Death of a generation : how the assassinations of Diem and JFK prolonged the Vietnam War / Howard Jones.

Introduction : toward a tragedy
Counterinsurgency in South Vietnam : averting a quagmire
Democracy at bay : Diem as mandarin
Counteraction to counterinsurgency : the military solution
Waging a secret war
Subterfuge in the delta
Strange seduction of Vietnam
Decent veil of hypocrisy
De-Americanizing the secret war
From escalation to disengagement
End of the tunnel? A comprehensive plan for South Vietnam
Mandate from heaven? The Buddhist crisis and the demise of de-escalation
Fire this time
Road to a coup
At the brink of a coup
again
Toward a partial withdrawal
President Kennedy's decision to withdraw
Fall of the house of Ngo
Conclusion : the tragedy of JFK.