Replacing France : the origins of American intervention in Vietnam / Kathryn C. Statler.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Statler, Kathryn C., 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Vietnam--Politics and government--1945-1975.
• Vietnam.
• Politics and government.
• United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.
• United States.
• International relations.
• France--Foreign relations--1945-.
• France.
• United States--Foreign relations--France.
• France--Foreign relations--United States.

Physical Description:

xii, 378 pages : map ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2007]

Summary:

Using recently released archival materials, Replacing France explains how and why the United States came to assume control as the dominant western power in Vietnam during the 1950s.

Contents:

• Introduction : The Franco-American alliance and Vietnam
• Part 1. Neither communism nor colonialism, 1950-1954. Decolonization and Cold War ; A death in March ; Negotiating toward Geneva
• Part 2. After Geneva, 1954-1956. The Diem experimen ; The non-elections of 1956 ; From the French to the Americans
• Part 3. War by other means, 1956-1960. Maintaining a presence ; Building a colony
• Conclusion : Replacing France.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-368) and index.

ISBN:

• 9780813124407
• 0813124409

OCLC:

77573184