Anthony James Joes is professor emeritus of political science at Saint Joseph’s University and former visiting professor at the U.S. Army War College.

In his study of the fall of South Vietnam, Professor Joes has provided, once again, a carefully crafted analytic and extensively documented account of an historic period critical in the history of the United States. Like his earlier works, this is insightful and suggestive. It provides assessments of courses not taken as well as those pursued in Southeast Asia—employing a studied calculus of probabilities. It is highly recommended to all interested in the past and future of U.S. foreign, defense, and general security, policies.

• Chapter One: The Viet Minh WarChapter Two: The Coming of Ngo Dinh DiemChapter Three: The Murder of President DiemChapter Four: The South Vietnamese ArmyChapter Five: The Tet Offensive and The Ho Chi Minh TrailChapter Six: The 1972 Easter OffensiveChapter Seven: The Americans Abandon the South VietnameseChapter Eight: Retrenchment and CollapseChapter Nine: Reflection on the Fall of South VietnamAppendix: Could South Vietnam Have Endured?

Anthony James Joes is professor emeritus of political science at Saint Joseph’s University and former visiting professor at the U.S. Army War College.

In his study of the fall of South Vietnam, Professor Joes has provided, once again, a carefully crafted analytic and extensively documented account of an historic period critical in the history of the United States. Like his earlier works, this is insightful and suggestive. It provides assessments of courses not taken as well as those pursued in Southeast Asia—employing a studied calculus of probabilities. It is highly recommended to all interested in the past and future of U.S. foreign, defense, and general security, policies.

• Chapter One: The Viet Minh WarChapter Two: The Coming of Ngo Dinh DiemChapter Three: The Murder of President DiemChapter Four: The South Vietnamese ArmyChapter Five: The Tet Offensive and The Ho Chi Minh TrailChapter Six: The 1972 Easter OffensiveChapter Seven: The Americans Abandon the South VietnameseChapter Eight: Retrenchment and CollapseChapter Nine: Reflection on the Fall of South VietnamAppendix: Could South Vietnam Have Endured?