Empire Defeated
The Vietnam War
Lessons for Today

By Peter Taaffe

Introduction

The Origins of the War

From Dien Bien Phu to Gulf of Tonkin

The Johnson Presidency

1968 and the Tet Offensive

Nixon's "Peace With Honor"

The Anti-War Movement - In the US and Vietnam

Britain and Vietnam

The Final Phase of the War

Appendices:

The Permanent Revolution

Agent Orange and Chemical Weapons

Bibliography