| Description |
x, [16] p. of plates, 562 p. : 1 map, photos. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents |
Introduction : toward a tragedy -- Counterinsurgency in South Vietnam : averting a quagmire -- Democracy at bay : Diem as mandarin -- Counteraction to counterinsurgency : the military solution -- Waging a secret war -- Subterfuge in the delta -- Strange seduction of Vietnam -- Decent veil of hypocrisy -- De-Americanizing the secret war -- From escalation to disengagement -- End of the tunnel? A comprehensive plan for South Vietnam -- Mandate from heaven? The Buddhist crisis and the demise of de-escalation -- Fire this time -- Road to a coup -- At the brink of a coup--again -- Toward a partial withdrawal -- President Kennedy's decision to withdraw -- Fall of the house of Ngo -- Conclusion : the tragedy of JFK. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [457]-546) and index. |
| Subject |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
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Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination.
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Ngˆo, Ð`inh Diˆem, 1901-1963 -- Assassination.
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| ISBN |
0195052862 (acid-free paper) |
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