Why South Vietnam fell / Anthony James Joes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Joes, Anthony James, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communism--Vietnam--History--20th century.

Communism.

Anti-communist movements--Vietnam--History--20th century.

Anti-communist movements.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Political aspects.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--United States.

Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Campaigns.

Vietnam (Republic)--Politics and government.

Vietnam (Republic).

Vietnam--Politics and government--1945-1975.

Vietnam.

Vietnam (Republic)--Foreign relations--United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Vietnam (Republic).

United States.

Ngô, Đình Diệm, 1901-1963.

Ngô, Đình Diệm.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines the administration of President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam and the U.S. involvement in his assassination. Joe analyzes why and how South Vietnam survived all Communist attempts to overthrow it until the U.S. Congress allowed the predominantly anti-Communist population to be conquered by the North.

Contents:

Contents; Maps; Introduction; 1 The Viet Minh War; 2 The Coming of Ngo Dinh Diem; 3 The Murder of President Diem; 4 The South Vietnamese Army; 5 The Tet Offensive and the Ho Chi Minh Trail; 6 The 1972 Easter Offensive; 7 The Americans Abandon the South Vietnamese; 8 Retrenchment and Collapse; 9 Reflections on the Fall of South Vietnam; Appendix; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-31909-2

1-4985-0391-8

1-4985-0390-X

OCLC:

895428864