Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-194) and index.
Contents
"The kind of Asian we can live with" : Diem wins American support -- "Let our people go!" : the Geneva accords and passage to freedom -- "This fellow is impossible" : the Collins mission -- "Miracle man" : Diem's regime in myth and reality -- "Truth shall burst forth in irresistible waves of hatred" : cracks in the facade -- "A scenario of torture, persecution, and worse" : the Diem experiment in decline -- "No respectable turning back" : collapse of the Diem experiment.