A Distant challenge

In Vietnam, the United States was involved in one of the longest wars in its history. The introduction of American advisors in the late 1950s and the significant build-up that occurred in the early 1960s signaled the U.S. commitment to South Vietnam's independence. In 1965 American troops began arriving in large numbers and assumed the primary combat role. The story of some of these years is related in this book by the men who fought.