Death of a generation : how the assassinations of Diem and JFK prolonged the Vietnam War / Howard Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Howard, 1940-2022.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Assassination.

Kennedy, John F.

Ngô, Đình Diệm, 1901-1963--Assassination.

Ngô, Đình Diệm.

Ngô, Đình Diệm, 1901-1963.

Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Assassination.

Physical Description:

x, 562 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Summary:

Based on convincing new evidence--including a startling revelation about the Kennedy administration's involvement in the assassination of Premier Diem--Jones argues that Kennedy intended to withdraw the great bulk of American soldiers and pursue a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Vietnam.

Contents:

Introduction: Toward a Tragedy 1

1 Counterinsurgency in South Vietnam: Averting a Quagmire 13

2 Democracy at Bay: Diem as Mandarin 29

3 Counteraction to Counterinsurgency: The Military Solution 49

4 Waging a Secret War 70

5 Subterfuge in the Delta 93

6 The Strange Seduction of Vietnam 114

7 A Decent Veil of Hypocrisy 143

8 De-Americanizing the Secret War 170

9 From Escalation to Disengagement 200

10 End of the Tunnel? A Comprehensive Plan for South Vietnam 221

11 Mandate from Heaven? The Buddhist Crisis and the Demise of De-escalation 247

12 The Fire This Time 268

13 The Road to a Coup 297

14 At the Brink of a Coup

Again 322

15 Toward a Partial Withdrawal 348

16 President Kennedy's Decision to Withdraw 377

17 Fall of the House of Ngo 407

Conclusion: The Tragedy of JFK 443.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [457]-546) and index.

ISBN:

0195052862

OCLC:

50630482