The U.S. Army in the Vietnam War Series. CMH Pub 76-1. Examines the activity of the U.S. Army in Vietnam beginning with members of the U.S. Office of Strategic Services in early 1945 through the aftermath of the Tonkin Gulf incident of early August 1965. Covers early U.S. support to South Vietnam through equipment and training as well as the increase of U.S. troops to protect air and naval bases from North Vietnamese attack. Includes five maps.

Richard W. Stewart, a retired Army Reserve colonel, is the chief historian at the U.S. Army Center of Military History. He has authored numerous commemorative pamphlets for the Center including "The Korean War: The Chinese Intervention, 3 November 1950"-"24 January 1951"; "Operation Urgent Fury, The Invasion of Grenada, October "1983; "The United States Army in Somalia, 1992-"1994; and "The United States Army in Afghanistan: Operation Enduring Freedom, October 2001-March 2002. "He is also the general editor of the two-volume revised edition of "American Military History, 1775-2008."