 Turning Point     3 Nixon’s Doctrine     4 The Widening Morass     5 Incursion     6 Irritants     7 Madman     8 Last Chance     9 Gravest Consequences     10 Under Siege     11 Crises     12 Expletive Deleted     13 Caretaker     14 The Razor’s Edge     15 Nothing Happened     16 Will ARVN Fight?     17 Final Betrayal     18 Exit     19 Who Lost South Vietnam?     Chronology     Glossary     Notes     Bibliography     Index

“an excellent account of events in-country from 1973 until the final evacuation.... Recommended. All levels/collections”—Choice; “evenhanded”—Library Journal; “well-written.... Lee and Haynsworth make it abundantly obvious to the reader that President Nixon’s main goal in dealing with the conflict in South Vietnam was to protect himself politically. The authors sum up what happened in Vietnam by giving a clear warning to future Presidents and members of Congress: “The first casualty of war may, indeed, be truth. When politicians fail to lead and act with integrity, serious damage is done to our system”—Parameters.

J. Edward Lee teaches history at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He lives in York, South Carolina. H.C. “Toby” Haynsworth is a retired professor of business administration at Winthrop. He lives in Rock Hill.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments     Introduction     1 The Worst Day     2 Turning Point     3 Nixon’s Doctrine     4 The Widening Morass     5 Incursion     6 Irritants     7 Madman     8 Last Chance     9 Gravest Consequences     10 Under Siege     11 Crises     12 Expletive Deleted     13 Caretaker     14 The Razor’s Edge     15 Nothing Happened     16 Will ARVN Fight?     17 Final Betrayal     18 Exit     19 Who Lost South Vietnam?     Chronology     Glossary     Notes     Bibliography     Index

“an excellent account of events in-country from 1973 until the final evacuation.... Recommended. All levels/collections”—Choice; “evenhanded”—Library Journal; “well-written.... Lee and Haynsworth make it abundantly obvious to the reader that President Nixon’s main goal in dealing with the conflict in South Vietnam was to protect himself politically. The authors sum up what happened in Vietnam by giving a clear warning to future Presidents and members of Congress: “The first casualty of war may, indeed, be truth. When politicians fail to lead and act with integrity, serious damage is done to our system”—Parameters.