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Author:   Michael M. Walker
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.685kg
ISBN:  

9781476689555

ISBN 10:   1476689555
Pages:   391
Publication Date:   14 September 2022
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Abbreviations Preface Part I—The Path to War  1. Going to War in 1959  2. Fight for Survival in South Vietnam  3. The 1955 Battle for Saigon and Diem Consolidates Power  4. South Vietnam Under Ngo Dinh Diem in 1959 Part II—The Combatants  5. A Comparison of the Two Vietnams, 1959  6. South Vietnam’s Military in 1959  7. The People’s Army of Vietnam and the Entry of the Viet Cong  8. Who Were the Viet Cong? Part 1  9. Who Were the Viet Cong? Part 2 Part III—What About Laos? 10. The Agony of Laos 11. Geneva, the Battle of Nam Tha, and Hanoi’s Logistics War 12. End of the Laos Crisis: A Solution that Doomed the Peace Part IV—How the War Went and the Fall of Diem (1959–1963) 13. The Vietnam War in 1959–1961 and the CIA’s Secret Wars 14. The Vietnam War in 1962–1963 and the Battle of Ap Bac 15. What Was the 1963 Buddhist Crisis? 16. How About a Coup? 17. The Murder of Diem and Its Consequences Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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"""In a masterful and concise manner author Mike Walker has drawn together three foundational pillars that explain why the American Vietnam War took the fateful path it did. Author Walker makes plain the fact that it was the Cold War, Laos and the murder of Ngo Dinh Diem which constitute the crucial stepping-stones paving the path to war. Accordingly, this book clears away the fog that the orthodox school of Vietnam War history have so carefully created and lays bare the real terrain which, in turn, makes this book a must read for any serious scholar of that conflict.""--Dr. Geoffrey D. T. Shaw, Ph.D., author of The Lost Mandate of Heaven and director of the Alexandrian Defense Group. ""Michael Walker has written a truly groundbreaking, factual, unbiased and thoroughly researched history of the key years leading up to the beginning of the American phase of the Vietnam War.""--Col. Andrew R. Finlayson, USMC (Ret), author of Killer Kane and Rice Paddy Recon ""With this superb account of the early years of the Vietnam War, Michael Walker bolsters the growing body of research that refutes the longstanding conventional wisdom. It should be read by anyone interested in understanding how and why the United States went to war in Vietnam.""--Mark Moyar, author of Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954-1965"

In a masterful and concise manner author Mike Walker has drawn together three foundational pillars that explain why the American Vietnam War took the fateful path it did. Author Walker makes plain the fact that it was the Cold War, Laos and the murder of Ngo Dinh Diem which constitute the crucial stepping-stones paving the path to war. Accordingly, this book clears away the fog that the orthodox school of Vietnam War history have so carefully created and lays bare the real terrain which, in turn, makes this book a must read for any serious scholar of that conflict. --Dr. Geoffrey D. T. Shaw, Ph.D., author of The Lost Mandate of Heaven and director of the Alexandrian Defense Group. Michael Walker has written a truly groundbreaking, factual, unbiased and thoroughly researched history of the key years leading up to the beginning of the American phase of the Vietnam War. --Col. Andrew R. Finlayson, USMC (Ret), author of Killer Kane and Rice Paddy Recon With this superb account of the early years of the Vietnam War, Michael Walker bolsters the growing body of research that refutes the longstanding conventional wisdom. It should be read by anyone interested in understanding how and why the United States went to war in Vietnam. --Mark Moyar, author of Triumph Forsaken: The Vietnam War, 1954-1965

Author Information

Michael M. Walker, Colonel, USMC (Ret.) served in the Marine Corps for 26 years as an infantry and intelligence officer to include three tours in the Pacific–East Asia region, one in Europe, and two in Southwest Asia. He lives in Meridian, Idaho.

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