From the Book - First American edition.
"The best days of my life" : The rise of the Republic of Vietnam
"If the army was weak, the regime would be weak" : The struggle for supremacy
"Either Diem changed his policies, or we would change Diem" : Death of the Republic
"Representing all Nationalist tendencies" : Duong Van Minh charts a new course
"The Earth is round. We will meet again one day" : The countercoup of Nguyen Khanh
"A real military government needed" : Reaping what they sowed
"We are fed up with coups" : The return to civilian rule
"I want to truly change the lives of the people" : New leadership
"Only one shot for madness to follow" : The long first year of Nguyen Cao Ky
"Rice is as important as bullets" : Building the country
"This Constitution is officially and legally adopted" : Showdown with the Directorate
"From the moment I take office, I belong to you" : Birth of the Second Republic
"This is our country" : Defeating the Tet offensive
"A country that cannot organize itself is not a country" : Thieu breaks his chains
"This conference will decide the fate of my nation" : Searching for peace
"We who run this country are not warlords or warmongers" : Thieu offers peace
"Long haul, low cost" : Thieu proposes a new strategy
"We seldom understood the financial costs of victory" : Finding economic security
"The war will fade away" : Fanciful notions and other thoughts
"Thieu over-reached himself" : Laos, the election, and the beginning of the end
"Only a step between me and death" : The Easter Offensive and the Paris Accords
"We must keep our hands firmly on our guns" : In the shadow of peace
"The war has begun again" : South Vietnam starts to unravel
"I will draw out my sword" : Diplomacy's final dance.
